Big Rock Grasshopper Wheat Ale

Brewed by Big Rock Brewery
Style: Wheat Ale
Calgary, Canada

draft at esplanade bier market in toronto. cloudy yellow with big white head, the aroma is citrusy and the flavor is yeasty. typical wheat, but below par somehow.

now i kinda lost my mind wiht some of these canadian wheat beers. they are almost all filtered and taste more in the amber range then the wheat range. a toffee biscuity tangy flavored beer served with a lemon like it was a REAL wheat beer. thin and uninteresting.

Effectively a slightly lemony ale, without much wheat beer character. Straw in colour, not much ehad. A bit over-carbonated. Nice on a hot summer day, but I'd prefer a real wiezen or wit.

Uninteresting. There are definitely better wheats out there.

Just got back from Calgary and have been aching to dive into the 12 Grasshoppers I bought there. I have passed it at the beer store for so long and decided to give this western Canadian Kristal Weizen clone a try because of all the glowing reports from friends. I’m a confirmed Shneider hefe weiss drinker so I was not optomistic that a large brewer like Big Rock could carry off the "Canadianization" of this classic Bavarian style. I was right...but this beer is OK in a pinch if the Euro weizens are not available. Poured a clear (filtered) orange-gold with a smallish white cap that vanished about as fast as any Canuck mega brew....not an impressive start. Had slight grassy and citrus aromas mingled with sweet malt smells. Highly carbonated to mimic the natural bottle conditioned carbonation of the finer unfiltered Bavarian weizens. Started crisp and citusy-tart then mellows to a malty sweetness and mild peppery taste with a watery mouth feel then the finish is clean with little after taste...NOT a Euro weizen...not even close, BUT a fairly clean drinking standard commercial brew with no ajuncts or preservatives made with top grade ingredients and above average quality. If you crave German weizens give this a pass and get 3 liters of Schneiders or Ayinger or 4 Erdinger or Konig Ludwig instead of six of these domestics. If you get stuck in vacation country with no Euro weizens to be found this will do in a pinch.

341ml brown bottle. Poured a rich gold. Large 2 finger head settled quickly. Lots of carbonation. Dryish wheaty notes to aroma. Medium body, toasted malt and wheat taste. Dry in the finish,

Bottle. Sweet fruit aroma. Clear light pale golden appearance. Thin to no head. Smooth honey flavour. Not much going on in this glass. It would quench a thirst. Just a sugary brew for me I feel.

341 ml bottle. pours golden with small white head. doesnt have any wheaty haze that i was expecting. slight hoppy aromas but no wheaty sweetness. flavours are a crisp, clean golden ale with some hops but no wheat. a nice refreshing ale, my only question is wheres the wheat?