Big Rock Grasshopper Wheat Ale

Brewed by Big Rock Brewery
Style: Wheat Ale
Calgary, Canada

Serve in Shaker, Weizen

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341ml bottle thanks to my friend Bruno !
Appearance : Clear yellow, no head, no lacing.
Aroma : Wheat, citrusy Some grain with slight notes of honey.
Taste : Wheat, veggies, honey. Finish is a little bit sweet and notes of grain. Finish is a bit crisp and herbal.
Overall : Easy drinking. Could be worse. Honey notes are enjoyable.

355 ml can in mixed 15-pack from TBS, served cold in a tulip glass.

App.: Clear golden with a small white rim. Aroma: Wet hay, slight grass, wheat, cereal, a slightly icky, funky note, sulphur? Palate: Medium body, medium-low carbonation. Flav.: About as boring as the nose, plenty of light, nondescript malt/cereal/wheat notes, no discernible hop notes or anything else (which includes defects), minerals; dry with a slight tang and no bitterness finishing with a slightly green tea kinda note.

Oh grasshopper, you have much to learn.

Pale golden coloured body with a thin white head and nice bubbles coming from the bottom. Pleasant subdued aroma of wheat, coriander seed and a bit of spices. Medium-bodied; Nice mild wheat and yeast flavours with some other spices noticeable and a bit of a fruityness at the end. Aftertaste is a bit funky with some odd wheat coming through and no sweetness or anything else pleasant. Overall, a good beer and an interesting drink to have in the middle of winter at a Mexican restaurant in Banff!!! I sampled this beer on draught at Magpie & Stump in Banff, Alberta on 30-December-2008.

A - Bread dough and grasses A - As a wheat beer I am confused by the clarity.... T - Sweet with a slightly fry finish P - Fizzy, but soft O - Not much here

Grasshopper Wheat Ale--1999 22 oz. Bottle. 5.00% ABV. (2.75 / 5.0) Hefeweizen--Unfiltered. Clear light golden color hint of red. Light wheat spice front fortunately carries into light body. Misses sediment enrichment, but carries nice light small wheat flavor. Well brewed. Sampled 11/13/1999. Grasshopper Wheat Ale--1999A 11.5 oz. Bottle. 5.00% ABV. (3.5 / 5.0) Hefeweizen. Clear bright light golden color. Spicy wheat front followed by clean textured light ester body. English yeast character and buttery fruit flavor. Filtered. Light lingering sweet finish. Sampled 6/7/1999. Grasshopper Wheat Ale--1999B 11.5 oz. Bottle. 5.00% ABV. (3.0 / 5.0) Hefeweizen. Clear bright light golden color. Light banana spice front. Wheat body with continuation of light fruit and spice. Thin texture without pellicle, but mild on citrus notes. Finish is light and clean. Sampled 7/13/1999.

Can BC Liquor Store Sampler Pack. Pours straw yellow with thin white head. faint grainy aroma. Lightbodied some citrus notes leading to slight bitterness. Decent but unspectacular beer.

Bottle from liquor store in Whitehorse, YT. Poured yellow with minimal head and aroma. Very soft in taste and thus not a big personality. Light and refreshing yes, but easily forgettable. Hopefully Big Rock’s other brews are better than this one. Lightly hoppy with a quiet finish.

341ml bottle from The Beer Store. Pours yellow with no head. Has a citrus aroma to it. A bit of citrus in the flavour, and a dry finish, but very thin mouthfeel.

Can, pours a pale golden. Aroma and flavour of wheat, grain and citrus. Decent.

Pours a pale yellow colour, clear, with a small white head. The aroma is a little hops but quite grainy. A little sweet and then fairly bitter towards the finish. Light-bodied, smooth mouthfeel, easy to drink. Overall an average beer but alright.