Amiable gold-hazed moderate-bodied cereal-grained honeyed wheat ale embraces bittersweet banana-clove convoy and vanilla-marshmallow escort. Prickly peppered hop bitterness counters candied butterscotch sweetness, biscuit-y follow-up, and citrus reminder.

Lacking sufficient wheat essence, pale medium body relies instead on moderate herbal-spiced citric-berry austerity. Bittersweet fruit tang, hop-charred maple stead and sour nutty bottom receive fresh watered crisping. Not as aggressive as better, more refined wheat ales.

Arguably the best macro brew marketed in the States, bringing forth a delightfully moderate Belgian-styled yeast strain that’s undeniably indelible and tantalizingly idiosyncratic. Bright citrus nose snuggles delicate coriander-spiced lemon and orange peel spritz, assuring hop-spiced ale its ephemeral quality. Lilting honeyed yeast sweetness may lack syrupy thickness, but tart white-wined green grape esters prove ample above wispy wheat spine. Warning: inferior canned version sucks shit – a phenolic untasteful mess with no discernible original flavor.

Carbolic pale-hued buttery-scented medium body stays creamy against rain-watered mineral grain tide. Polite peated wheat finish whisked away by engagingly smooth hop bitterness.

Coming across like a moderate dry-bodied raw-grained harvest ale, its piney-hopped grapefruit rind and lemon peel bittering override engaging rye-wheat slip and tingly mango-peach-apricot nicety. Seductive pale malt reflux disguises reductive floral stint and white pepper spicing.

Wonderful peach-y amber hued paragon crosses ‘voluptuous’ barleywine traits with tart American wheat ale distinctions. Abrupt biscuit-y wheat sweetness illuminated by apricot, orange rind, and grapefruit bitterness before resplendent butterscotch resilience thickens impending honeyed malt stickiness. Lingering spiced hop luxuriance prickles savory fruity tang. Simply impeccable.

Muffled pale malt indifference, bitter raw honey remnant, and sour lemon murk lack distinction.

Natural cherry presence doesn’t necessarily offer recognizable first impression, yet stone-fruited tartness gains strength by malted wheat finish. Heavy carbonation initially disguises bold fruit character, but ultimate dilemma is paper-thin watery texture too feathery for serious guzzlers. Brewery defunct: 2006.

From Arizona’s high country, initial dark spice blast disguises oncoming banana-clove expectancy. Sourdough midst accompanies dried wheat base before yellow-fruited finish fades to quietly soured orange peel sedation.

Mellow turbidly straw-hued moderation provides delicate wheat slither to dandy mint-y clove fade and lemony hop fizz.

Mainstream fizzy-hopped pilsner loses sugary wheat luster by third passing, where sunny lemon zest rises to the top. Fragile citric-herbed finish recedes quickly over mild mineral grained backdrop. On second tasting 2014: zestier lemony grapefruit-pineapple tartness and riper navel orange, mandarin orange and tangerine tang engage easygoing sugared spicing.

White ale-like herbal spices and brown yeast sediment deluge frontal lemon rind souring of persuasive hazy pale body. Tenacious floral-hopped rosemary-sage-thyme herbage embraces oncoming grapefruit rind bittering, green banana tartness, and mandarin orange graze to white-peppered bottom. Tertiary dandelion, brine, alfalfa, and woodruff illusions skirt citric tranquility.