Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company Sunset Wheat

Sunset Wheat

 

Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, United States 🇺🇸

  Wheat Ale Regular Out of Production
Score
5.81
ABV: 4.9% IBU: 14 Ticks: 80
If you've ever experienced a Northwoods sunset, you know it's a moment unlike any other. So instead of putting it into words, we captured the Northwoods' finest moment in every batch of our all-new Leinenkugel's Sunset Wheat. Brewed with malted wheat, Cluster hops and natural coriander, Sunset Wheat has a soothing taste that will leave you speechless. It's like your very own sunset in a bottle.
 

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6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle. OK. Great summer type beer, even though had it in the fall. Reminds me of a good hefeweiss. A bit too cloudy in apperance but still has a great flavor and aroma. Would drink again. Recommend it.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2025 at 05:16

8/10
Delicious!
Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 16:49

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
12oz bottle on 21st Dec 2019. Long story, but I drank this at the La Mirada Theatre before and during a show by 'MenAlive' Orange County Gay Men's Chorus. In the bar it was from the bottle, to go into the seats I had to pour it into a plastic cup, put a lid on it and push a straw through the lid so I could drink the rest. Anyway the beer was a misty golden colour, no head. It was fine (as wheat beers go), wheat aroma and taste, light spices and a citrus twist gives some flavour and character.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Dec 2019 at 16:47

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pours hazy, dark, amber with a white head. Tastes like malt with a strong berry influence. Palate includes berries, honey and coriander along with some notes of what I think is grass. Delicious beer, really enjoyed drinking this.
Tried on 19 Oct 2018 at 23:20

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
12oz bottle picked up at the state store
Pours hazy orange with a medium sized off-white head that dissipates quickly, some lacing. Aroma of oranges and straw. Flavor of oranges, citrus, wheat and herbal
Decent
Tried from Bottle on 30 Nov 2017 at 22:51

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
From Mar 2007

Pours from 12oz bottle(BB05/28/07) a cloudy yellow orange with a smallish head of foam that looks to fade away completely but never does. It also has some fine lacing.

The smell is very strongly of lemon with just a touch of wheat noticeable.

The taste is very refreshing...there's lots of lemon with some wheat and, for me, even some orange tones that appear right before the finish which starts out on the bitter side but ends up being dry and crisp. Good stuff.

Bottom line: A nice refreshing example of the style that should help with the summer time heat. I like it.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Oct 2017 at 10:54

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cloudy yellow pour with a white head and great retention. Spotty lacing. Soft mouthfeel. Sweet lemon and orange wheat flavor. Smooth. Light and refreshing.
Tried on 08 Jul 2017 at 16:03

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Hazy golden with a white head - Wheat, citrus and some spicy notes in the aroma - Wheat malt body with some orange and spicy flaovurs - Malt and some spicy citrus in the finish - This was nice
Tried on 18 Jun 2017 at 11:49


7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, best before 4/18/2016. Pours hazy golden orange color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky white head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of lemon, blueberry, peach, orange peel, coriander, light pepper/clove, wheat, cracker, light honey, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/earthy yeast, fruit/spice, and moderate pale malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big lemon, blueberry, peach, orange peel, coriander, light pepper/clove, wheat, cracker, light honey, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light herbal/spice bitterness and minimal fruit tartness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, blueberry, peach, orange peel, coriander, wheat, cracker, light honey, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/earthy yeast, fruit/spice, and moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready, and slightly sticky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish as expected of 4.9%. Overall this is a very good fruited witbier style. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/earthy yeast, fruit/spice, and moderate pale malt flavors; and very smooth and refreshing to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Mar 2016 at 20:39