Banded Brewing Company Wheat 'n' Potatoes

Wheat 'n' Potatoes

 

Banded Brewing Company in Biddeford, Maine, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - Session Rotating Out of Production
Score
7.25
ABV: 4.1% IBU: - Ticks: 4
An easy-drinking Maine IPA. Lemony Citra bomb with local Blue Ox wheat. Crushable and crisp from the addition of Maine potatoes in the mash!
 

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8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 8
Draft at the source. Cloudy yellow color solid white head. Bright lemon aroma. Taste is citrus bubblegum with good body. Nice!
Tried from Draft on 24 Jul 2018 at 11:57

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
16 oz. can purchased at Greg & Janes, Epping, NH. Canned 1-28-18. Hazy yellow appearance, lasting foamy head. Aroma and flavor go hand-in-hand. Grapefruit, mild grassy hints and has a starchy texture. Mild juicy note. Lighter body with a very mild grapefruit bitterness. I like it and drinks well.
Tried from Can on 13 Feb 2018 at 21:54

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Pours hazy straw into a shaker. Bright white head with good retention recedes to hug rim. Melon and tropical fruit aromas. Soft and a little thin with hay and guava front to back and into the dry gritty finish. Nice for abv.
Tried on 18 May 2017 at 17:23

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Draught at Five Horse Tavern, Davis, 4/20/17.
Moderately hazy, not soupy, brassy-golden, somewhat drab with a very light copper tint. Frothy/messy, white head atop is medium-sized and shows moderate retention.
Softly juicy hops mix with all sorts of fun grain/cereal notes behind them. I don’t think you get the potatoes in the nose, though there is a bit of vegetal character which works just fine with the hops. Bright lemon juice, mango and pineapple show neither twang nor resin and it’s clean and free of alcohol.
The flavor is where it gets fun, with actual potato-like notes that are very earthy, starchy, highly mineral-laden and are joined by a light cereal-and-biscuit character from the wheat. The juicy, bright, lightly bitter hops balance perfectly while low but tight carbonation creates a soft texture in concert with the oats (and potato?). Really unusual, but enjoyable flavors abound and the hops are done wonderfully. Great stuff.
Tried on 17 May 2017 at 18:12