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Barley Island Sheet Metal Blonde 3.13 59

Barley Island Sheet Metal Blonde

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
593.17/5.03.13/5.0Summer-69Tumbler, Weizen
Commercial Description:
Brewed with wheat, malt, and a hint of spice, Just beneath its smooth, soft surface lies a beer with a shot of real personality.
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 StFun (534), Indiana, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/103/510/20
Jan 27, 2008  
eh...wheatbeer is not my thing. the spice adds a different dimension, but if i’m going to have a wheatbeer, i’ll stick with gumballhead.


 thomasacross (129), Edina, Minnesota, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20
Sep 30, 2007  
Bottle. Nice beer although hardly an attempt to regurgitate a Hoegaarden verbatim. I’d hold this against them if they advertised this as a Wit -- but they don’t (it’s just Ratebeer’s classification). A little darker than a true Wit but with nice, prominent foam. Flavors are lightly citrus spiced like a wit but very malty/bready. Sort of a bready witbier. Interesting choice and well-crafted. I liked it!


 mnurda (437), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/516/20
Sep 19, 2007  
Nice and spicy. A great blond ale. Wish I could get some here. Well carbonated.


 merlin48 (522), New Tazewell, Tennessee, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Sep 15, 2007  
Pours an attractive pale yellow body with a small white head that drapes some sheet lacing on the glass. Aroma of yeasty bread, coriander, banana, and lemon. Light bodied and well carbonated. Taste is overly spicy, with coriander and orange peel. Creamy banana, wheat, yeast, and hints of lemon and orange. A bit pretentious, but a surprisingly good effort. Enjoyable.


 frankenkitty (1903), Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 17, 2007  
Thinly headed over a proper witbier body... hazily pale golden with moderate carbonation. Lemon, dough, cereal grain and allspice aroma with hints of Hallertau or Saaz. Flavor expands upon this beer’s spiciness and shows a mildly-hot capsaicin quality. Otherwise tart, again lemony, again bready. Rather full in the mouth with a lingering fruity-sourness. Quite enjoyable for a beer I thought was going to be just another ditzy blonde.

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 LilKem (1210), Marietta, Ohio, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Aug 2, 2007  
lemon, wheat, nutmeg, spice, and some grainy flavors. very very decent but too thin and too weak for any recognizable difference


 YourDarkLord (1800), Urbana, Illinois, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/510/20
Jul 6, 2007  
Witbiers are not a favorite. This didn’t stink, however. Poured a clear, pale yellow with a small white head. Citrus, spice, grain in the nose. Thin, gentle carbonation. Crisp flavor with the blend of fruit and spice.


 badgerben (3610), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Jun 28, 2007  
Hazy yellow color with a medium head. A little wheat and orange in the aroma with a typical yeasty spice. Slightly soured wheat taste. Very dry and yeast-laden finish.



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