Dubious kettle-soured wheat ale blitzes lemon-dropped strawberry adjunct with vinous green grape tartness, spritzy grapefruit zest and coarse citric hop bite. Needs higher strawberry concentration.
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SONORAN WHT CHCT WHEAT ALE
Silken white chocolate-bound pale wheat ale gains lightly creamed vanilla fudging and fizzy lemon wisp but gets slightly washed-out. Doughy chocolate-vanilla éclair illusions abound.
ANCHOR MANGO WHEAT
On tap at Grumpy Monk, terse mango salvo drops off quickly, letting grassy hop astringency, distant lemony peach snip and soapy dish-watering decrease juicy mango tang.
FINBACK DOUBLE SESS WHEAT BEER WITH SPICES
Stylishly departing witbier endears spritzy lemon zest with dainty floral-cologne spicing, mild ginger-leafed Szechuan peppercorn heat, latent banana-vanilla sweetness and desiccated orange tartness for sessionably wide-ranging moderation. Prickly carbolic luster simmers down for sugary nutmeg-cardamom-clove conflux and tempered rosemary-sage-hibiscus herbage to reach the surface. 
HALF FULL WITHIN REACH PEACH WHEAT ALE
On tap at Growler & Gill, syrupy peach lacquering sits lightly above mineral-grained honeyed wheat spine for fruity corn-sugared summertime ’17 limited release.
REVOLVER BLOOD & HONEY AMERICAN ALE
On tap at Brick House Tavern – Plano, zesty blood orange adjunct sinks into light honey-spiced white wheat spine of murkily amber-hazed confection. Tertiary grapefruit, banana, apple and pear illusions guard honeyed blood orange template. Swift chamomile-lemongrass dalliance and peppery hop respite provides contrast.
FRANCONIA WHEAT
On tap at Brick House Tavern – Plano, mildly creamed hefeweizen brings beet sugar-like floral fruiting to the fore as serene banana-clove-coriander sweetness lightens over delicate wheat spine. Distant peach, orange and vanilla undertones sway.
KARBACH STAYCATION SESSION
Clean-watered moderation with sharp citric acidity and bustling Mandarina hop bitterness penetrating lemony yellow grapefruit tartness over pallid wheat spine.
BRECKENRIDGE OPHELIA HOPPY WHEAT ALE
On tap at Biggie’s, brisk hop-spiced IPA fruiting gains musty honeyed wheat tone and herbal thyme snip above dry biscuity pale malts. Brusque floral-wafted Mosaic hop bittering expands lemony orange and grapefruit tang.
FLAGSHIP PASTIME SUMMER ALE
On tap at Taphouse 15, easygoing baseball season brew stays ‘crisp, dry and balanced.’ Perfumed citrus spicing gently caresses astringent Noble-Saaz hop earthiness and pale wheat malting, leaving a spritzy lemony orange tingle on the tongue. In the bottle, pleasantly brusque flavors mainly at the backend. Sharp hop-spiced citric fruiting, coniferous hop pining and musky mineral grains coalesce in a moderate setting. Yellow grapefruit pith and lemon rind bittering gain lingered aspirin-like astringency.
SOUTHERN TIER 3 CITRUS PEEL OUT IMPERIAL WHEAT ALE
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.
BRIX CITY DEREK WHEATER
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.
