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Pony Express Original Wheat

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Pony Express Original Wheat - Wheat Ale

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A Wheat Ale formerly brewed by
Flying Monkey Brewing

Olathe, Kansas USA

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333.04/5.03.02/5.05%81.1Shaker, Weizen P  Stats

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Brewed where it is grown, Pony Express "Original Wheat" is a new take on an Old World Classic. An American styled wheat with a hint of German "Hefe" flavor, our members deliver the highest quality wheat available in the world to produce this "Original." A hard-working beer from a grower-owned brewery. Brewed and bottled for TransCon AG, Garden City Missouri, U.S.A.
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 RAYBOY01 (1757), Chicago, Illinois, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20

Mar 13, 2006    Updated: Mar 14, 2006
A particularly uninspired wheat...virtually no hefe characteristics...no banana, no clove, precious little wheat. I missed out on the offensive particulates, thank god! I would suggest that Frankenkitty rinse out his glasses in between pints every once in a great while! That was just plain offensive!

 heemer77 (4187), Savannah, Missouri, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Apr 2, 2008  
Formerly Kansas City Unfiltered Wheat. I am posting my old review as this is the beer, but someone decided to post a new listing. Now called Original Wheat beer with a new label and company. I also had this before under the old company. This is a slightly cloudy gold color with a large white head. Aroma is lemons and some grass. A hint of banana under those scents. The taste is a slightly skunky dirt and leaves. Hints of honey. Not bad for an American Wheat.
Earlier Rating: 1/21/2005 Total Score: 3
Now called Original Wheat beer with a new label and company. I also had this before under the old company. This is a slightly cloudy gold color with a large white head. Aroma is lemons and some grass. A hint of banana under those scents. The taste is a slightly skunky dirt and leaves. Hints of honey. Not bad for an American Wheat.


 19641948 (492), Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/516/20
Aug 3, 2007    Updated: Aug 21, 2007
Originally reviewed back on 4/23/04. Received 3.55 score. Added to my RB list to check "Kansas" as a beer state consumed. Marc came through with this one, allowing me to sample some Kansas brews. Golden yellow with a lively white head. Hints of banana and clove make this otherwise boring American wheat a little more interesting.


 jeffc666 (1835), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/103/511/20
Jul 5, 2007  
crystal clear yellow golden with almost no head. the head is almost non-existent. the aroma is lightly wheaty but overall very neutral. the flavor is also pretty plain. some citrus and a tiny bit of banana but not much. not offensive just very plain and boring. quaffable for sure though.


 jimhilt (1585), Bow, New Hampshire, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jan 5, 2007  
Pours a three finger, white head that fades to a ring leaving no lace. Almost cloudy light amber color. Light carbonation and light bodied. Light citrus nose. Starts as weak lemony/hoppy flavor no wheat or yeast, clean finish. $1.39 for a 12oz bottle from John’s Grocery Iowa City, IA.


 harlequinn (2745), Tacoma, Washington, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/54/102/510/20
Aug 2, 2006  
Aroma is like a piece of chewed bubblegum laying out on the sidewalk that has been stepped on a few times. Kind of dirty tasting, with some moldy fruit notes and toasted wheat cereal maltiness.


 Shag (1905), Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/102/514/20
May 24, 2006  
A cloudy dark yellow appearance. A lemon and bubblegum aroma. The flavor is very crisp with a doughy presence. Some cloves, lemons, limes, and wheat bread in the flavor. I dont like American Wheats but this is a good example of the style. This would be great for a hot day picnic or such. Not bad at all. Sampled from a Playboy chalice.


 DewBrewer (258), Austin, Texas, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/55/102/510/20
May 23, 2006  
12 oz. bottle. Golden color. The aroma has a bit of corn in it so that wasn’t too pleasant. The flavor was fairly clean though but didn’t really have that nice wheat taste (either from the malt or yeast--i.e. clove, banana). It was a bit bland overall. Maybe it didn’t travel well with the beer of the month club.



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