Blue Mountain Rockfish Wheat

draft- Banana flavors dominate, and are definitely there in the aroma- a nicely done brew that really does not distinguish itself too much from the rest in its class.

A second take from a full bottle, having reviewed it initially from a very small serving: A clean looking, light golden blonde. Head retains alright, not a lot of lacing. Malts, cloves, sweetgrass. Some bubblegum aromas that float around quite nicely. Bubblegum, clove, and a grassiness. Banana as it approaches the finish, but quite mild. A touch of bitterness towards the finish that seems a little out of place, but still a decent experience overall. A little sticky, but not so much as to really damper the experience. As it gets warmer, this has a little more of a draw, and I can see myself having it a few times over the summer. It may start to seem a little bit thick after a few, though.

12 oz bottle courtesy of dkachur. Pours a translucent copper color with a small white head. The aroma is classic wheat with a bit of biscuit. The flavor is light with banana, berries, and almonds. The mouthfeel is full and malty. The finish is long and sweet with a slight metallic astringency. Overall: A very tasty beer. Thanks Dan.

THOUGHTS: My first kristallweizen. I tried it at the Mellow Mushroom in Charlottesville, VA. and bought a bottle on the way out of town. It was slightly better on tap, but still nice in the bottle. I’m rating this from the bottle but giving it a score from the tap because they are so close. For the bottle the flavor was a 7 for the bottle and overall was 11. It was basically an ugly hefeweizen. The aroma wasn’t much different from one. But the flavor was a little different. TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a medium to dark yellow or golden with beautiful carbonation and a small, white head that mostly diminished and left fair lacing. The aroma was light caramel malt, some yeast, banana, slight wheat and a touch o’ spice. The initial flavor was lightly sweet and moderate to heavily acidic; while the finish was moderately acidic and bitter with an average duration. There was wheat, slight caramel malt, some lemon and other citrus notes. On tap there was also a lot of banana. The light to medium body was slightly syrupy then dry with fizzy carbonation and a slightly metallic, light astringent and light dry finish.

(bottle) A clear gold body with a small, fluffy white head. Full aroma has lots of banana, some spice, sweet malt. Medium bodied, creamy, and slight fizziness.