Epic Intermountain Wheat Beer

Brewed by Epic Brewing Co.
Style: Wheat Ale
Salt Lake City, Utah USA

Serve in Shaker, Weizen

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A solid pour into my Lost Abbey Teku glass produces an almost, two-finger thick, pale tan colored head. The beer is a pale amber / gold hue that shows an almost brilliantly clear, bright gold hue when held up to the light. The aroma smells of hoppy tropical fruit notes that are backed by more hoppy herbal notes. Specific aromas of mango, tangelo, lychee, juicy fruit bubble-gum, and papaya play the dominant notes with hints of menthol, and perhaps a touch of pine rounding things out. The grain character plays a distant second to the hop character, but does contribute a hint of pale cracker like malt character. As the beer warms up the pale malt character gets a touch more expressive, it contributes a touch of dried grass / hay and reminds me of freshly crushed pale malt.

This has a solid, somewhat herbaceous bitterness to it up front, and has a nicely complimentary tart wheat character; this last is accentuated by the fruity hop character. Light and refreshing, and it has an effervescent carbonation to it, this is certainly a consummate hot weather beer; it has just a touch of body to it, enough to keep it from seeming overly thing, but not so much as to not make this eminently quaffable. The fruity hop notes aren’t quite as noticeable in the flavor as they were in the aroma, and this is due to the dry quality of this beer, but there are still noticeable notes of tangelo zest, lychee, sweet lemon zest, and a touch of tropical fruit character.

This is a nice American Wheat beer. I definitely like the fact that the dominant character is from the hops; having said that, this beer could use a bit more hop character for my particular tastes, but I have a feeling that wasn’t what the brewer was going for here. Speaking of unrealistic expectations, I would love to see a version of this fermented with a Saison Dupont derived yeast strain. Still, this is quite nice, and I wouldn’t mind having a few fresh pints of this on a hot summer’s day.

Slightly hazy yellow pour with small white head. Aroma of wheat, hay and lemon citrus. Taste of wheat, straw and a slight lemon citrus. Very thin mouthfeel, low carbonation and not much on the aftertaste. Just an ok beer.

6 apr 2012, bottle. Pale yellow, slightly cloudy. Peppery, straw aroma. Med/thin body and a tad fizzy. meh. Light beer. Not much wheat beer character. Slightly peppery and some straw. Nice in the sun I imagine. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

22oz. Bottle: Aroma of wheat, malt, hops, citrus, grains, and a hint of lemon. Poured orange/gold in color with a tiny, loose, white head that disappeared immediately. Opaque. Lightly sparkling. Flavor is lightly sweet. Tastes of malt, wheat, grain, barley, light citrus, light hops, and a hint of spices. Medium body. Lightly dry texture. Average carbonation. Wheat, citrus, grain, finish is dry.

Aroma: wheat malt, some fruity esters, subdued. Pours a hazy straw color, white head which dissipates fairly quickly, fairly thick lacing. Flavor is wheat, slightly tart, fruity, bready. Light body, medium carbonation.

tap at tucson beerfest-pours cloudy orange with a small white head. sweet grainy nose lite citrus hops and sweet sugar flavors are very sweet citrus not bad but nothing special. could be good on a hot day. I like that added citrus on the flavors. Decent!

(22oz bottle from Total Wine Arrowhead). Pours hazy yellow with quickly disippating white head. Moderate carbonation. Aroma has lemon, coriander and cardboard. Taste is sweet with some light bitterness. Light bodied with an oily texture. This is really the first disappointment I’ve had from Epic. Not good.

22 ounce bottle from Total Wine West Richmond, VA. Pours a slightly hazy pale golden color with a medium sized creamy white head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of pale grainy wheat notes and grassy hops. The taste is tart stone fruits, caramel, bread. Medium bodied. Decent.

22 oz. bottle from BevMo (Tucson) - Pours a hazy golden color with a 3/4 finger thick white head. Faint spotty lacing. Aroma is light wheat malt and very light citrus. There’s a little more esters and citrus in the flavor. Light to medium body. I think the beer has a place outside during the Summer. Otherwise, it’s kinda boring. Worth a try

Bottle. Pours hazy gold amber with a soapy white head that fades to a collar. Aroma is bready biscuit a little lemon and orange peel. Taste is bitter bread and lemon cider a orange peel. Palate is medium feel and dry.