 17thfloor (566), Chicago, Illinois, USA
May 9, 2008
Pours cloudy straw colored with large carb. bubbles and a frothy white head. Pungent wheat, coriander and black pepper aroma, also lemon zest. Very crisp soda like body/carbonation. Somewhat chalky wheat flavor with lots of lemon/citrus and some coriander. Spicy black pepper finish, sweet aftertaste. The description here says "malted wheat" the bottle says "unmalted wheat" from the consistency and flavor I’d go with what the bottle says... A pretty good Belgian Wit... this shouldn’t be listed as a wheat ale...
rocbyter (567), Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Jul 1, 2008 Light coriander and strong wheat aroma. Cloudy yellow color with a small white head. Wheat beginning with a citrus middle getting tangier in the finish.
Skyview (2641), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
May 31, 2008 Picked up a single 12-oz bottle at John’s Marketplace in Portland, Oregon. Pours a semi-hazy straw blonde brew with a thin white head that quickly dissipates to a thin ring. Aroma of crystal grain malt with wheat, some lemon zest, flowery hops and a touch of coriander. Taste is medium bodied, lightly carbonated with flavors of wheat malt, coriander a touch of black pepper and some citrus zest. Finish has a mild spice and bitter aftertaste that slowly disappears. For a year-old bottle of wheat ale, this hold up pretty good.
xnoxhatex (748), Chicago, Illinois, USA
May 19, 2008 12oz bottle thanks to 17thfloor. Cloudy straw color with small white head. Aroma is big spice with yeast, wheat and very dried out. The flavor is more orange and fruit centered then spice or yeast but the malt sweetness is off-dry but finishes sweet. Medium body with good carbonation. Not bad, thanks again Garrett.
KeithD (177), Outer Space, Congo
May 14, 2008 Updated: Jun 19, 2008BIg presence of coriander and lemon zest for sure, maybe a barely detectable dash of clove flavor in there. Normally I think American wheat beers taste like you’re drinking Glade Plug-Ins, and this is no exception, but this has a really nice clean finish (Mendocino’s trademark!) and a bit of hoppiness to it, making it a decent brew. Mendocino does a good job, though I’m a bigger fan of the IPA and the Stout and the Red Tail. Overall, this is a good, clean beer, albeit a bit too spiced-up for my personal tastes. Fans of this style should give it a shot, it’s not bad for the price. Do it before the mystical wheat-bird swoops down from the sky to violently shove its wheat harvest into your hollow, gaping eyesockets.
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