Goose Island 312 Urban Wheat Ale

Brewed by Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev)
Style: Wheat Ale
Chicago, Illinois USA

Serve in Shaker, Weizen

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Let’s see... Urban Wheat. Maybe they meant Urban as in a college town. This is a pong-able beer and that is not a good thing. Cloudy golden pour. Thick sudsy white head that doesn’t go away. Tons of carbonation. Bread-like near the end. Bad news, overall.

Poured a golden hazy light color with little head. Aroma was fairly minimal. Overall a nice, easy drinking beer.

Nice beer, very drinkable. Was a little too clear for a wheat beer, would have preferred more cloudiness. Also, and maybe because of the clarity, the color was a bit off. A little more orange and less yellow would be preferable. Very drinkable, and much more enjoyable than domestic light beers, regardless of what anybody says in these posts. Seems this beer is an answer to Bell’s Oberon and/or Winter Wheat. From what I understand, Bell’s doesn’t allow (or restricts...and maybe this has all changed since I read the article) distribution into Chicago because the distributors there tend to corrupt the beer. Not a place for a plug for Bells I admit, but I respect the brewers at Bells for caring about the quality of their beer all the way to the consumer. This beer, different enough from the Bells offerings, gives the good people of Chicago a nice alternative.

[Tap] An entirely delicious beer. Cloudy yellow pour, tastes of deliciousness and light orange with hops and yeast. Mild head that hung around for a while. Very very good.

I usually like a lot of Goose Island’s products, such as their Hex Nut and their IPA. Not this though. terrible. Tastes like water. I literally think there are el cheapo domestics that are better than this.

I usually prefer something darker than a wheat ale, but this was really good. It’s mild with a solid bite of wheat malts. The honey and citrus tones are subtle but still nice, although I would’ve liked them to be a little stronger. Still, not a bad beer, although I’d rather drink two or three of them cold after mowing the yard than sip with a couple of beer geeks.

Bottle: Pours a dull orange color with virtually no head. Has an earthy aroma with some hops and slight citrus. The taste is very uninspiring... it’s almost like a cross breed between a major macro and an average hefeweizen. It finishes on an almost sour note. For a beer, it’s ok.... comparatively to other wheat beers, it’s not good.

Bottle. Hazy yellow body. Smells of wheat. Flavor was wheat and sweet, not much complexity. Felt fine in the mouth. Nothing exceptional but could be okay for summer.

Poured on tap into a pint glass. About 2 fingers of white head. No lacing. Smell of wheat with slight hoppiness. Appearance is cloudy yellow straw. Flavor is pretty good, nothing ground breaking though. A good session beer.

Pours yellow gold with thick white head and lacing. Aromas of grain and hints of lemon. A little grainy little wheaty, some hints of lemon. Easy drinker, great for 80 degree days like today.