Ithaca Apricot Wheat

Brewed by Ithaca Beer Company
Style: Fruit Beer
Ithaca, New York USA

This was the remainder of the sampler pack from Ithica and they sat on the shelf in the basement looking at me for a bit. I tried the first at cellar temperature, Uggh that was a mistake. With this the apricot was prevelant but did no justice to the brew which was flat and lifeless. I poured the remainder of the glass out, tossed the others into the fridge and hoped for the best. I looked at them for a few weeks and finally got tired of moving them about when searching for peanut butter. A cold fruit infused wheat beer that was actually enjoyable. Decently balanced and the wheat malts beccame recognizable and well defined. A sweet ending. Would have scored higher if not for my first experiencce in the cellar.

This wheat beer poured a clear light yellow colour with a rocky, white head. To the nose there are scents of apricots and cream. First taste is slightlu over-carbonatred with flavours of apricots and cream. Finish is slightly watery with the apricot lingering. Palate is almost oily with nothing but the flavour of apricots.

Bottle: Golden colored pour with little white head. Sweet, apricot, grainy aroma. Sweet, sugary, bitter finish.

bottle poured a light golden color with a half inch of white head. aroma has apricot extract, sweetness, and grains. mouth feel is thin with light carbonation. flavor is mostly sweet apricot peach extract, light grainy wheat, and comes off watered down.

Poured a lightly hazy, dark golden color with a small white head that left light lacing on the glass. Aroma of wheat and sweet apricot extract. Taste of sweet apricots, yeast, some citrus, toffee, toast, and wheat malt.

Bottle. Nice refreshing beer with a light apricot aftertaste. Haven’t found this in years and was happy to come across it again. Nothing too special, but very good overall.

Draft at Brewery. Poured a clear golden yellow in color with a large white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of fruit, (peach and apricot) and a little wheat. Taste is almost tart at first with apricot fruit and a little wheat. Not much to it, but it is quite refreshing and very drinkable.

Bottle. Clear light straw colored pour with a big white head. Strong aroma of apricots and some underlying wheat. Flavor is ok, light apricot and wheat flavors... was a little disapointed in this one.