Beau’s All Natural Brewing Company Wag the Wolf Hopfenweisse at 6.8% ABV | 20 IBU (C$10.49 at Willow Park Wine & Spirits, 600 ml, bottle date 21-Jun-2016, acquired 18-Sep-2016, reviewed 24-Sep-2016)
Appearance: hazy straw with two fingers of loose white head diminishing gradually to a thick persistent cap, moderate lacing. (4/5) Aroma: citrus, melon, tropical fruit, wheat malt, clove and floral. (8/10) Taste: moderate sweet, mild bitter, light tart. (8/10) Medium-light body, moderate carbonation, off-dry mild bitter and lightly spicy finish. (4/5)
Aww yeah – hops you can smell from across the room upon decapping. That’s how you do a wheat beer! Lovely bright NZ hops impart fruity and almost vinous notes on a light, nearly crisp wheat base. I’d love to get this fresher, actually, even though it doesn’t seem particularly faded. (It would be sheerest niggling pedantry to point out that, yet again, their labelling appears questionable: “Wild Oats” series, for a beer with no oats in it? Really?) Anyway, another nice example of the Hopfenweisse style, right up there with Driftwood’s Entangled, and really worth trying if you find it. (16/20)
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