Fake Plastic Trees
Birdsong Brewing Company in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
Wheat Ale Regular|
Score
7.03
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
2 week old pint can A: Poured a dull, dirty brownish orange color with 1/2 of tight foam that held up well and laced in sheets. S: Light but fresh lemon and caramel scent. Also a hint of sweet cherry. T: Sweet, malty and hot with alcohol. Caramel leads with muddled sweet/tart fruity flavors joining. Floral hops and biscuit. Cloying. M: Medium full body with a thick sticky feel and low carbonation. O: Unbalanced. Sweetness totally overshadows the effect of the hops. I doubt I could drink two in a row. Not my thing.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 6/14/2017. Pours moderately hazy/cloudy medium golden yellow color with a 2 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Dense foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of grapefruit, lemon, orange, peach, pear, pineapple, red apple, melon, coriander, dill, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, herbal, floral, grass and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/earthy hops, fruity yeast, and pale/wheat malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of grapefruit, lemon, orange, peach, pear, pineapple, red apple, melon, coriander, dill, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, herbal, floral, grassy and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/zest, herbal, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of grapefruit, lemon, orange, peach, pear, pineapple, red apple, melon, coriander, dill, citrus peel/zest, light pepper, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops, fruity yeast, and pale/wheat malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, fairly sticky, and slightly resinous balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 6.4%. Overall this is a delicious hoppy American pale wheat ale. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops, fruity yeast, and pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth and pretty refreshing to drink with the mellowly bitter/drying finish. Great balance of juicy/earthy Columbus, Cascade, Sorachi ace hops; with fruity American wheat yeast, and pale/wheat malts. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Travlr (30173) reviewed Fake Plastic Trees from Birdsong Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft at the source. Cloudy yellow color dense white head. Light lemon aroma. Bright bitter lemon and straw flavor. Refreshing.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7
Can: Extremely cloudy yellow-brown with a short, off-white head. Orange, wheat scent. Taste is mildly bitter orange-peel, orange malt, wheat malt. Nicely done.....good wheat base and balanced hoppiness.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can (thanks to Weihenweizen). Floral orange, wheat malt, and orange peel aroma. Cloudy yellow with small head. Moderately sweet orange/lemon (linalool), wheat malt, and moderately bitter pine/grapefruit peel flavor. Nice body. Very nice hoppy wheat ale.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Refrigerated 16 oz. aluminum m can poured into a weizen glass. Cloudy light orange with thick yellow highlights. Aroma is nice herbal hops, medium body, medium carbonation, and thin small-bubble lacing. Taste is herbal hops, some lemon, and pine hops.