Great Northern Wild Huckleberry

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Brewed by Great Northern Brewing Company
Style: Fruit Beer
Whitefish, Montana USA

Serve in Flute, Shaker

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RATINGS: 46 WEIGHTED AVG: 3.01 SEASONAL: Winter IBU: 11 EST. CALORIES: 138 ABV: 4.6%

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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
In honor of the huckleberries that grow wild throughout the Flathead Valley, we unveiled this summer brew in the spring of 1996. A combination of 75% Western pale malted barley, 25% malted wheat, Cascade hops and wild huckleberry juice from the Flathead Valley, were used to create this highly drinkable, thirst-quenching lager. A delightfully unique fruit beer, this pale summer brew combines the crisp, dry refreshment of a light lager with a subtle, tart hint of huckleberries that is neither sweet nor overpowering.

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3.4

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20

dekester1 (261) - Neenah, Wisconsin, USA - JUL 5, 2010

Poured a hazy gold with a nice tight head that remained throughout. Aroma showed malt with a hint of berry fruit. The taste began with a fruity berry opening, moved to malt, and finished off with mild hops. Mouthfeel was nice and smooth. Overall, a nice, smooth fruity wheat beer. Too bad I can not get any more in WI.

2.3

AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20

GrainBeltGuzzler (249) - Goodhue, Minnesota, USA - JUN 15, 2004

Kind of a disconcerting berry smell to start out with and I was kind of disappointed to find that the scent carried through into the flavor. Kind of like their wheatfish with a hint of berriness.

AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 7/20

jdskinns (156) - South Roxana, Illinois, USA - OCT 10, 2010

Bottle. Pours a pale, clear yellow color with a lively, fizzy white head that goes away completely pretty quickly. Aroma is fruit, corn, and skunky. Taste is huckleberry and a below average lager. I do like how the huckleberry comes through, but that’s not really saying I like this beer. Decent carbonation and a thin, oily mouthfeel.

2.5

AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20

BJP2006 (43) - Washington, USA - JUL 3, 2006

Bottle, somewhat cloudy flat nose and a very sour taste, very yeasty tasting with this bitter sour undertone not very pleasent missed the mark for me guess Iexpected a sweeter finish that is not there

3.9

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

thefatguy (34) - Calgary, Alberta, CANADA - NOV 14, 2002

Very good beer. Nice flavor with a good aftertaste. Nice beer from Montana. Very popular.

3.7

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

snowdog (6) - USA - JUL 12, 2003 does not count

This is a nice, clean beer, with just that hint of fruit that makes it interestingly different. Not as overpoweringly fruity as the lambic types, just enough fruit that you can get an idea of what Huckleberries are like.

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