Sunshine
New Belgium Brewing Company in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
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6.05
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Wheat Beer
Sunshine Wheat combines the refreshing flavors of a Belgian-style witbier with the easy drinkability of an American wheat. This sun-hued ale blends soft, bready malts with a burst of citrus courtesy of orange peel and coriander; a light dose of bittering hops wraps up each sip with a refreshingly clean finish.
Knock back a Sunshine and cheers to the great outdoors.
Sunshine Wheat combines the refreshing flavors of a Belgian-style witbier with the easy drinkability of an American wheat. This sun-hued ale blends soft, bready malts with a burst of citrus courtesy of orange peel and coriander; a light dose of bittering hops wraps up each sip with a refreshingly clean finish.
Knock back a Sunshine and cheers to the great outdoors.
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5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Reviewed from notes.
This beer was poured into pint glasses most of the time I’ve had it, but once I had it in a weizen glass and the head was exceptionally larger by a good whopping 2 fingers.
The appearance was a hazy golden orange color with some light yellow tinges around the edges. The head was about a finger’s worth of white foaminess that quickly died and left some light lacing.
The smell had some light coriander and orange peel combining into an earthy and somewhat floral sort of way.
The taste was a sweet citrus of sorts with a filling wheatiness rounding it out.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium with a decent sessionable quality surrounding it.
Overall, this was a decent American Pale Wheat Ale, nothing to go bonkers about, but I’ve had this several times with cheese burgers and pulled pork sandwiches and it went pretty good.
This beer was poured into pint glasses most of the time I’ve had it, but once I had it in a weizen glass and the head was exceptionally larger by a good whopping 2 fingers.
The appearance was a hazy golden orange color with some light yellow tinges around the edges. The head was about a finger’s worth of white foaminess that quickly died and left some light lacing.
The smell had some light coriander and orange peel combining into an earthy and somewhat floral sort of way.
The taste was a sweet citrus of sorts with a filling wheatiness rounding it out.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium with a decent sessionable quality surrounding it.
Overall, this was a decent American Pale Wheat Ale, nothing to go bonkers about, but I’ve had this several times with cheese burgers and pulled pork sandwiches and it went pretty good.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jun 2014
at 17:40
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at NB Hub at DIA
Clear straw golden with a medium sized white head and good lacing. Aroma and flavors of wheat, citrus and bready
OK, mild
Clear straw golden with a medium sized white head and good lacing. Aroma and flavors of wheat, citrus and bready
OK, mild
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Feb 2014
at 12:40
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. A- Oranges, spices. A- Yellow color, hazy liquid, white head. T- Oranges, coriander, honey, wheat. P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, smooth sweet finish. O- A wheat beer that is not too sweet but not to boring. Does a lot of things right.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2013
at 10:55
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft @ Stoney’s Bar and Grill, Denver, CO. Pours a slightly hazy pale yellow color with a white head. Has a fruity wheat malty grainy aroma with weak hints of metal. Fruity wheat malty grainy flavor. Has a fruity wheat malty sweetish grainy finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Oct 2013
at 09:40
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can. (Need label). Pours yellow with white head. Nose and taste of wheat malt, coriander, orange peel and light banana. Light bodied. Slight grain/metallic.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Aug 2013
at 14:55
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Barely there wheat ale, overly tangy and tart. relatively cooling on a hot day, but not much else to say.
Tried
on 17 Aug 2013
at 13:54
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft. Light lemony wheat malt. Pale yellow with a small white head. Light lemony wheat malt flavor. Light body, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Aug 2013
at 08:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Pours clear pale golden color with white head. Grainy wheat aroma with some grassy notes. Bland wheat flavor with some bread and light citrus. Light to medium body with average carbonation. Rather bland and inoffensive but refreshing on a hot day.
Tried
on 03 Aug 2013
at 19:35
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
From a can at the brewery in Ft Collins CO. Pours a hazy pale gold with a fine thick white head. Light nutty aroma. Delicate flavors of biscuit. Crisp refreshing finish.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Jul 2013
at 17:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft: Poured a golden with white head. Aroma is wheat, grain and fruit. Nice fresh grain and wheat flavor.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Jul 2013
at 22:38