Terrapin Side Project Gamma Ray

Formerly brewed at Terrapin Beer Company
Style: Wheat Ale
Athens, Georgia USA

Serve in Shaker, Weizen

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12 oz bottle labelled "Monster Beer Tour". This one has to be a few years old. Pours golden, very little head. Sweet aroma, wheat and citrus. The honey in this seems a little thin, with the smoothness of the wheat really overpowering. Quite good for a strong Wheat Ale.

From 12oz. bottle as Monster Beer Tour Gamma Ray. Hazy gold, sweet nose. Syrupy, sticky mouthfeel. Boozy finish. Interestingly complex, but I struggled to finish it.

Poured from 12oz. bottle into pint glass. A: Pours a light amber color with straw-hues around the edges. Half finger is present then dissipates quickly leaving a nice bubbly film over the top. S: Light berries with a sweet honey. Citrus with a booze background rounds it out. T: Sweet honey with yeast backbone. Nice fruity citrus with a great wheat accent also. A nice combination of cherries and oranges. The slight booze comes through with a nice finish that ties it all together. M: Medium bodied with a heavier carbonation. Nice smooth drinkability and the lasting sweetness is nice tough on the tongue. O: This was a very interesting brew. It wasn’t as bold as a barleywine, but wasn’t as light as a wheat ale. The description fits this perfectly and the extra sweetness from the honey makes this a very drinkable brew. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 06-03-2011

Fairly clear amber pour. Lots of honey on the nose. Citrus. Dark fruits and banana as well. Didnt get a huge amount wheat taste. Has Belgian spiciness that complements floral, caramel, and big honey tastes. It has a nice touch of carbonation that gives it a very drinkable quality and prevents it from getting to sticky sweet. No hint of the big alcohol at all. Great! We were lucky enough to have some of the same Savannah Bee Co honey to eat with cheese while were drinking it. Quite a treat.

28th November 2009
Hazy amber beer. Honey on the nose. Light semi dry palate. Light floral honey with a little pepper underneath. In the middle of all this is some subtle orange. Finishes soft and dry with more aromatic honey. The honey is very nicely judged throughout. A little light aniseed alcohol coming through in the finish, but it blends in well.

Poured a cloudy dark-yellow color with a small but fluffy white head. Aroma was sweet, super sweet notes of malt. There was a lot of heat in there, even from just the aroma. Flavor was malty, with a bunch of sweetness to it. A bit hot for me, but worth trying.

Originally reviewed: 6/11/09. Surprised to find a bottle of this still on the shelf at Bestway in Greensboro. Pours a cloudy orange-gold with just a ring of head on the top. No lacing. Slightly cloudy. Smells of honey-kissed breads, yeast, apples, and flowers. Mouthfeel is a little too spritzy for my liking. Like a soda. Flavors are of pear, apples, Belgian yeast, and finishes very spicy. The Belgian in this beer abounds. I was not expecting that. This is really isn’t what I was expecting at all. It’s boozy, it’s spicy, and it’s bubbly. Different.

Bottle. Poured a clear medium orange color. The head was thin, white and fleeting. Smelled of sweet cream, wheat, and copper with hints of graham and lemon. Medium to full bodied and sweet with a warming alcohol effect. Carbonation was on the lower end of the spectrum. Honey (almost mead-ish), fleshy fruit, toffee, subdued grain alcohol flavors. Not bad.

aroma, sweet honey banana esters, color, light amber nice froth head but quickly fades, taste sweet clover flower honey on front, banana in middle, honey sryup on the back, overall not bad neat brew different!

Bottle 33 cl, Total Wines Boca Raton. Pours hazy orange amber with a minimal rim of beige bubbles. Aroma is sweet vinous honey raisins molassis yeasty wheaty fruity bready. Flavor is sweet phenolic fruity fidges raisins wheaty yeasty spicy caramel honey acidy and bitter. Finishes sweet malty and bitter. Very drinkable and no sign if the 10,8 % ABV , quite nice actually.