Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Very hazy, pretty ghostly off-white and soft golden coloured body, all underneath a very nice four to five centimetre tall microfoamed, almost nitrogenated looking, pure white body - easily the best head of the Non-Alcoholic month and perhaps the best looking throughout! Aroma of funky fresh oranges, curacao, light canned corn, grains and a good deal of hay, but the orange notes - whether real or artificial, are pungent. Light to Medium-bodied; Fairly soft and wheatie notes show at the front with an easy-going profile, some soft sugars, a lot of the curacao and full oranges here with some candy notes that all ends with a very refreshing and deep taste throughout. Aftertaste is pretty balanced and while the wheat does show through, so does the funkiness, but that is offset by the deep orangey profile and very mild clove and spiciness here with some bubble gum, too, but soft and refreshing, just like a real wit. Overall, a pretty nice Non-Alcoholic beer and a good one for when it gets hot outside - a nice end to my Non-Alcoholic month and one to try if you are doing the same! I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from Ye Olde Spirit Shoppe in Frederick, Maryland on 02-February-2023 for US$2,69 sampled at my house here in Washington on 29-March-2023.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Very rich and moderately hazy bright amber coloured body with a very nice two to three centimetre tall tan head that caps the beer nicely above the 50 per cent hazy glow that has a very nice tint! Aroma of light grass, cardboardie malts, some flowers, play-doh and a definite bready and yeastie finish in the nose. Light-bodied; Very crisp grassy and herbal bite at first with a nice hop bite that does present some bitterness here but ending with a more balanced malt quality that is mild, but does show some depth and finishes with some wort and yeast notes with a little sweetness, too. Aftertaste is balanced nicely and does have some hops coming through balanced by a moderately pungent malt bite that is cardboardie, but not as bad as other Non-Alcoholics and some noticeable sweetness at the finish. Overall, not a bad Non-Alcoholic IPA at all - the balance is nice, there is actual bitterness here, but the best thing about this is the appearance! I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from Ye Olde Spirit Shoppe in Frederick, Maryland on 02-February-2023 for US$2,69 that was 'born on' 26-October-2021 and sampled at my house here in Washington on 20-March-2023.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 2
Single from Lone Star. Cold, right off the plane & into a pint glass @home. Orange hazy, exuberant head. Orange juice & serious Fruit Loop cereal nose which is coriander-ish. Really odd Fruit Loop/coriander/artificial flavor with a hint of wheat. Just nothing else there. Low to medium low carb, frothy, some acid. Flavor is just so odd.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
12 ounce can from Total Wine Brookfield, 12/1/21. Clear amber, large frothy tan head, good retention. Aroma of grain, green hops. Taste is green hops, citrus, grapefruit, tea. A bit thin. Solid for the style.
Drake (22934) reviewed Grainwave Belgian White from Ceria Brewing Company 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 1 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
12 ounce can from Total Wine Brookfield, 9/26/21. Hazy orange, thin head. Aroma is offensive. Wheat and urine. Taste is orange juice, wheat. Thankfully better than the aroma. Thin. Won't be buying this again.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
355ml can as part of AF Beer Club sub, online from Wise Bartender. Pours light hazed golden with a loose white head. Aroma: cereal, grains, tangerine, light coriander. Taste: light sweet & bitter, bright, wheat, oats, coriander, orange peel. Light to medium body with moderate carbonation. Overall, it’s decent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Cans sent by Ceria for my comment. Orange nose is right there. Almost perfumey. Again, malt is faint in the aroma. Frankly, the taste is quite different from beer. But it goes its own way. I do get some more malt in the taste, but there’s plenty of orange and a slight balance of coriander. The citrus note gets more noticeable as I go further down. It is a darn nice beverage with no flaws on its own. Makes me think of a briefly available non-alcoholic “malt soda”. This might make you think of a Mountain Dew too, only with less sugar and none of that vegetable oil to hold the color. My conclusion is that this is pretty much the NA version of a Blue Moon, with a little extra orange squeezed in.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cans sent by Ceria for my comment. Pours a slightly hazy amber color, under a thick head. In other words, its looks very much like a beer. The smell has a nice bite of West Coast IPA hops. But a slight metallic tang that sometimes comes with low- or no-alcohol brews. Taste is hoppy again, to be sure. There's very little sweetness, which can be an advantage considering that some NA beers end up tasting like lipstick. Revised: After a second can a month or so later, and sampling many other NA beers, I've got a better impression. Still tastes like a barley soda, but no tin, and just enough sweetness. In fact, a nice dry finish that's more like a regular beer. Brought up from 3.2 to 3.4.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
0.355 l can from 'OnderNulPuntVijf', best before September 2021. Hazy, golden amber with a medium, slightly fluffy, quickly diminishing, white head. Sweetish, gently spicy, moderately fruity-floral aroma of lots of coriander, orange peel, some grains and light banana. Gently sweet, quite spicy, moderately fruity-floral taste of grains, coriander, orange peel and light banana, followed by a short, hardly bitter, gently dry, quite spicy finish. Thin to medium body, gently effervescent mouthfeel, lively carbonation. Pleasant, maybe a little too spicy.