 JoeM500 (1877), Chicago (little italy), Illinois, USA
Oct 6, 2007
Side by side comparison with bottles of Two, Four, Six, Eight and Love. New Years Day 2006, I believe.
*TWO pours light orange with minimal, but noticeable haze in the bottle. Sweet nose does have a bit of spice showing through as it warms. Body is light. Dry and spicy at the finish of the bottle. Not as creamy as Oberon, lighter body. Light spices remind of a lighter witbier. Quite average, though.
*FOUR is much drier and straigh grainier wheat flavor than the two. Re-writing this review, it is what GI 312 is like today. Straw and grass with tiny hints of sweet bread and cookie barely coming through...teasing.
*SIX is a bit darker and more malt flavors are present in the nose and especially in the flavor. Sweet and mapley with the grassy dryness at the end quickly fading.
*EIGHT is dark and cloudy, nutty aroma. Flavor is really weak, as is the body. Some tiny roasted flavors, but this one seems the weakest of the bunch, despite it’s color.
*LOVE - I thought the order would go lighter to darkest, finishing with LOVE, but this is just as light as TWO. Nose is compoletely different, with alcohol upfront and some banana bread. Body is nice and rich, malty, some spices drying at the finish. The aftertaste, dry from apparent alcohol is also spicy and wonderful. The clear winner of the series for me!
badbeer (410), Iowa, USA
Aug 22, 2008 Murky dark brown color with a light colored head that leaves only small amounts of lacing. Coffee and roast in the smell, but there were also some hints of dark fruit and spice. Taste has some fresh green bean taste, coffee, and some dark fruits. High carbonation and light body. Again, this was certainly interesting, but not that enjoyable.
daknole (852), Plantation, Florida, USA
Jul 12, 2008 Interesting beer. If you had put it in front of me blindfolded I would have guessed I was drinking a typical hefe. Murky, dark brown pour. Aroma is yeasty, funky, citrus, and maybe some green grapes? Flavor is not as bold as the color would indidcate, but it is a good wheat beer anyway. Worth trying, but I wouldnt seek it out.
CanIHave4Beers (208), Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Apr 29, 2008 I was a very big fan of this beer, it was a very delicious smelling beer, and perhaps one of the darkest wheat beers I’ve ever had. The head wasn’t terribly big, but the color was a very pretty dark brown. There was a lot of yeast flavor and aroma.
dukefan (165), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Apr 17, 2008 From bottle when released with the Wheat series. While the Wheat Love was fantastic, Wheat 8 fell well short of my expectations.
bdigi66 (459), Ft Wayne, Indiana, USA
Mar 20, 2008 Batch 7133: I actually forgot I had this hiding in the back of my fridge and figured I’d pull it out before heading out to watch the tourney games. Pours a dark ruby brown with a small tan head. Some slight oxidation has set in but not enough to detract from it too much...I can pretty much pick up on dark wheat and some subtle dark fruits and cinnamon. Still very well carbonated and has a nice body. Some mild chocolate notes are present with the wheat and dark malts...the fruity esters are present a tad bit as well. This is the only one out of the series that ended up being rateable...the others were drain pours and horribly oxidized. Even with this much age on it this still buries the local microbrewery’s Dunkelweizen that’s on tap right now.
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