Hop Hound Amber Wheat

Brewed by Anheuser-Busch InBev
Style: Wheat Ale
St. Louis, Missouri USA

Hazy golden amber body with a medium frothy white head. Sweet fruity and wheat aroma. Some light wheat, graininess, light caramelization and a touch of hops. Medium light body with moderate carbonation.

Appearance: Pours a clearish, orange body with a small, white head. Smell: Mild aroma of wheat, toasted malt, and spice. Taste: Wheaty maltiness, light taste of toasted malt. Mild sweetness. A few flecks of lemon peel half-heartedly tossed in. Spicy hops, mildly bitter. Touch of yeast. Metallic hint to the otherwise crisp finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-thin body. Medium carbonation. Drinkability: A bland, vapid product slathered in slick marketing and frisbee-loving mascot dogs. Thanks, but no thanks, AB.

On-tap. Pours a clear amber color with an off white head. Aroma of wheat and malt . Taste of caramel malt, grain, light fruit. Rather bland and mild. Nothing special.

Like Stone Mill, this is a bogus micro from Anheuser Busch - and like Stone Mill, it is pretty darn good. Light amber pour, with a blossoming, fizzing canopy. Rich, hoppy aroma with a hint of industrial, vegetal skank. Funny drawing of a cool-dude dog on the label. The taste is rich and malty for a wheat, with some sweetness and piney hops. Full flavored, with some similarity to a bock. Not bad at all.

Bottle. Pours orange with rocky off-white head. The aroma is spicy with some caramel and copper hints. Flavor is mellow caramel malt, a little bit of grassiness. There is a touch of hop bitterness, but not much. Starchy aftertaste.

Name: Sun Dog Amber Wheat
Date: June 06, 2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Total Wine, GA
Appearance: hazy orange, fine beige head, streaks of lace
Aroma: dry caramel malt aroma with a funky and astrengent character
Flavor: dry caramel malt flavor, touch of bready character, plenty of earthy hops for balance, some caramel sweetness does emerge, light bitter finish
Overall: cool dog on the label but you won’t find sleavless shirts and shorts in the halls at AB headquarters

Aroma: 3/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 4/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 7/20
Rating: 2/5.0
Drinkability: 5/10
Score: *+/4

Name: Michelob Hop Hound
Date: April 05, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Beerfest, Classic City
Appearance: hazy orange, fine white head
Aroma: light earthy aroma with light caramel sweetness
Flavor: light wheat flavor, touch of bitterness

Aroma: 4/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 4/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 8/20
Rating: 2.2/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *+/4

Pours a hazy amber/red color. Aroma is of yeast and citrus. Flavor is of wheat/yeast and lemon, citrus hops. This is an alright beer and I appreciate Anheuser-Busch for trying with seasonals, but really... what’s the point? 12 oz. bottle.

Bottle with a born on date of 05Apr08. Off-white fizzy medium sized head that mostly diminished, fair amount of lacing, fizzy carbonation, hazy, and an orange golden hue. The aroma was wheat, citrus hops and fruity. The flavor was semi-sweet, wheat, fruity, citrus, malt, and a hint of hops. Tingly mouthfeel and medium bodied. Easy to drink, not a great beer by any means given the style, but not a bad beer either. This is not a beer I will seek out again as there are better of this style to be had.