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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
On tap at Flying Saucer in St. Louis, soft-toned American wheat ale brings yellow grapefruit tang and ancillary peach tea, lemon zest and orange marmalade illusions to grassy dry-hopped cracked wheat spine. Dank wood tones underscore durable citric-spiced finish.
