 Illini08 (504), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Aug 1, 2007 On tap at the brewery. Bought a growler of it and here I am a couple days later. Dark amber/ medium red colored pour with a very small head that dissipated quickly. Grapefruit and tangerine aroma. Just tons of citrus aroma bursting through from the hops. Slightly spicy as well. Flavor was similar with a slight bit of caramel malt coming through to add some balance. No wheat characteristics coming through. I’m very tempted to finish the entire growler tonight, but I’ll hold off... That way I’ll have something to look forward to when I get home from work tomorrow. Top notch brew!
gws57 (947), Saint Charles, Illinois, USA
Aug 27, 2007 Had this one on draught at the brewpub in Flossmoor, Illinois. Hazy dark copper pour with a thin, filmy head, very piney hoppiness, peach fruitiness, very bitter and lots of rose. Awesome. I was very impressed with Flossmoor Station this time around.
IPALover (54), Carlsbad, California, USA
Jul 26, 2007 Nice hoppy aroma for this smooth tasty red beer. The wheat impact is mild (like an american style wheat) which lets the extra hops show through. Very nice beer.
CaptainCougar (4596), Rockville, Maryland, USA
Nov 18, 2007 On tap at the 2007 GTMW: Pours a bright transparent orange amber with a thin, wispy-lacing off-white head. Real fresh sweet dark wheat and lots of piny resiny hops in the nose. Body starts fairly full and toasty malty but not overly sweet with a great balance of crisp, fresh hops. Very smooth, drinkable and flavorful, a great American wheat ale!
Cornfield (4245), Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA
Jul 25, 2007 Had I not known ahead of time that this was a wheat ale, I never would’ve made the guess. Filling my mug club tapping mug was an unfiltered reddish amber brew topped with a tall, sustained off-white head that left plenty of lacing in its wake. The aroma is rife with a citrusy fruitiness - grapefruit, zest of lemon, tart tangerines - and nearly buries the soft malty sweetness beneath it. The flavor is more balanced (darn it!), the smooth malts supporting the hoppy bitterness that still manages to leave an enduring, bitter finish. Nothing quite beats a fresh I.P.A. American Wheat Ale! Nice job, Andrew & Matt! <font size=-4> Flossmoor Station, Flossmoor, IL<font size=-1>
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