Pomegranate Wheat Ale
Peak Organic Brewing Company in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Brewed at/by: Shipyard Brewing CompanyFruit Beer Rotating Out of Production
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5.70
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Slightly hazy golden coloured body with a thin white head and a touch of orange near the top. Aroma of wheat, raspberries, grapes, coriander seed and probably pomegranate, although I’m not versed enough in that fruit. Medium-bodied; Deep pungent bitter fruit flavours with some potent wheat, a touch of sweetness and a lot of dry fruit tastes. Aftertaste is fairly bitter, and somewhat refreshing - a lot of fruit, but pungent and strong. Overall, a pretty standard fruity wheat beer - too strong in the flavours and not enough restraint in ingredients. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Chevy Chase Wine & Spirits in Washington, DC on 15-February-2010, sampled at home in Washington on 27-February-2010.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Pours clear deep gold with towering rocky off white head. The aroma has mild sweet fruity notes and hints of dusty grainy wheat. The taste has a mild carbonation enhanced sour fruitiness that persists in the background as sweeter dark berry, sweet malts and grainy wheat well up then fade away into the finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Pours clear gold into a tumbler. Bright white head quickly recedes to skim surface. Sour fruit aromas. Tastes like it smells...lasting bitter root finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2.5
Smells a little fruity and sweet. some sediment onthe bottom of the bottle creates a swirl in the glass. First taste comes on almost like a sour lambic then goes into this alky ale aftertaste. Its almost like they forgot to throw away the pomegranite rind. Interestingly bitter follow thru. Bitterness hangs on and on, like medicine. It would be nice if this stuff remained sour like the start thru-out the whole evolution of the taste sensations. Way to bitter for a good wheat beer. Yes, they forgot to ditch the peel of the pomigranite on this one. Finish is rather rude.