Carlow Curim Gold

Brewed by Carlow
Style: Wheat Ale
Carlow, Ireland

Serve in Shaker, Weizen

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Bottle. Pours clear yellow-gold with quickly fading thin white head. Aromas of pine, caramel, quite bready, Tastes a bit more floral and bitter, little watery. Touch over-fizzy, but perfectly drinkable and possibly harshly rated, in my humble opinion.

Bottle from The drink store@ Home Clear blonde with fluffy white head. Apricots and slight pepper on the nose. Creamy texture with fresh cut grass, a minimum hop bitterness and a crisp finish.

A thin head of bright white foam that does dissipates quickly. Quite the interesting aroma with some cereal grains, french fries, apples and honey. Color is a bright gold. Flavors of toast, dry wheat, more honey and some lemon grass. Zippy carbonation in the mouth. Finishes dry and lemony with a bit of lingering bitterness. Something a bit unsettling in the stomach about this brew. Purchased and sampled in Ireland.

Pale fizzy yellow pour. Slight white head when forcefully forced. No lacing. Diacetyl aroma. That is about it. Looks and smells kind of like a lager. Dry, and overly sweet. Carbonic bite. Not good, but not bad. Would be an average drinker as it’s not insulting. Except in the way that it is not a wheat beer.

Bottle. Medium orange with a short lasting white head. Aroma of fruit, wheat and some toffee. Flavour is light wheat with a medium level of carbonation.

A very nice little brew, that used the tired old adjective ’’refreshing’’ and can actually hold it! Not too complex on the old nostril but definitely not your average. Those little malts could be smelled initially, but I was a little disappointed at how quick they were to dissipate. The taste again is not over bearing or terribly ecstatic but it is there. Hints of a lovely mild fruit, like a plum or a peach, how it sits on the tongue. Little bits of wheaty grain and a tiny bit of that yeasty yogurt, but nowhere near a full wheat beer. Gorgeous tickle of hops too, at the back of the mouth. Having been drinking a few harsh ales lately, it’s nice to get a drink that lets you know there’s hops there, without taking your head off. The low abv and mild/lesser body make this a great session beer. I’d recommend for sure.

From Iron Abbey Celtic beer dinner. Notes only. Light fruit, banana esters. Very light body and hops.

500 ml bottle.
Pours a golden colour with a small white head. Quite strong aroma of wheat, sweet fruits and yeast. Flavour of wheat, sweet fruits, bitter hops and some mild toasted malts. Medium bodied, thin mouthfeel and somewhat bitter and weak fruity finish. Okay wheat ale.

50cl. bottle from a local beer retailer. It pours a clear golden liquid with a medium white head that fails to last and leaves no lacing. The aroma is light, with notes of wheat, a little malt (toffee and caramel), citron and floral hops. It tastes likewise, with additional notes of herbs, the malty hints quite faint; mostly floral and wheaty. It is low in sweetness and bitterness, with a slight sourness. It is also a little watery. In the mouth it feels quite thick, mild but lively carbonated, with a medium body and a semi-dry finish, with an aftertaste of citron and flowers. Presentation is quite nice and irish-like for a mildly flavoured beer. Refreshing and light, it sessions nicely for a wheat beer.

Clear yellow / golden color, average white head. Very nice aroma of mind sweet fruits and citrus. Taste is a little dull though and the beer has a low body and carbo.