Night Shift Brewing Bee Tea Wheat Ale

Bee Tea Wheat Ale

 

Night Shift Brewing in Everett, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸

  Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular
Score
6.51
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6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draught at the original location, years ago, though I never got around to rating it and it seems to be now retired (as are alot of their originals...which is a shame).
Lightly hazy apricot-golden beer has an off-white head atop that shows moderate retention.
Honey fermentation in the nose produces like waxiness and some perfume, with peppery phenolics and a strong honey blossom-like character. Don’t get the green tea in the nose, nor much Belgian character, though there’s a touch of light bubble gum and a hint of clove.
A bit sweet up front, with caramel and honey flavors being quite prominent. Some acidity from the yeast emerges, with dryness from the wheat and light pepper notes. A bit of vegetal character is the extent of the tea that I get (I always find tea hard to locate in a beer). Sticky, chewy, almost syrupy texture and somewhat alcoholic finish is a little less than ideal.

Tried on 27 Nov 2015 at 17:20


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

750 ml bottle purchased at Redstone Liquors in Stoneham, MA. Oh my dear god that is floral! Pretty big tea leaf hints as well.

The flavor has mild Belgain yeast and some traces of fruit but honestly no joke... This is mostly green tea with a strong herbal character that lingers after the sip. Body is medium with some substantial amount of yeast or malt chewy full density. I would like this more if the tea was dial down a bit and the yeast and yeast was able to shine through a tad more then they do. Maybe more astringent then it should be.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jul 2015 at 21:53


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bus beer. Hazy golden color, small white head. Aroma of herbal lemon and honey. Taste is herbal citrus. Not bad.

Tried on 30 Aug 2014 at 15:24


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle shared on the RBWG bus
Cloudy golden with a small off-white head and some lacing. Aroma of honey and tea. Flavors of tea, spices and bitter
OK

Tried from Bottle on 17 Feb 2014 at 19:38


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle on the RBWG 2014 bus. Cloudy amber with white head. The aroma is spicy and herbal which is followed by the flavor.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Feb 2014 at 13:29


6.3
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle - Perfumy, herbal and medicinal nose. Dirty brown color. Bitter and medicinal, not my cup of tea.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Feb 2014 at 08:15


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle at RBWG bus tour. On the bus. Pours dirty gold with white head. Nose and taste of green tea, spice, orange peel, wheat malt, banana and honey. Medium body.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Feb 2014 at 11:49


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle on the RBWG 2014 bus. Pours a hazy amber with a thin tan head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has a light citrus and floral tea note with a sweet grain and honey backbone. Flavor has a nice honey and floral note with a bit of sweet citrus and sweet grains backing.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Feb 2014 at 18:10



6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sample from 75 cl. bottle. Hazy, golden-amber colour with a small, white head. Sweet aroma with herbal and spicy notes, citrus and apricot. Taste is sweet. Medium body, creamy texture and a lively carbonation. Finishes bitter and fruity.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Sep 2013 at 10:00