Lazy Magnolia Par 3

Brewed by Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company
Style: Wheat Ale
Kiln, Mississippi USA

Date: 03/23/2005
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewery
Words: equal parts rye
Words: wheat
Words: and 2 row

yellow, raspy wheat character, good dry flavor, decent amount of hops

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Score: *4
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Sampled from a Party Pig (plastic mini-keg). Strong sour wheat malt and lemon aroma. Clear golden yellow color with large head. Light sour wheat malt flavor. A very nice Am wheat - one of the better ones.

A nice wheat based blonde ale, this one poured without a lot of excitement (small to no head with no lacing). The aroma was of sweat light wheat, maybe yeast (probably not). The flavor was excellent, definitely malty (again wheat detectable) with a touch of hop zing in the finish (some citrus, light peppery). Great balance and good flavor and not destroyed by a mouthfull of Ameican hops, like many others Stateside. Mouthfeel was medium to full bodied for just a wheat based "blonde."

To me, it kind of says something about a brewery when they’re thinking up what to brew for their "light" beer and the answer is "Let’s make something that’s 1/3 rye, 1/3 wheat, and 1/3 2-row barley. This is the least flavorful of their beer, but still has a nice malt profile with a bit of spiciness from the rye. The hops provide a tempting little tingle to the mix to make for a nice little beer.

Good beer, but kind of weak. Basically a low calorie wheat beer. I definitely prefer Lazy Magnolia’s Blue Heron and Indian Summer which are both wheat beers, but much better.

Another beer at the Mellow Mushroom. This was the first and the least enjoyed. The wheat beers are not for my palate. The yellow color was clear and a nice head. I just was not impressed. I moved on to Amber Jacques.

On tap. The aroma is unpleasant, but once you start drinking it it develops a bit, and becomes quite enjoyable. There is no unpleasant sourness, which is a huge plus. Very crisp and refreshing; unusual for a wheat beer. They’ve done a good job of creating a light, crisp, wheat beer that still has some complexity to the flavour. That’s quite impressive if you ask me. I would pick this one over many other American wheat beers, with the sole exception of Great Lakes’.

Party Pig. Golden-colored and mostly clear. Good head but, it dissipates quickly. Crisp, with a slightly bitter after-taste. Thin mouth feel. Has a wheaty aroma. Not nearly as good as the Blue Heron.