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Thunderhead Golden Fraü

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2946
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Serve in Shaker, Weizen

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RATINGS: 31   MEAN: 2.8/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.79   SEASONAL: Summer   EST. CALORIES: 225   ABV: 7.5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Some breweries use honey in their wheat beer to allow them to use less malt and therefore create a much lighter beer. We think that’s a waste of good ingredients. We start with a standard American Style Wheat Beer (wheat malt flavor, low bitterness) and then add 1.2 gallons of honey per barrel to the kettle at the end of the boil. The result is a full malty flavor accompanied by cinnamon notes from the honey and the complex flavors that come from fermenting that much honey. This is far and away our best selling beer.


most recent ratings

2.1
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
BVery (4249) - Burnsville, Minnesota, USA - MAY 1, 2013
Can. Pale gold pour with a white head. Very bland and light bodied. A little chemical in the aroma and taste. Not very good.

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
zombywoof (431) - Shawnee, Kansas, USA - APR 7, 2013
Bland mildly sweet ale. Nothing near as good as the last 2 wheat ales I reviewed. Normally, I like wheats-but this is pretty bland fare.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Majin (186) - West Des Moines, Iowa, USA - MAR 2, 2013
Nose is wheaty, lemon, light sweet honey. Pours pale yellow, hazy. Like unfiltered budweiser. Wheat, a little lemon tart and some grainy sweetness, odd chemical mouthfeel that lingers. Something like a fake sweetener. Some honey. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
That1Guy (1747) - Boulder, Colorado, USA - DEC 25, 2012
Superior package pours a hazy golden with a small white head. Aromas of honey, wheat, and a light amount of zesty citrus. Flavor of wheat and honey, with a bit of booze coming in at the end. Pretty light bodied considering the abv. Tasty.

2.7
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
CanIHave4Beers (2495) - Des Moines, Iowa, USA - NOV 23, 2012
Pours a very pale golden color with a small white head.

The aroma is sweet and purfumey, doughy, and fairly unappetizing all around.

The flavor is fruity with some sort of moon-shiney character. The flavor is lightly spicy and a touch too sweet, far from awful.... but not really something I’d like to drink again.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Ratman197 (7618) - Arvada, Colorado, USA - NOV 18, 2012
Can poured a clear yellow with a small lasting white head. Aromas of honey, wheat and a hint of citrus. Palate was light bodied and crisp. Flavors of wheat, honey and a hint of citrus with a crisp finish.

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
heemer77 (5010) - Urbandale, Iowa, USA - NOV 5, 2012
I had seen this on tap but passed it by. So I am now rating from a can as I was pleased with their canned IPA. This pours a hazy medium gold color with a long lasting bright white head. The nose has the strong notes of honey to complement a floral character. There is also some biscuit. This tastes of sweet honey and flowers. The finish is boozy almost like it has some young mead dumped into it. The honey character is overwhelming. The warming alcohol is distracting with hints of almonds.

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
colinize (313) - Dallas, Texas, USA - OCT 15, 2012
Hazy white pour thick head subtle yeast nose crisp clean some citrus refreshing. served at gabf 2012.

2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
Thinker (61) - Littleton, Colorado, USA - APR 11, 2012
This beer had very little malt or hops. Does have a slight honey flavor mostly alcohol though, not my favoraite but drinkable.

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
csaso (938) - Missouri, USA - OCT 3, 2011
Tap - fair foamy head, light straw color, light, mild wheat flavor with a touch of honey - did expect it to be a little sweeter


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