Jack Whacker Wheat Ale
Tommyknocker Brewery in Idaho Springs, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Wheat Ale Regular|
Score
5.66
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An American-style wheat ale brewed with 30% malted wheat and 2 row barley. Low hopping rates allow the refreshing aroma and citrus flavor of a late addition of lemon grass to dominate. This unfiltered beer retains all of its protein, flavor, and some of its yeast, resulting in a traditionally cloudy appearance.
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5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
bottle - Pours hazy yellow with a thin, fizzy, rapidly fading head. The aroma is mild yeast and citrus. The flavor is sweet and lemon. It’s light and simple with a wet finish, just okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2007
at 23:22
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Apple and maple syrup aroma, but not strong. Cloudy golden color witha non existent head, but marvelous carbonation. Tart, somewhat yeasty.and apple is detectable. Grass and raisin finish. Great mouthfeel, good taste.
Tried
on 10 Jun 2007
at 07:50
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
12 oz. Bottle Another bottle a month or two past its Best By date. But let’s see. Clear gold color under a thin head, small trickles of bubbles. Light wheat smell. Taste is light and lemony, but I also get a mouth full of perfume. I find this a big distraction. Layer of yeast at bottom of bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2007
at 21:34
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Poured a murky light orange from the bottle with very little white head. Smells of malt and wheat with very little hop to speak of. Slightly citrus, slightly malty flavor, but forgettable taste. Refreshing beer though, better than I expected but simple and light flavor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2006
at 17:35
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
It looks good enough; orange and some sediment. Lemongrass in the aroma with very light wheat. It does has some body to it. Flavor is lemon grass and this makes it very dry. Some sweet wheat, but overall fairly light. The lemon grass is interesting and works well enough.
Tried
on 04 Jun 2006
at 23:15
4.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Clear fizzy yellow color with a fully diminishing thin white head. Faint aroma of light honey and lemon. Somewhat sweet flavor with hints of earthiness and some dryness.
Tried
on 24 Feb 2006
at 19:45
3.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 3
Bottle. Primarily lemon grass aroma - light hint of wheat malt. Cloudy amber with small head. Light wheat malt flavor initially that’s quickly overwhelmed by the lemon grass flavor -watery. Probably could get the same flavor by adding lemon grass to any light beer. No bad tastes to this beer - just not a lot there.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2005
at 13:34
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
An orange beer with a fast disappearing beige head. The aroma is like an ale with notes of oranges and lemon. The flavor is strong of lemon grass with wheat lingering in the background.
Tried
on 12 Jan 2005
at 18:13
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Looks light and watery... Mmmmhmmm, not much carbonation, small head, yes very beer-drinking-urine-like. Kinda lilacy in the scent... smells nice, not strong scented. When you smell this beer you also taste this beer. No surprises here, tastes exactly like it smells... A bit thin in the mouth. There's nothing wrong with this beer, but also not much right either. Save your time and go for something a little more original or defined.
Tried
on 29 Jan 2004
at 22:16
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Pours a murky straw color with a thin white head. Quick lacing. Aroma is light hops and spice. Light bodied with flavors of citrus, floral hops and very little wheat. Finish is rather crisp and carbonated. This is a mediocre beer overall, but not bad on the scale of other American Wheats I have tried.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jun 2003
at 06:17