Type of Beer: American Hefeweizen/ Wheat Ale
Alcohol Content: 5.40%
Beer Review -
Appearance: Pours a hazy, golden orange. Two finger white head that lingers leaving very nice lacing.
Smell: First and foremost a definite lemony, flower-like scent with maybe a biscuity wheat undertone.
Initial Taste: Pretty nice buttery bread flavor, followed by a lemon floor cleaner taste. I think the hops are too perfume-like, which doesn’t go well with the lemon zest. Way overpowering to me. A bit too carbonated as well.
Thoughts: I don’t understand their decision to include this in the Winter Brewmasters pack, as this really is a Summertime beer. I think they just took some Summer Ale and instead of adding the Grains of Paradise, they put more lemon in it. The peppery bite might have saved this one. Alas, it didn’t.
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I was waiting to try this beer all year. I have to say it was a bit of a let down. Poured a very attractive bright yellow with a thick, two finger, bright white head. The smell was what you would expect from a wheat beer of this nature; breads, yeast and citrus.
The flavor is where this beer sort of get lost in the pack. This beer reminded me more of a shandy than a Belgian wheat beer. The citrus flavors over powered the sweetness of the wheats and malt.
Why this beer was released in a “winter” pack, I will never understand. It’s possible this beer would be much better received if released in the heat of summer, where shandy’s are best enjoyed.
I gave it a 3 beer rating.
I tried this variety in the Sam Adams “Winter Pack” last night and was not impressed. Technicalities aside, this beer just didn’t taste that great. I thought it tasted “cheap” and didn’t’ have the high quality flavor or complexity I’ve come to expect from Sam Adams. In a blindfold test, I would have thought this was a attempt by a large American brewing company.
I just tried this one, and it was delicious. Y’all are crazy.
I don’t think it should have been released in the winter definetly a spring or summer release would have been better. But I really enjoyed this beer I tell everyone to try it