Draught at the brewpub, 12/18/05. A foamy, large white head is well-retained atop a brassy, copper-golden body, mostly clear and with plenty of bubbles. Aroma of tart, lightly sour green apples, cooked apple meat and a drying wheat note. Light esters do provide some spiciness, but overall, it’s very dry in the nose, while the apples do not smell particularly fresh. The flavor is at first sour, like spoiled apple cider made of green apples, getting tart and lightly dusty on the end. Crisp, at least, but too much acidity and strange yeast notes. The apple flavor is too jumbled amongst the wheat and spicy yeast. Sugars seem forced and the beer is rather abrasive overall, the peppery carbonation contributing to this. Wheat adds a supportive feel to the texture, but the body is incredibly light. Odd, papery, tart, almost lactic note lingers. Very strange interpretation.

Amber color with a sour cider aroma. The flavor was of tart apple. A bit closer to a cider than a beer.