Leinenkugels Sunset Wheat

Brewed by Leinenkugel Brewing Company (MillerCoors)
Style: Wheat Ale
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin USA

On tap. The pour was a lovely hazy yellow-gold with a sudsy white head. Nose was grassy and citrusy. Taste is over-the-top sweet orange - the Valencia wedge they served on the side was tart by comparison - with little in the way of bitterness. Taste was initially refreshing, but turned fairly cloying by the end. Watery mouthfeel. Really a decent summer beer, but pales in comparison to the more complex hefes and wits.

Bottle 08’. Citrus stands out in my notes. Light watery wheat with slight sour after taste. Soapy oragne in the nose and flavor. Fairly boring and uninspiring. Give it a miss.

Gorgeous sunset tan pint with a pleasing, full head. Telltale aromas of wheat, orange, and coriander immediately blossom in the nose. Medium-bodied with a refreshing, spritely taste of wheat and orange and coriander. Definitely in the top five percentile for the strength of the orange citrusy notes. Definitely hits the spot on a hot summer day. Deserves a much higher spot in the ratings.

7/12/08 on draught at the Whistle Stop Alehouse, Renton, Wa. Aroma is citrusy, with berry notes and a light sourness. Pours a hazy yellow orange wth a medium maintained white head. Flavor is very orange citrusy with a sweet starchiness and low bittering. The mouthfeel has a spritzy biting carb texture with medium body. Overall, it’s fairly refreshing, but the orange citrus is too strong to have more than one.

12 oz bottle. Pours a little more orangey than most wit beers. It’s a cloudy pale orange/gold/yellow color with a nice white head full of tiny, tightly packed bubbles. The only thing I can think of when I smell this beer is Fruity Pebbles. Exactly like Fruity Pebbles. Flavor is almost exactly the same as the aroma. It’s a perfect clone of Fruity Pebbles. There is a bit of bitterness at the end and it finishes a touch dry but man! Fruity Pebbles!

On tap. Cloudy orange body with a thin off-white head. Aroma is spicy, fruity, oranges and a bit wheat yeasty. Flavor is sweetish fruity, orange, some banana and lemon candy. Could be a lot more beer here, but its really a refreshing treat.

12 oz bottle. Foggy pale brown with a pocked white head. Nose is orange popsicle and mild wheat. Crisp carb with some wheaty smoothness. Taste like the nose; orange candy, slightly dry with a touch of residual bitterness. Pleasant and drinkable.

Bottle: Poured a murky orange yellow with a thin white jello like head. Aroma is fruity pebbles and wheat. Taste is sweet fruit/berry and wheat.