Sunny haze hue, fizzy hop tingle, and yellow fruit tartness reminiscent of tangy summer ale. Banana-peach-lemon adjunct brightens unfiltered dry wheat spine. Grainy finish receives aromatic honeyed maple nuance.
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(CARLOW) CURIM GOLD CELTIC WHEAT BEER
LA BINCHOISE BIERE DES OURS HONEY ALE
NIAGARA HONEY BROWN MAPLE WHEAT ALE
TOMMYKNOCKER JACK WHACKER WHEAT ALE
Despite loopy name and silly mule-kicked miner on label (inspired by its Rocky Mountain legacy), sunshine-clouded ale doesn’t retain enough flowery hops to interest serious ale consumers. Weak sweet wheat sustenance falters by salted butter finish as hints of banana and lemon-lime fade into fizzy haze.
ARCADIA WHITSUN ALE
CASTA TRIGUERA WHEAT
Uncanny Mexican-bred German Weiss (with washed out sour wheat aroma) gathers floral hop pizzazz, lemon-limed clove spicing and cotton-candied sugar sweetness before losing citric zest by ester-y finish. Just as Unibroue brought Belgian brewing practices to remote Canada, this South of the Border brew takes a chance at Bavarian styling and nearly succeeds.
LANCASTER STRAWBERRY WHEAT BEER
Soapy honeyed wheat brew hides musty strawberry tartness beneath tempting sour lemon tang and fizzy carbolic astringency. Dwindling fruit fragility constricts earthen graining and tart berry revival suffers from metallic acidity. ’09 re-tasting procured vanilla strawberry ice cream sweetness and raised overall rating.