Raspy yellow-fruited American-style wheat ale (circa 2012) retains protracted Saison-like lemon souring and raw-honeyed spicing. Woody Chinook hop dryness contrasts slim malted rye backdrop. Halfway to an acidic sour ale; lacking only the stylistic brettanomyces pungency.

Marginalized autumnal seasonal (brewed with maple syrup) needs better maple sapping, richer pastry-like malting and deeper honeyed wheat penetration. Syrupy sugared sinew sweetens bark-dried cedar-aged rum notch that fades way too fast to rancorous raw-honeyed dry hop astringency. Tinny finish disrupts latent chestnut, almond, pecan and toffee illusions. A nebulous disappointment less effective than Rogue’s similarly styled Voodoo Doughnut Bacon Maple Ale.      

Peculiar straw-hazed spiced beer relegates advertised agave flavoring to simple backdrop. Musty orange-dried spoilage and lemon-rotted souring cushioned by gentle resinous hop bittering to blanched white wheat spine. Residual cider sharpness, tart white grape snip, and delicate plantain leafing linger below. Herbal agave influence negated by acidic citric-influenced sour ale finish.

Unassuming springtime seasonal (2011) retains crisply mild orange-lemon peeled tartness over delicate hop spicing. Citric hard candied sugaring reduced by fizzy carbolic nature to frail honeyed wheat spine. Soapy citron finish is neither unpleasant nor offensive.

Mild dry-bodied golden-hazed Earth Day tributary needs better malt-hop profile to be suitable summer session stash. Tingly orange-dried lemon zest softens sugar-candied pale malting, earthen mineral graining and wispy floral-hopped bittering to muted honeyed wheat finish. A somewhat trifling unfiltered ale.

Perfectly descriptive limited edition maple wheat ale (updated circa 2011) brings candied black cherry cough syrup thickness to ascending molasses-sugared raspberry, raisin, and prune swoon. Thick Vermont maple syrup drapes creamy wheat-honeyed caramel malt richness, increasing dried fruited depth to crowded medicinal finish.

Refreshing, yet vapid, ivory-yellowed light body retains soft citric effervescence and distant sugared spicing. Sour-candied lemon pith tartness and mild curacao orange wisp pick up floral honeysuckle nuance above wispy white wheat base. In deep recess, white-peppered coriander, cardamom, and caraway dot limey hop fizz. Serve to Corona/ Blue Moon fans as summery session beer alternative.

Rich amber-hazed wheat perfectly befits sunny summertime sipping. Creamy honeyed yeast sinew lathers lemony banana-orange fruiting and downplayed clove-coriander spicing. Mild hop bittering and spritzy lemon zest contrast luscious butterscotch ascent. Despite unfiltered American styling, closer to full-bodied German-styled wiessbier.

Soft yellow-fruited Cascade-hopped light-bodied American wheat ale makes for refreshingly clean lawnmower fare. But lemony lime zest goes under the radar, herbal whim is nebulous, and delicate white-breaded spine falters. Yellow grape, green apple, and white peach illusions are barely audible.

Part of brewers’ ongoing ‘100 barrel series,’ smooth gin-soaked herbal medication upends cloying lemon-sugared heather-tipped orange tang with zippy ginger ale fizzing. But its cross to bear is the glutinous sorghum-like souring depleting honeyed ginger-spearmint-eucalyptus subsidy and citric-bruised continuance.

Mild golden-bodied wheat ale lacks fruity luster in canned version. Washed-out hard-candied Jolly Rancher watermelon tartness lingers softly through blanched rye wheat backbone. Subsidiary mandarin orange, peach, and cantaloupe illusions fade fast as abysmal pale-malted white-breaded sorghum slouching reaches soapy melon-limed finish. Watermelon juicing clearly needs deeper resonance and latent cloy nature proves troublesome.