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RATINGS: 1377   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.76   IBU: 28   EST. CALORIES: 165   ABV: 5.5%
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An American Wheat Beer brewed with red wheat and boat loads of amarillo hops gives this summer brew a lemony finish. The slight haze in the bottle is from the bottle-conditioning, where yeast is added to the bottle for a secondary fermentation. Gumballhead is a Skingraft Comics hero. Check out Skingraft Comics and Records at www.skingraftrecords.com. Cheers!


FriarHop's rating

4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
FriarHop (111) - Long Beach, New York, USA - NOV 20, 2012
Can't believe this one's a wheat! Big lemony, hop burst of flavor. Amazing malt profile. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone


most recent ratings

4.2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
bigfirkinbeer (2) - - MAY 20, 2013 does not count
On tap at the house cafe in DeKalb . Nice one finger head, crisp clean and citrusy .about as session as you can get from 3Fs . This beer has become a high demand classic in Chicagoland .if you’re thirsty and you find a place with it on tap..do partake .

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
fidelis83 (1589) - Clinton, Iowa, USA - MAY 19, 2013
Bottle thanks to joshmcg000. Hazy gold pour with a 1 finger, creamy white head that has great retention and leaves pretty decent lacing. Aroma of super fruity, citrus and pineapple heavy tropical fruit hops, dusty wheat, sweet malt and a hint of grassiness. Flavor starts off with lots of lemony citrus and tart stone fruit, then some dusty and floury wheat, a little biscuit, and increasingly strong pineapple heavy tropical fruit, a little minerality comes in along with a lemon curd tartness and nice acidic hop bite. Light to medium body with a creamy, juicy entry, hugely blanketing moderate strength and fairly sharp carbonation and aforementioned acidic hop bite, fits the awesome fruity flavor profile extremely well. This is one of those beers that make you wonder, if hop bines produced a fruit, would the juice of that fruit be this good?

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
akoeninger (156) - Wisconsin, USA - MAY 18, 2013
Slightly hazy, golden with white head. Dusty earthy hop flavor, light citrus flavor and aroma, lemon finish. Crisp sweet, hops cut through and make it refreshing. One of the better wheat ales I've had. Nice summer beer. Gavel a better opinion of what a wheat ale could be. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Lilja (952) - Malmö, SWEDEN - MAY 16, 2013
Smak och doft av citrus, persika, aprikos med toner av citron och jäst. Torr, jämn och fin APA. Frisk, fruktig med lagom sötma och trevlig beska med citrus- och grästoner.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
probstblueribbon (2378) - Nepean, Ontario, CANADA - MAY 15, 2013
Pint at Chumley’s. Clear golden, thin white head. Beautiful juicy fruity hops, nice peppery character, grassy, straw, wheat, nice stuff.

3.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 15/20
bytemesis (1413) - Sunnyvale, California, USA - MAY 8, 2013
Bottle. Pours clear golden butterscotch with a small creamy white head that dissipates with nice lacing. Aroma is faint wheat, grass. Flavor is light citrus, wheat, bit of lemon zest. Light sweet, light bitter. Light bodied, prickly carbonation. Very refreshing. Like a wheat pale ale.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 14/20
haukur (1009) - Reykjavik, ICELAND - MAY 6, 2013
Yellow, some cloud, no head. Fruity aroma, yeasty and almost citrusy finish. Good summerbrew, but maybe 3F´s rep is overpowering the actual beer.

4.3
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
Vignale (1370) - Malmö, SWEDEN - MAY 6, 2013
Flaska från Mikkeller and friends. Kylskåpskall. Mörkt gyllenfärgad, klar, lågt smutsvitt skum som lägger som ett lock. Fruktig doft av citronzest, mandarin, aprikoser, persika och jäst. Lätt kropp, fruktig sötma, stora citrussmaker, aprikoser, torrare avslutning, lätt gräsig citrusbeska, viss jästsmak och maltiga sädsmker. Fantastiskt gott.

3.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
firkinChad (26) - Iowa City, Iowa, USA - MAY 5, 2013
A-straw, subtle pepper, and lemon. A- hazy yellow, head disappears quickly. T-lemon zest, grassy malt, grapefruit flavor and bitterness. P- velvet grain malt that moves to spicy, dry bitterness at the end of the swallow. Very enjoyable and dynamic for a wheat beer. Delicious.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
ansalon (207) - SWEDEN - MAY 5, 2013
Pours a hazy yellow with an off-white head. Nose is peach, grapefruit, resin, grass. Taste is peach, orange zest, lime, grapefruit, wheat. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone


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