3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a golden honey color with a soapy head and the aroma is an enticing citrusy scent. The first sip sends your mouth into a bubbly almost champagne like feeling from the carbonation and it is cut by sweet and tangy citrus kick. Very mild and refined four a wheat beer.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a slightly hazy golden orange with a nice white head. Aroma is big piney and citrus hops. Taste is also big on the hops. Grapefruit and grassy hops with some sweet malt balance. Very good.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
What a beer this was. The scent was surprisingly hoppy for a wheat ale - and quite herbal as well with hints of kumquat. While the taste was rather light on the hops there was a nice and distinctive dryness after the bready, grapefruit body.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Thanks, again, to Chipalsa. This one is hoppy with wet hops and grass filling the nose. Some tangelo citrus aromas with a hint of sweetness are also evident. The pour is golden-orange with big bubbles and a white head. The wheat comes out much more once tasted. Wheat and grain flavors meld nicely with light citrus/grassy hops. This one is very sessionable and pairs effortlessly with pizza. Awesome
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Hazy orange colored body. Creamy two and a half finger white head is set atop. The head works its way back slowly leaving spotty but thick lacing stuck to the glass.
Hop forward aroma. Assertive tropical fruit backed by pleasant citrus and soft floral aroma. Wheat malt backs and balances the hops. Less of a grainy aroma than many American Pale Wheats, there is a rather pleasant sweetness.
The hops are allowed to take center stage upfront. Sweet pineapple flavor leads followed by subtle grapefruit and a general citrus sweetness. The bitterness is rather low, though there is enough to provide balance. Soft malt sweetness rounds out behind. The soft wheat provides a nearly perfect combination for the fruity hop flavor.
The bodied falls on the lighter side of medium. Fairly crisp carbonation. Moderate but refreshing finish.
Gumballhead is a fantastic beer. While it is not one I reach for often when it is available to me, I also enjoy it when I do. Great warm weather beer but then again I would not be opposed to enjoying a few in the comfort of my home while watching the snow fly. Very drinkable, easy to enjoy.
4.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
One of the best wheat beers by one of the best microbreweries in America. The color and aroma are very nice.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bright gold, frothy, slightly off-white head. Hoppy, grapefruit nose.
Taste is strong, spicy hops, very crisp. More bitter than 28 IBU would suggest.Hard to feel the wheat. Dry.Not a big hop-head, but it’s pretty decent in my book.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Last time I drank this was while living in Chicago back in 2007. Glad I can appreciate this brew now.
Hazy, golden pour with red hues and nice head. Strong hoppy aroma with hints of sweet malts too. Sweetness from the wheat malts help balance the hoppiness, though it finishes a touch watery with a lemony citrus aftertaste. Reminds me of Zombie Dust in some ways. Great beer for a hot summer day.
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