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Pony Express Original Wheat

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Pony Express Original Wheat - Wheat Ale

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 Percentile 
45
overall
Formerly brewed at Flying Monkey Brewing
Style: Wheat Ale

Olathe, Kansas USA

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
333.04/5.03.02/5.05%81.1Shaker, Weizen
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Commercial Description:
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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ThirstyDave (23), Thompsons Station, Tennessee, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/510/104/517/20
Aug 10, 2005  
Definately taste the banana and citrus. This is a great wheat beer. Kudos to the Pony Express folks for using homegrown wheat that their farmers/owners grow.


 FROTHINGSLOSH (1961), GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/103/516/20
Nov 4, 2005    Updated: Jun 28, 2006
I got this beer from my beer club and as such was not sure what to expect here. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a very cloudy (lots of floaters) orange-gold color with a medium sized white head. The aroma is crisp and wheaty with a spicy hop element. The flavor is sweet and richly malty with light fruity hops and an almost orange flavored element underlying. The finish is sweet and malty. A rather nice beer.


 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.


 beerguy101 (3861), Newark, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Aug 12, 2005  
12oz bottle. Orange gold color. Small white foamy head. Aroma is mild, citrusy and grassy. A light to medium bodied American Wheat. Malts are fruity and grassy. Touch of banana and clove with grows more prevalent at the finish. Light and refreshing. Crisp and clean. Nice wheat beer. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet with a touch of banana.


 Gusler (2655), Tucson, Arizona, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 24, 2002    Updated: Aug 30, 2004
The beer after its pour from the 12-ounce brown bottle sets in the glass a somewhat chill hazed golden amber color with the head modest in size and a winsome semi-creamy white color, after its disintegration the lace forms a thin white veil upon the glass. Nose has a nice sweet wheat aroma with a fresh crispness and the start sweet with a nice grain profile, the top is light in its feel to the palate. Finish is moderately acidic and the hops pleasant and subdued quite dry and long lasting aftertaste, a decent drinking beer


 sethdude (600), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/103/515/20
Sep 14, 2005  
Pours a hazy orange with a billowy white, creamy head. Aroma is extremely mild, a little citrus and cereal. Flavor is actually interesting, considering the style. It starts typical and fairly malty, but then theres some tasty hop pepper, mild spices, citrus, and a dry finish. As american wheats go, this one is on point. Better than expected.


 Shag (1922), 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.


 austinpowers (2828), New York, New York, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Sep 8, 2003  
An above-average American Wheat, a style I generally don't like much because Americans take out all the good yeastiness of a German Wheat and generally add a bitter, metallic flavor. But this beer largely avoided that fate. Cloudy and lightly sedimented, this is a yeasty concoction with a hint of metallic flavor.



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