Heavy Seas Brewing Company Smooth Sail

Smooth Sail

 

Heavy Seas Brewing Company in Halethorpe, Maryland, United States 🇺🇸

  Wheat Ale Regular
Score
6.13
ABV: 4.5% IBU: - Ticks: 17
This is not your average summer ale. We’ve created the most refreshingly delicious American wheat ale. Brewed with lemon and orange peel, Smooth Sail finishes with a citrus kick. At 4.5% ABV you’ll have your new pool beer. Available on draft and cans only, it’s the perfect beer for trips to the park, hiking, or just sitting on the beach with your friends. A summer day. Kick back, relax, enjoy – a light breeze will take you to your happy place.
 

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8/10
Meh. The only thing I can say is that the summer elements come through very strong on this one.
Tried from Can on 13 Dec 2024 at 16:56

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
can. Cloudy yellow amber, big offwhite creamy head. Light citric aroma. medium light, hay and chalk body, a hint fruit, quick tea-like finish. A bit thin.
Tried from Can on 17 Jul 2019 at 02:53

5/10
Light hazy gold bod lrg foam wht head. Bready grassy arma. Dry bready flav. Med bod mod carb. 5/2/5/2/11 2.5
Tried from Can on 05 Jul 2019 at 20:05

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
From a 12 oz. can. Pours a hazy straw with a creamy white head. Aromas of cloves. Flavors are moderately sweet. Ho hum.
Tried from Can on 27 May 2019 at 17:49

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
12 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 4/3/2018. Pours slightly hazy pale golden yellow color with a 2 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of lemon zest, orange peel, pear, red apple, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, light pepper, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of fruity yeast, citrus peel, pale/wheat malts, and light earthy hop notes; with solid strength. A bit too fruity/yeasty aromas, but not overwhelming. Taste of lemon zest, orange peel, pear, red apple, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, light pepper, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Very mild herbal/grassy/spicy bitterness and wheat tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon zest, orange peel, pear, red apple, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, light pepper, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice robustness and balance of fruity yeast, citrus peel, pale/wheat malts, and light earthy hop flavors; with a solid malt/bitterness balance, and not cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing lingering bitter dryness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is good. A bit too heavy on body. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.5%. Overall this is a very good fruited American pale wheat ale. All around nice robustness and balance of fruity yeast, citrus peel, pale/wheat malts, and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth and and pretty refreshing to drink with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV, would have preferred a lighter body. Well balanced rich pale/wheat malts, American wheat yeast, citrus peels, and mild earthy hops against sweetness. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example.
Tried from Can on 12 Aug 2018 at 20:46

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Poured from can best by 8/22/17 orange with a thin white head. Aromas of wheat citrus honey and floral notes. Taste is nice and light grains citrus and a nice finish.
Tried from Can on 17 Jul 2017 at 17:04

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Refrigerated 12 oz. aluminum can poured into a snifter. Hazy light gold with small white head. Nice citrus (orange and lemon), medium body, lower carbonation, and little lacing.
Tried from Can on 13 Oct 2016 at 18:27

6/10
Tried on 19 Jun 2016 at 13:20

3.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3
Can. Perfume, cardboard, and wheat malt aroma. Golden yellow with small head. Lightly sweet floral wheat malt flavor. Light body. Not so good - will have to try to find a fresher sample.
Tried from Can on 16 Dec 2015 at 19:22

4.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Can: Hazed, yellow-gold with a tall white head. Wheat, metal, a bit of banana. Taste is dull.....cardboard, wheat malt... BestBy: 10-01-15.....guess I missed it’s peak by 7 1/2 weeks....pretty disappointing.
Tried from Can on 25 Nov 2015 at 16:29