North Coast Brewing Company Blue Star

Blue Star

 

North Coast Brewing Company in Fort Bragg, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Wheat Ale Regular
Score
6.13
ABV: 4.5% IBU: 17 Ticks: 79
Choice American barley and wheat malts are combined with a blend of noble hops to create this light, fruity, refreshing beer. Brewed in the style of the American Craft Beer renaissance, Blue Star is unfiltered, the yeast adding a complex note to the flavor profile.
 

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6.9
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Tap. One of those classics that I just never rated. Pours cloudy golden, medium white head, nice lacing. Aroma is light, wheat, floral notes, grain, lemon zest. Light plus sweet, minimal bitterness. Medium body, a bit of acidity. Lacks the banana and clove of a German hef, but not bad in its own right.

Tried from Draft on 26 Dec 2016 at 21:39


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Fairly light, mild aroma. Flavor’so slightly reminiscent of Bavarian wheat beer. One of the best American wheat brews.

Tried from Can on 27 Jul 2016 at 18:55


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Bottle. Hazy yellow color, small white head. Aroma of light lemon. Taste has subtle tart citrus. Easy drinking.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Dec 2015 at 10:27


4.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

355 ml bottle, in Sacramento. Pale straw colour. American wheat ale (that are not intended to be hefeweizens or witbiers) must be one of the most boring beer styles ever. Nothing especially "wrong" with the aroma and flavour of this one, just grainy and boring.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Oct 2015 at 13:57


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

12oz bottle. Old school American Wheat. Grainy, old a corn feel. Mild wheat tones, mostly just straightforward golden malt. Clean, well brewed. Straightforward and simple, OK.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Oct 2015 at 22:39


6

Tried on 13 Jul 2015 at 14:09


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Flaska från Galatea/craftbeer. Varmt gyllengul, disig, ganska lågt vitt skum. Doft av söta äpplen eller pommac, lite vete, grön banan och jäst. Lätt smak, relativt söt, mycket äppelmust, väldigt lite humle, i princip ingen beska. Hade behövt antingen beska eller lite mer syrlighet (så rådet att tillsätta en citronskiva kanske inte är så dumt trots att det tar emot). Inte mycket jästkaraktär heller eller någon karaktär alls. Nja inte så roligt. Test 2; Med citronskiva. Smakar först mest citron, men efter ett tag gifter sig smakerna och syran lyfter smaken något och balanserar sötma +0,4

Tried on 10 Feb 2015 at 12:12


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Flaska från Craftbeer/Galatea. Smak och doft av vete, humle med toner av örter, gräs och grön banan. Lätt kropp, lätt sötma och beska.

Tried on 30 Jan 2015 at 15:01


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle sample at a tasting at the Beer & Beyond shop. Thanks zvikar. Hazy yellow. Aroma of wheat, citrus and a spicy note. Wheaty flavor, slightly sweetish, with a tart hint, a bit of corn, citrus and mild spiciness. Pretty light-bodied.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Nov 2014 at 08:08


6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

355ml bottle. Slightly cloudy, yellow-ish, pale golden colour with small to average, frothy, half-way lasting, white head. Citrusy hoppy and slightly strawy, husky aroma, a touch of lemon, peach and dried banana. Taste is minimally sweet wheat malty, notes of peach, a touch of lemon, slightly grassy, bitter hoppy overtones.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Nov 2014 at 09:54