2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
the color is pale-amber with dense haze. Citrus dominates to the nose and flavors are balanced with fruit and wheat. The beer feels heavy and leaves a sour finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
on tap at brewpub. very pale golden, small white head, ok-retention and lacing. citrusy aroma. certain spicyness, acidity, wheat, tripel-feeling, although very quenching. average carbonation. decent.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
My Bottom Line:
Banana esters, doughy cereals and herbal hops are bothered by a wet, vegetal finish in this drinkable but slightly flawed Wheat Ale.
Further Personal Perceptions:
-A veil of foam sits atop the muddy beige.
-This vegetal aftertaste could be the result of a clash between the characterful (and often green-tasting) Frontenac malts and the chosen bittering hops. But it might very well be an entirely different problem, it’s hard to tell with all the floating yeast in each sip.
-The body was rather healthy and would have led to big gulps if not for the marred finish (to my tastes).
-Wheat adds a little citrus, but the doughy nature of the grain bill tends to overthrow the finer flavors of the wheat.
On tap at the brewpub.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
A turbid yellow ale with a thin white head. Aroma of sulfur and light bananas. In mouth, a good intense bananas and cloves, oily mouthfeel, very interesting. Medium bodied. On tap at brewpub, Dec. 30 2008.
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