Brau Brothers Strawberry Wheat

Brewed by Brau Brothers Brewing Company
Style: Fruit Beer
Lucan, Minnesota USA

Date: 12/22/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

hazy gold, wispy white head, sweet strawberry aroma with light crystal malt, sweet malt flavor, well balanced strawberry character, little to no bitterness,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *4

Pours a transparent pale golden with a spotty-lacing white head. Aroma of sweet fruity strawberries with a touch of pale malted wheat. Body starts thin and watery with a touch of light fruity tartness and strawberry character finishing with a touch of mild bitterness. Very drinkable, and not offensive, but thin and uninteresting.

Received 12-oz sample bottle to try from distributor. Another cool ACL printed bottle. Pours a slightly hazy golden yellow brew with a fast dissolving white head. Aroma has a hint of berries, yeast and multi-grain. Taste at first is a little bland and not much character. Finish is light crisp and not much aftertate. After this beer come to room temperature and a few extra sips, the flavor does come out.

Bottle courtesy of Skyview. Poured medium golden with lots of particles floating around in there, a quickly-receding cap of white head, and lots of rising carbonation. Aroma had just a pinch of strawberry Starbursts accenting wet grains and darker wheat notes.. the candy made it slightly intriguing. The flavor had a little more strawberry influence on top of the dry pale malt and grainy wheat middle.. strawberry highlights again at the dry finish. Light-bodied and grainy for the most part on the palate, with too dry of a finish.. would have been refreshing, but managed to suck the moisture out of my mouth instead. Drinkable, but not much more.

Thanks JK! Light yellow color with no head. Very weak strawberry aroma. The taste is very much a soapy strawberry flavor, but somehow it manages to not be so in a bad way. Interesting, but not my go-to wheat beer by any stretch.

On tap at the brewpub. Pours a hazy golden blonde with a good poofy head. Aroma is as promised- strong strawberry essence. Interestingly, I get little strawberry flavor. Sweetness is well hop-balanced. Typically, strawberry beers have a bad off-flavor due to the seeds. I don’t get that here. This brewer has the perfect name- Dustin Brau!

Light strawberry aroma. Flavor of soap and very light artificial fruit. Straw color. Pretty bad.

Light yellow, pop water strawberry. A big mineral water quality and a hint of lipstick. Oh, this isn’t very good at all.