On tap at Seven Lakes Station, zesty summertime moderation attaches tart lemondrop hops to brisk lemon-limed yellow grapefruit juicing, mild floral-daubed wood tones and herbal lemongrass musk above mild barley-wheat base. Lemon luster persists.
Tag Archives: wheat ale
DURANGO BLUEBERRY WHEAT
JACK’S ABBY BLOOD ORANGE WHEAT
On tap at Growler & Gill, tart blood orange adjunct and earthen grain musk perks up dry radler-styled light lager. Mildly spiced lemon spritz as well as peach-pitted pink grapefruit, mandarin orange, rose petal and tangelo illusions flutter by baked breaded white wheat backbone. Juicy blood orange template stays subtle yet continuous.
OWL’S BREW RADLER THE BLONDIE BEER & TEA
Tart amber brown-hazed lemonade/ wheat ale hybrid blended with subtle English black tea earthiness spreads botanical citrus-juiced agave nectar all over heavily sugared malt syruping. By the finish, eye-squinting lemon lime juicing recedes to Orangina-like mandarin orange zestiness.
BENT WATER PEARL WHEAT ALE
PANTHER ISLAND ALLERGEEZ
Easygoing unfiltered wheat ale brewed with honey, chamomile flowers and rose hips gains perfume-spiced citrus zestiness. Fine eclectic liquid cure for allergies.
TUPPS AMERICAN WHEAT WITH HONEY
On tap at Taverna Rossa, middling wheat ale drips sweet and sour honey adjunct over delicate grassy-hopped yellow fruiting and cream ale-like corn grits(?). Mild brown tea-like musk and raw-grained malt dryness relegated.
BRECKENRIDGE SNOW GLARE HOPPY WHEAT
On tap at Biggie’s, lush yellow grapefruit tang embittered above malted wheat sugaring. Floral citrus-spiced sweetness and candied orange-tangerine-pineapple conflux sour lemon-lime licks for tropical medium-bodied wheat ale. As crisply refreshing as its label.
GUINNESS IRISH WHEAT
Crisp dry wheat moderation lets spritzy orange zest contrast mild lemon musk alongside subtle banana-clove sweetness. Pasty glass-sugared honey wheat malting counters dank phenol hop bittering beneath the surface. An OK blend of wheat ale and hefeweizen stylings.
SEA DOG SUNFISH WHEAT ALE
Pleasingly lacquered peach sweetness gains zesty pink and yellow grapefruit tartness over cardboardy sugar-glassed wheat malts. Latent dried apricot and fig tones reinforce peachy entry. An accessible moderation for fruit beer lovers.
THIMBLE ISLAND WINDJAMMER WHEAT ALE
Dry light-bodied wheat ale brings gunky grain musk to zesty lemon spritz, and conversely, lemon-rotted cabbage patch. Light herbal spicing and wispy cilantro snip add to grassy hop astringency.
VICTORY WINTER CHEERS – 2017
“Celebratory” winterized wheat ale brings sweet hefeweizen-like banana, bubblegum, clove and coriander template to lightly lingered white-peppered citric hop bittering and mild herbal notions over tempered torrified wheat base. Zesty orange-peeled lemon spritz picks up sugary vanilla creaming and holiday-spirited nutmeg niche to boost spicy banana luster.
