Leinenkugels Sunset Wheat

Updated: I have learned my lesson, fruit is ok in beer....this one wasn’t half bad.....was a tasty beer......not bad at all. I did not care for this mainly because of the obvious fruit addition, but I did try it. It has a nice malt flavor but over powered by too much orange. Nice looking color and a ok head. Just not into beers with added fruit flavor, I preffer to let the yeast do that. Still yet, it was a decient beer for what it was meant to be...I try to be fair.

On tap at the Leinie’s Metrodome during the Vikes/beers game. Its hard to rate a beer apart from the context in which it is enjoyed. In this case it was a sight for sore eyes. Amongst the Miller Lite and Bud lite taps this looked as good as a belgian quad. Hazy darker wheat appearance. Immediate coriander on the nose with a bit of banana. Sweet and smooth and changed somewhat as it warmed into a respectably complex wheat beer.

On tap at Applebees. Pours a murkey amber with a decent head. The aroma and taste are dominated by blueberries. Not much more than that, some wheat and a medium body. Really fruity and sweet, but somewhat balanced by the malt and wheat. Decent.

Pours cloudy golden yellow with medium-sized white head. Aroma is delicious sweet citrus, like orange peel and berries. Flavor sis surprisingly good and refreshing with a zing twang finish. Not for everyone I’m sure, but I really like this beer, and could drink several in a row. This is the only one from one of their holiday season variety packs that I would bother to drink again.

It has a unique flavor, with an appetizing aroma. However, it’s taste is seemingly like starburst mixed with a light beer, which prevented me from finishing my case.

Cloudy bronzed straw in the glass, sporting a foam pancake that leaves filigreed archipelagos. Unexpected but appetizing aromas of ruby grapefruit zest, mandarin orange, ginger, and coriander/chamomile. Flavorwise, an oddly delightful melange of lemon-lime soda, ginger ale, and strawberry/peach, all against a minerally backdrop. A breadcrust and marmalade finish transitions smoothly into the floral marigold and lavender aftertaste. Although watery, a crisp, brisk texture prevails, and is somehow befitting. Overall, an interesting intersection of beer, soda, and mixed fruit juice that would suit a poolside party, smoked salmon dip, or a wedge of poundcake.

Aroma of orange and wheat. Flavor is much more of orange than most wheat beers I have tasted. I’m not a fan, but if you are craving orange tasting beer, then give it a try.

16 ounce draw. Pours hazy yellow orange. I wish more American wheat beers looked like this beer. Pronounced orange aroma and flavor. Presumably from the coriander. High carbonation. Dry finish.