On tap at Taphouse 15, easygoing baseball season brew stays ‘crisp, dry and balanced.’ Perfumed citrus spicing gently caresses astringent Noble-Saaz hop earthiness and pale wheat malting, leaving a spritzy lemony orange tingle on the tongue. In the bottle, pleasantly brusque flavors mainly at the backend. Sharp hop-spiced citric fruiting, coniferous hop pining and musky mineral grains coalesce in a moderate setting. Yellow grapefruit pith and lemon rind bittering gain lingered aspirin-like astringency.
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SOUTHERN TIER 3 CITRUS PEEL OUT IMPERIAL WHEAT ALE
On tap at Taphouse 15, vibrant tangerine-candied sweetness leads the way as juicy blood orange and red grapefruit adjuncts deepen syrupy citrus tang of well-defined ‘high-gravity’ Mosaic-hopped wheat ale. Tart tangerine peels inundate the full-on fruit-juiced finish.
BRIX CITY DEREK WHEATER
On tap at Biggie’s, soft-toned pale body brings lemon and fresh dill aromatics to polite citric bittering. Lemon-dropped Sorachi Ace hop spicing gains polite mandarin orange, lime and guava spritz above wispy white wheat base.
BALLAST POINT SEA ROSE TART CHERRY WHEAT ALE
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, understated light-bodied fruit ale places mild cherry-juiced tartness above cracked wheat graining, leaving a tingly carbolic spritz on the tongue. Floral-daubed cherry subtlety gains wispy gooseberry, raspberry, strawberry and rhubarb licks lightly embittered by lemony pomegranate dryness.
FORDHAM WISTERIA WHEAT
Summery unfiltered wheat ale brings sharply crisp lemon-soured spritz to hefe-like banana, clove and bubblegum niceties above white wheat base. Mild lemongrass, green grape and champagne nuances flutter by.
SAMUEL ADAMS HOPSCAPE WHEAT ALE
Basically a wintry West Coast-styled IPA with a pale wheat ale bent. Moderated pineapple, grapefruit and orange fruiting picks up zesty lemon spritz enhanced by piney remnant above grainy wheat breading.
BOLERO SNORT LEMON BULLRINGUE
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Hoboken, “hoppy American wheat ale” tosses lactose-injected Meyer lemons and vanilla beans into the soft and creamy off-dry mix. Advertised lemon meringue tartness sweetens in the midst, contrasting the oncoming lemon-oiled lupulin bitterness hovering just above its light bready bottom. Sweet ‘n sour citric dessert treat.
FORBIDDEN ROOT SUBLIME GINGER WHEAT ALE
On tap at Doherty’s, “sublime” ginger-rooted moderation lets subtle ‘key lime, honeybush and lemon myrtle’ adjuncts enhance light clay-hopped grapefruit and orange peel bittering above soft honeyed wheat flake spine. Wispy ginger spicing gains zesty lemon spritz and glancing orange-candied tartness over time.
DU CLAW FUNK BLUEBERRY CITRUS WHEAT
Large maple-sugared blueberry contingent sweetens above Cascade-hopped Meyer lemon tang, pale wheat malting and clover-honeyed Graham Cracker spine. Lacquered blueberry syruping thickens over time.
BURLEY OAK HIGH WHHHEAT HIBISCUS
On tap at West O, serene light-bodied wheat ale brings floral hibiscus and lavender tones to the fore as buttery Chardonnay wining, delicate citric spicing and white wheat malting provide nifty sweet ‘n sour backdrop.
ATWATER WHANGO WHEAT ALE
On tap at River Of Beer, succulent mango-juiced wheat ale delivers capacious stone fruiting over honeyed Graham Cracker sweetness and floral-perfumed hop splotch as lightly phenol carbolic spritz adds lemony seltzer-like tartness to latently downplay tangy mango piquancy. Syrupy peach, apricot and nectarine pureeing outdoes up-front mango adjunct over time. In the bottle, tangy mango, peach, tangerine and nectarine sweetness picks up cinnamon apple influence to contrast diacetyl gin-like juniper berry dryness.
OMMEGANG GAME OF THRONES SEVEN KINGDOMS HOPPY WHEAT ALE
Persuasively combining Belgian-styled witbier with hoppy American pale ale and prominent herbaceous overtones, well-balanced moderation deserves exalted status. Black-peppered thyme, rosemary, sage and fern herbage rumbles across lemon-seeded bittering and zesty mandarin orange tang above wheat-sugared oats spine. Lightly lingering resinous hop bite reinforces floral-bound citrus nature and raw-honeyed black tea respite.
