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RATINGS: 8   MEAN: 3.4/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.12   IBU: 30   EST. CALORIES: 159   ABV: 5.3%
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Jasper Akerboom and Peter Lee are both scientists at Howard Hughes’ Janelia Farm, located in Ashburn. Taking a scientific approach towards brewing (Jasper has a PhD in microbiology and food technology, Peter has worked in large-scale process and discovery chemistry in industry), they wanted to focus on beers brewed with locally isolated yeasts. Jasper isolated several interesting strains and brewed small-scale test batches. After meeting Lost Rhino brewmaster Favio Garcia, they knew they shared the same passion for locally crafted beer using local ingredients, including local yeast. The idea for a summer beer using local yeast was born. They teamed up and designed a hoppy wheat beer for summer: Wild Farmwell Wheat. Farmwell is the old name for Ashburn where we isolated the strain.


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3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
argo0 (10388) - Washington DC, USA - JUL 8, 2012
Draft. Murky apple cider body, small off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, orange, wheat, some funk, light cherry. Taste is moderately sweet, orange/floral, funk, some wheat, sourness. Light-medium body, some creaminess, lightly prickly mouthfeel, pretty drinkable.


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   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Nickls (1657) - SE DC, Washington DC, USA - NOV 7, 2012
Tap. Milky orange yellow hue with a thin white head. Some citrusy notes, yeasty, light grass, and light fruit sweetness in the aroma. Again, quite yeasty, some hay, and grassy hops with a light fruit sweetness. Ligther dusty body.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
mansquito (2506) - Nueva York, New York, USA - JUL 24, 2012
Pizzeria Paradiso, Alexandria tap ($6): Pours a cloudy orange type colour with a white head. Aroma is wheat, earth, and ctirus. Taste is much the same. Palate is light and inviting. This is an easy to drink wheat ale that is at the same time a good deal more complex than your run of the mill example. There is nothing watery in this, but it is all session. The hops provide a good many notes of bitterness along with some dirty earthiness.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Drake (6500) - Ivy, Virginia, USA - JUL 6, 2012
Served on draft at the brewery. Pours a hazy orange color with a thin creamy white head. Decent head retention. Aroma of citrus, caramel and wheat. The taste is wheat, citrus, earth and a hoppy finish. Medium bodied, high carbonation, quite refreshing. Really hit the spot.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
TheChampion (112) - Virginia, USA - JUN 22, 2012
Pours a cloudy golden color with a wispy white head. Aroma of spice and grain. Sweet honey flavor, with a bit of grain. A slight bitterness counterbalancing the honey. Light-medium body with a moderate amount of carbonation.

3.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Travlr (7984) - Washington, Washington DC, USA - JUN 14, 2012
Draft Coudy yellow color, scant head. Aroma of spiced orange peel. Taste is very bitter orange.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
radagast83 (3110) - Fairfax, Virginia, USA - JUN 7, 2012
Draft at Brewery last weekend. Poured a golden color with a slight haze, and a medium-small white head. Aroma was honey, with a touch of spice and grains. Flavor was sweet honey, floral notes, with a slight tart bitterness.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Elwood (2493) - Leesburg, Virginia, USA - JUN 3, 2012
Serving: Draft at the brewery. It pours a hazy gold color with a slight white head. The nose is grainy with a touch of honey. The flavor was a mix of honey, earth, and a lasting bitterness. A little heavy and sweet on the palate for a wheat, but different. Light florals emerged as the beer warmed. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Fairly middle of the road.


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