Barley Island Flat Belly Wheat (Flat Top)

Brewed by Barley Island Brewing
Style: Wheat Ale
Noblesville, Indiana USA

Slightly hazy pale golden pour with a clean white finger thick head that dissipates quickly. Very malty aroma with a hint of alcohol on the nose as well along with cider. Malty bread flavor but not much else.

12oz bottle poured in a specialy glass. BIFBW (FT) pours clear and yellow like a macro-brew. The head is very thin and short-lasting. The nose consists of bubble gum and pears. This beer seems to be highly carbonated and short on flavor. The body is medium to thin. The finish has a touch of lemon and a touch of rice adjunct taste.

Dull, flat, faint lemon aroma. Clear, golden with a thin head. Very mild flavours with a hint of lemon-wheat. Zesty, carbonated, and quite boring.

This was really a disappointing beer, especially when it advertises itself as a wheat. AThere was little, if anything, that reminded me of a wheat, and it will be easier to mejntion what it lacked, than what it had (which wasn’[t much). There was no hazy color; no dough/wheat/spice in the aroma or flavor; no spicy/tingly mouthfeel; and no chewy/thirst quenching finish. In short...it was like a BMC attempt to branch out to wheat. Shame on you B.I.

Not a big fan of wheat beers. Exception is Gumballhead but that’s because it is over-hopped into an IPAish wheat beer. This didn’t have that advantage. Golden body with small white head gave off aroma of breakfast cereal and orange juice. Weak and watery and totally forgettable.

A 12-oz bottle shared by joebrew. Pours a golden pale blonde brew with a thin off-white head that dissolves to a fine film. Aroma of sweet corn, a touch of wheat and straw hops. Taste is lightly carbonation, medium body with loight wheat taste. No yeast flavor or even in the aftertaste. The palate is tingly on tongue with a smooth and thin character. Finish is clean cut, with a slight sweet aftertaste. A unique wheat beer that is more like a multi-grain with a lager character.

This would probably be a very drinkable beer with a slice of lemon but why should that be needed? Without the slice this is disappointing and even a little boring. The aroma is not enticing, the flavor is weak, and it feels thin in the mouth. A wheat beer should be so much better than this offering.

Bottle. Pours hazy gold/yellow. Thin white head. Notes of dry yeast on the nose. Very nondescript. Same for the flavor profile. Minimal hops, malt and yeast. Just a slight step above your average BMC product. Sessionable but virtually flavorless.