CaptainCougar (5379), Rockville, Maryland, USA Nov 26, 2005 Pours a cloudy deep golden with a nicely-lacing frothy white head. Aroma has some pleasant sweet wheat with coriander and citrus notes along with a bready yeasty presence. First taste is of lightly sweet malted wheat and some clove and coriander spice. Reveals some mild diacetyl toward the middle and finishes crisp and bittersweet with some nice noble hoppiness. A nice, easy drinking beer that seems like more of a cross between a hefeweizen and a witbier than an American wheat. jimbowood (947), Athens, Georgia, USA Nov 26, 2005 Pours straw yellow with a white head with good retention. Traditional wheat beer aroma with a mild hint of extra hops in the nose and the palate. redlem (1155), Illinois, USA Nov 25, 2005 Instinctively I poured this in my Hoegaarden glass and it fit like a glove, not the OJ one. Very much like a wit in aroma and taste with all the spices. Nice but kind of odd this time of year but then again their winter beer is a wheat. YourDarkLord (1800), Urbana, Illinois, USA Nov 21, 2005 Though not a fan of wheat beers, this pleased me. A hazy gold body nestled beneath a decent frothy white head. The aroma was a medley of fruit -- apricots, bananas, passion fruit, citrus zest -- and mulling spices. The texture was thick and smooth with gente carbonation. The flavor was rustic, earthy, spice and fruit sweetness. Nicely done. 11026 (1799), Alabama, USA Nov 20, 2005 Bottle from Schroppfy. Pours a light amber color with just the slightest bit of opacity. Fair sized white head fades over a moderate amount of time to a sporadic layer and ring, great lacing. Aroma has a bit of ester, clove being dominant for me. Lighter bodied with pleasant, lively, carbonation. Tangy, lightly acidic with a modest spicey presence for flavor. Wheat lingers in the finish. Decently done. Tmoney99 (4663), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Nov 19, 2005 Bottle. Poured a hazy copper color with a medium white head that diminished slowly producing good lacing. Medium spicy wheat aroma. Medium texture. Good complex spice and wheat flavor with a good finish. MikeMac (185), Wyandotte, Michigan, USA Nov 18, 2005 Light cloudy orange to ocopper in appearance.Light Fuit banana and clove aroma.Medium to light palate Flavor was light with citrus and light hints of smoked and spice. Decent would drink one again Brodie (540), Blowing Rock, North Carolina, USA Nov 18, 2005 Lots of clove supported by wheat, banana, and bubblegum in the aroma. Fairly clear golden color, thin white head. Clean flavor, mostly wheat with a little clove, moderate hop bitterness. Medium body with moderate carbonation. A simple wheat beer, not bad.
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