<b>Date:</b> 03/23/2005<br /> <b>Mode:</b> Draft<br /> <b>Source:</b> Brewery<br /> <b>Words:</b> equal parts rye<br /> <b>Words:</b> wheat<br /> <b>Words:</b> and 2 row<br /> <br /> yellow, raspy wheat character, good dry flavor, decent amount of hops<br /> <br /> <b>Aroma:</b> 5/10; <b>Appearance:</b> 5/10; <b>Flavor:</b> 5/10; <b>Palate:</b> 5/10; <b>Overall:</b> 10/20<br /> <b>Rating:</b> 2.6/5.0<br /><b>Score:</b> *4<br /> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> <i>The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.</i><br />

Sampled from a Party Pig &#40;plastic mini-keg&#41;. Strong sour wheat malt and lemon aroma. Clear golden yellow color with large head. Light sour wheat malt flavor. A very nice Am wheat - one of the better ones.

To me, it kind of says something about a brewery when they’re thinking up what to brew for their "light" beer and the answer is "Let’s make something that’s 1/3 rye, 1/3 wheat, and 1/3 2-row barley. This is the least flavorful of their beer, but still has a nice malt profile with a bit of spiciness from the rye. The hops provide a tempting little tingle to the mix to make for a nice little beer.

A nice wheat based blonde ale, this one poured without a lot of excitement &#40;small to no head with no lacing&#41;. The aroma was of sweat light wheat, maybe yeast &#40;probably not&#41;. The flavor was excellent, definitely malty &#40;again wheat detectable&#41; with a touch of hop zing in the finish &#40;some citrus, light peppery&#41;. Great balance and good flavor and not destroyed by a mouthfull of Ameican hops, like many others Stateside. Mouthfeel was medium to full bodied for just a wheat based "blonde."

Good beer, but kind of weak. Basically a low calorie wheat beer. I definitely prefer Lazy Magnolia’s Blue Heron and Indian Summer which are both wheat beers, but much better.