Dog Days Summer Wheat
The Liberal Cup Public House & Brewery in Hallowell, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Weizen - Hefeweizen Summer|
Score
6.45
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Draft sampler at Run of the Mill Public House. Hazy to cloudy golden yellow color white head. Aroma of lemon and cherry. Taste is citrus bubblegum
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
On tap at the source. Comes to the table a hazy straw color with a short lived bubbly white head. Aromas of light spicy bread, clove and yeasty phenols. Little to no hop presence. The flavor is sweet bread with a spicy edge. Lots of clove and light yeasty mineral notes. Medium body with a moderate level of carbonation. Easy enough to drink, nothing flawed here, but nothing horribly interesting either.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Draft @ the Brew pub, Saco,ME. Completely unfiltered gold color. Almost looks like Grapefruit juice. Very thin white head, not much retention. Low carbonation. Underwhelming nose. Very light yeast nose. Flavors are what you look for in a Hefeweizen. Clove, yeast and citrus. This leans much more on being a citrus filled hefeweizen. Orange is noticeable as well. Well, this batch has more of a Belgian Wit/ wheat ale feel. Still overall a refreshing summer drinker.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draught pint at the brewpub on 8/18/06.
Brass-copper colored body has a strong bright beige glint to it, despite the low clarity. White head is initially quite large and fades slowly to cover, with sporadic lacing.
Heavy wheat in the nose, with a fruity yeast describing an elevated fermentation. Strawberries and light apples combine with a more dry straw/mineral character to produce a stiff, assertive wheat aroma for this usually HIGHLY unassertive style. It’s not overly strong, mind you, but what’s there is well-stated. A bit of nutty-butteriness and blandness, from the wheat, detracts, but there is enough semi-crisp hoppiness to hold it at bay.
Wheat and grainy barley are fairly well balanced in the flavor. There isn’t much flavor, of course, but some minimal esters, bits of pale sugars and touches of nutty wheat provide something to think about while it goes down. And down it goes, quite easily. Some discernable hops, English and herbal/grassy with low bitterness. These guys need to try some American or hybrid hops and see if they can get a little more crispness from their beers. Lively texture, somewhat watery, nothing out of style. No alcohol apparent.