Blue Star
North Coast Brewing Company in Fort Bragg, California, United States πΊπΈ
Wheat Ale Regular|
Score
6.13
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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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4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
Bottle. Wheat malt aroma primarily with hint of banana/apple. Cloudy medium tan color with moderate head. Slightly sweet light wheat malt flavor. Fairly bland and unexciting. No offensiveness though so thatβs a plus.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2006
at 17:36
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
12 oz bottle-pours a foamy offwhite head. Color is cloudy orange with particles throughout. Aroma is wheat, citrus. Taste is wheat, spices. Has a granular mouthfeel, medium bodied and mild effervescence.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2006
at 23:03
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
I thought I was drinking light pale ale. There is only a little wheat flavor, with less unimpressive light hops. Somewhat refreshing. Heavily carbonated. Somewhat sweet, and a little thick.
Tried
on 12 Aug 2005
at 19:51
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hazy golden/orange colour. White head with big bubbles. Has a spicy aroma with a light hoppy feeling in the background. The taste is malty with a light hoppy feeling. Crisp and a little dry mouthfeel. A pretty good wheat beer.
Tried
on 24 Jul 2005
at 12:21
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Large white head on a dark yellow body. Aroma of ginger and lemon. Lightly swet start to finish. The lively carbonation is conbined with a watery light body. Give me a German Wheat beer any day.
Tried
on 27 Feb 2005
at 06:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Slightly hazy golden colour with a large dense cream coloured head with tons of small bubbles rising from the bottom. Nice appearance! Aroma of fresh low a.a. hops (not much, but enough to notice), wheat, cardboard and some lemons. Without looking, I would assume this is an APA, not a wheat. Light-bodied; Mild citrus flavour with a small amount of hops peddling by. Some malt is noticeable, but the [common] wheatie flavours are lacking. No coriander seed to speak of, no bubble gum and no cloves, but this one does share a nice freshness via hops. Aftertaste is clean and light, hops are noticeable but so is the lemon. Overall, a very nice beer, perfect for the summer...I was not expecting this one at all, but I was pleasantly surprised! A great beer by North Coast! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased at Total Wine in McLean, Virginia on 26-September-2004.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2004
at 21:06
6.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
North coast has come up with a couple of beers that I have liked in the past so I jumped at the chance to try this one. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this brew poured a very cloudy medium orange-golden color with a small white head. A very nice looking wheat - particularly with the large amount of sediment. I like my wheats cloudy. The aroma was sweet, spicy and had a hint of orange. The flavor was predominantly malt and spice with some vague citrus flavor that seemed almost an afterthought. Not much wheat could be tasted on this one but the hop presence was noticeably stronger that what I have become used to in American Wheats. Sadly, I doubt that I would bother to purchase this one again, although it was not bad by any means.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2004
at 07:01
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Crisp, citrus flavored, refreshing, mildly spicy, slight sweetness, well-balanced, smooth and quenching finish - not as good as Oberon, but pretty close.
Tried
on 02 Jul 2003
at 19:17
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Picked up at Hollingshead Deli in Orange, CA. Dark yellow with a thin white head. Aroma is mildly hoppy. Very light and crisp flavor of hops and fruit. Finish is a little hoppy, a little yeasty. Not bad for the style but give me an Old Rasputin over this any day.
Tried
on 01 Mar 2003
at 19:34
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
For an American Wheat, this is quite complex and flavourful.................
Tried
from Can
on 16 May 2001
at 00:05