Sweetwater Brewing Company Grass Monkey

Grass Monkey

 

Sweetwater Brewing Company in Atlanta, Georgia, United States 🇺🇸

  Wheat Ale Regular
Score
6.60
ABV: 5.4% IBU: 35 Ticks: 19
Get sprung this spring with this funky monkey of a wheat ale. A big stash of Lemondrop hops were added to the kettle and the dry hop, delivering a big citrus blast. Lemongrass herbs were added for a refreshing twist and exotic aroma. The light malt bill lets the piney, grassy, lemony notes shine. Light in body with bright citrus notes, this is an extremely complex but very easy drinking brew.
 

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9/10
More refreshing than I thought
Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 18:47

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On tap at Big Texas Beer Fest. Pours a hazy gold with medium white head. The aroma is citrus and floral. Medium body, lemon zest, wheat light dry finish, good.
Tried from Draft on 21 Aug 2020 at 05:06

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 8
Can at home the last of my grocery ticks for now. Nice bright pour. Nose is lemon and wheat. Tastes of lemon grass, lime soda, wheat, touch of pine. Light bodied easy drinking.
Tried from Can on 08 Jul 2018 at 04:17

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Easy drinking, and grass is the main taste revolution here. Pours golden with ok head. Light crisp finish. Tap at Blossom festival.
Tried from Draft on 02 Apr 2018 at 17:23

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tap @ Euclid Avenue Yacht Club, Atlanta. Cloudy amber with a thin head. Its lemongrass is light but worthwhile It’s a crisp light wheat ale.
Tried from Draft on 03 Aug 2017 at 14:44

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
12oz. OK, it is a cool idea to do Lemondrop hops with Lemongrass. Unfortunately it is never a good idea to add lemongrass to beer. Comes off artificial, odd. Sort of a White IPA at the end of the day, and not the most inspired one. Mediocre stuff.
Tried on 09 Jun 2017 at 02:47

6.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
12 oz. bottle. Pours a murky pale gold, with a creamy one-finger off-white head. Lemongrass aroma. Taste begins with wheat, lemon, hops, while the finish tastes more like Sprite. Ok.
Tried from Bottle on 11 May 2017 at 23:15

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Very hazy golden and light straw coloured body with a nice, thickish three centimetre tall pure white head, rather soapy, though. Aroma of fresh wheat, light hops, some floral and herbal notes and a bit of a soap and slight lemongrass scent noticeable. Light-bodied; Assertive effervescence with a distinct lemongrass flavour at first that is herbaceous with a bit of a bite near the end showing some sliced ginger as well along with a very dry and grassy finish that shows a lot of dry characteristics. Aftertaste is mellow and very dry with the light hops coming through then ending with the lemongrass flavour and a touch of yeast as well. Overall, a nice and super dry beer that shows some good flavours and a smooth easy-drinking character for warm days. Nice to try and recommended to anyone who wants the above, but not necessarily recommended for the ’big beer’ drinkers who want tons of flavour and pungency throughout. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Crystal City Wine Shop in Arlington (20th Street Location), Virginia on 22-February-2017 for US$2,49 sampled at home in Washington a few blocks away on 01-May-2017.
Tried from Bottle on 02 May 2017 at 01:25

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottle: Cloudy amber with floaties and a small, off-white head. Wheat, lemon scent. Taste is slightly bitter, lemon-peel, wheat malt. Herbal/grassy hop bittering. Not bad......mild spicing at the finish.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Apr 2017 at 18:51

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle. Lime/lemon, biscuit malt, and grass aroma. Golden yellow with small head. Moderately sweet lime/lemon, biscuit malt and mildly bitter lemon peel/grass flavor. Okay body. Light but pleasant.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2017 at 21:00