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Leinenkugels Sunset Wheat

Leinenkugels Sunset Wheat - Wheat Ale

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 Percentile 
37
overall
Brewed by Leinenkugel Brewing Company (MillerCoors)
Style: Wheat Ale

Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
9112.92/5.02.91/5.04.9%69Shaker, Weizen
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Commercial Description:
If you've ever experienced a Northwoods sunset, you know it's a moment unlike any other. So instead of putting it into words, we captured the Northwoods' finest moment in every batch of our all-new Leinenkugel's Sunset Wheat. Brewed with malted wheat, Cluster hops and natural coriander, Sunset Wheat has a soothing taste that will leave you speechless. It's like your very own sunset in a bottle.
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Itzjerm (70), Harvest, Alabama, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/518/20
Feb 14, 2009  
A very fruity beer. Easy to drink, does not go well with any meal, but excellent alone. DO NOT DRINK IN THE BOTTLE (like all beers). Citrus flavors, refreshing for an evening. Me and my wife enjoy it. Great choice for non beer drinkers.


 dm9831 (1167), Monee, Illinois, USA
1.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/54/101/54/20
Feb 14, 2009  
hazy yellow color, small fluffy head, some lacing. the look does not prepare you for the nose, which seems to have a hint of wheatiness, but is dominated by some kind of weird citrus aroma (at least i detect no banana). wow! i have no idea what the brewer was shooting for, but all i get in flavor is PEZ candy. medium bodied, fizzy, weird PEZ finish. this beer indeed left me speechless, as the comercial description promised, just not in a good way. 24 bottle sample case from sam’s club in matteson. now, what am i going to do with the remaining 5 bottles?


 fromred2green (141), , Ohio, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Feb 12, 2009  
Bottle; quality wheat beer that tastes like, of all things, blueberries. Pours a hazy off-yellow with a nice head. A little too much on the sweet side for me, but with a nice finish. I prefer it to Blue Moon, and my girlfriend loves this stuff.


 skoll (123), Traverse City, Michigan, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Feb 11, 2009  
Picked this up for my wife... Cloudy pale yellow with fizzy white head. Moderate carbonation. Aroma is initially apricot, but then becomes more like blueberry. There is also some corrainder spice as well. Flavor is sweet and has a lot of orange and berry flavors with some subtle spice in the background. The finish is tangy orange, but a little thin with some alcohol peaking through. Overall this beer was quite enjoyable


 nefarious (202), Clarkston, Michigan, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/102/57/20
Feb 8, 2009  
Cloudy golden pour and blue berries and sweet fruits. Wow same with the aroma I thought it was fruit loops....but as someone before said its definately liquid fruity pebbles. It good but almost 2 sweet.


 epf33 (222), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/58/105/513/20
Feb 1, 2009  
tastes like Blue Moon, but much better, and less fruity, the coriander adds a relaxing undertone


 ljstephenson (111), Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/54/102/59/20
Feb 1, 2009  
One of the best aroma’s, close your eyes and imagine smelling a box of Fruity Pebbles, spot on...maybe my beer was bad, because this left my stomach turning over, strong fruit, maybe too strong.


wearethesound (1), , Kansas, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Leinenkugels Sunset Wheat does not count
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/103/515/20
Jan 30, 2009  
Pour a hazy, somewhat murky gold with an open white head, quickly diminishing but leaving a very nice lacing. Very pleasant lemondrop candy aroma, but in the mouth the impression is blueberries on top of some oatmeal. Citrus aftertaste. Thin to medium body. By the end of the glass, the blueberry is a bit cloying.



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