I'm going to start off by saying that I have a good feeling about this. The fact is, this can says that the brewer has infused this with citrus. I have long proclaimed that brewers should not put recommendations on their packaging or infuse recommendations into the cultural zeitgeist that say that you need to add something to their beer to make it good. The beer should be good straight from the brewery. If it's not, they've done something wrong.
Get a good look at the head on this beer, as you are witnessing it's a dying breath. It didn't want to come out, didn't want to stay, and it's gone by now. The small bubbles were fine while they lasted. There isn't going to be any lacing, but that's not what you go to a
wheat beer for. Instead, you go for the only slightly hazy yellow gold color and that rich, grainy aroma with a certain amount of tartness and sweetness to it. This really should be a good beer.
First sip is a force for good in the world. It has the wheat backing that gives it the lot of girth, and it has the citrus giving a certain amount of tartness while the malt is relatively sweet. The finish is a bit dry, and that just adds some character to the beer. I have not tried a proper swig yet, but so far this beer is a good yardstick to measure most other wheat beers against.
Tip-in is a little sweet and tart with coriander, orange, and wheat filling the mouth with a very balanced flavor. The middle gushes with a watering down of the fruits to make them pass a lot more smoothly than the tip-in; carbonation buzzes slightly at the back of the mouth, but this is a very easy-going beer. The finish is a spark of bitterness before the grain-heavy trail off that is highlighted with citrus around the free ends.
Bottom Line: It's a keeper.
4.5/5
