East End Session #07 - Wheat Hop

Sampled at brewery. Poured hazy gold in color with a mountainous white frothy head. Aroma of wheat and hops. surprise surprise. Taste was a bit earthy and dusty. Flavors of wheat, with an overpowering hop presence. Hops are maybe a little too bittering for my liking. I enjoyed this because it’s not the average IPA or APA. It’s different and very drinkable.

Draft at BMRAF 08. Poured hazy amber color with an average frothy white head that was mostly lasting with fair lacing. Moderate wheat citrus aroma. Light to medium body. Medium bitter flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration.

4/26/08: Firkin version at Barley’s 6th Annual Mini RAF
Bitter wheat aroma. Body is a burnt yellow color. Flavor of stale wheat.

Firkin version at Barley’s 6th Annual Mini RAF (04/26/08): This brew is a hazy orange-yellow color with a medium thin light beige head that diminishes steadily. Thin rings of lacing on the glass. Grapefruit and hops in the nose. Medium-bodied with a strong astringent hops flavor that overpowers any trace of malt. Some wheat and yeast is present as well. The finish retains the harsh bitterness and leaves a metallic hops aftertaste. Not sure what was going on with this beer but something was definitely not right.

This beer is awesome. Wheat character with a great amount of hops at the end, just like ugly american, a very nice "mixed’ beer.

Probably my favorite beer from this brewer so far. Sampled on draft at the Map Room at Regent Square this beer poured a murky golden-tan color with a medium sized tan head. The aroma was spicy, bready and had a moderate floral hop presence. The flavor was yeasty, wheaty, bready and very robust in body with a strong malt background to go with the light fruity and floral hops. There was a nice banana undertone. Wonderfully well balanced!

Draught: Aroma of floral, grapefruity hops. As Nate said, "wheaty presence and a dusty bitterness" to the scent. Poured golden with a hint of amber in color. Big, foamy, rocky, off-white head lasted throughout. Great lacing. Medium to heavy bitter flavor. Tastes of hops and wheat. A hint of grapefruit as well. Light body. Watery, but slightly sticky, texture. Average carbonation. Short, hoppy/wheat finish. Overall, a bit thin and light, but plenty of hops.

On tap at Capone’s. Pours a lightly hazy golden yellow with a medium foamyh white head that left nice lacing. Aroma of fresh hops, citrus, some pine and sweet orange. Flavor of hops also with the pine/citrus things going on. Picked up some wheat tartness in the flavor, not so much in the aroma. This one is very hoppy, which I like but since it is a wheat beer is on the thin side. A bunch of hop bitterness as well.