Brick Waterloo Wheat (2009 version and later)

Brewed by Brick Brewing Company
Style: Wheat Ale
Waterloo, Canada

Serve in Shaker, Weizen

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473ml Can in Powassan, Ontario 02/11/2010 Fruity and slightly spicy aroma. Golden coloured and a little hazy in appearance with a fruity orange flavour. A hint of spicy coriander in a dry finish.

Quite a good offering. It tastes of sweet springy like flavours, this one would be a great summer brew, I would have this one again for sure

Originally rate August 2009. Quite new at the LCBO in cans, following the trend of most breweries making witbiers this summer 2009. Pours a blonde colour with some light haze, mild carbonation, a decent big white head that is creamy, above-average lasting and has little lace. Becomes very cloudy when the can is fully poured, and sediments are all over. The aroma is pretty grainy with some sour citrus, more on the orange side. Mild spices like cloves. The taste is pretty light with the fruit, grain, and the wheat that shows up in the aftertaste. Not a bad brew, but finding the mix in the flavours lacking a bit of finesse. Also, kind of different to have a witbier in a can (I find). You cannot see the residue in the bottom of the can, like you can (no pun intended) in a bottle.

Aroma: Smells very very very sweet, hints of bubblegum, hops, vanilla. Appearance: Cloudy golden yellow, frothy head. Not much carbonation. Taste: Sweet start, quite a bitter finish. Very tart. Not much flavour. There’s something that tastes like the sickeningly sweet syrup of a soda. Yuck. Palate: thick, oily, feels like I need to wipe my mouth off after every sip. This beer smells and looks good, but that’s about it.

Canette de 473 ml achetée chez The Beer Store (Pembroke, ONT). Arôme: Légère odeur de céréales avec une pointe de citron. Apparence: La couleur est blonde-orangée voilée avec une faible densité de bulle. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de céréales avec une pointe d’épices et de citron. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement onctueuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Présence de céréales en arrière goût. (Rating #3407)

Light yellow. Ever so slightly hazy. Head is thin, but it bubbles away nicely for a bit and leaves a thin film on top. Aromas of generic cereal malts with a bit of a lemony-orange kick. Orange gets more pronounced with the taste. No hint of yeastiness at all really. Finish is absent. Mouthfeel is actually quite nice, gentle carbonation, crisp, clean. But its uninspiring all told.

Can, 5%. Citric aroma. Cloudy yellow colour. Small stable white head. The flavour has a little orange, hint of peach, some paper. Not a typical wheat beer, but nothing extraordinary either.

500mL can from the LCBO. 5% Clear golden pour with a fizzy white head that dissipates quickly. Aroma is sweet lemon. Taste is water and lemon. Seriously, I feel like I’m drinking watered-down lemonate. No wheat, no yeast, no character. Just watery-lemon on the palate without even a alcohol tinge. Is this even beer?

Can, brought back from Ontario. Pours a hazy bright gold with a puffy white head that actually retains quite nicely. Sweet wheaty aroma, hints of orange. Palate is light and wheaty with nice notes of citrus. Enjoyed on our deck in 30-degree Medicine Hat heat while eating awesome sushi.

Can LCBO Pours hazy golden with medium white head. Aroma with citric notes. More pronounced citric notes in taste. Medium bodied, a little watery. By no means the best wheat ale I’ve tasted.