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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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 Lumpy (1802), Carrollton, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Oct 9, 2007  
Bottle. Body-looks like an American Wheat-hazy orange yellow with a thin ring of bubbles. Nose-big coriander, anise, grains of paradise. Taste-coriander, medium acid, orange zest, fennel, sausage, unsweet grape fruit juice, heather, very citrusy, good clean yeast. A big, bold, spicy American Wheat. I can see why people would put orange slices in this to make it taste better. Easy to drink.


 IrishBoy (2686), Bakersfield, California, USA
1.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/101/52/101/55/20
Oct 9, 2007  
12 oz bottle from Cheyenne, WY; nose is citrus, and grape, along with some wheatiness; hazy urine yellow with a medium yellowish head; my snifter looks like a urine sample cup with this in it! flavor of sweeteness with light citrus and Trix cereal flavors (maybe that’s what they flavored it with, Trix contains wheat). Not a great wheat! Tastes more like some alco-pop beer for girly-men!


 RSRIZZO (1345), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/54/103/56/20
Oct 9, 2007  
Aroma has a bit of berry to it. Color is a hazy yellow with light carbonation and thin head. Taste is citrusy. Starts with a light body that goes down fizzy. Finish has a strong lemon flavor with a little coiander coming though and a mild wheat taste. Its a bit funky with the strong lemon flavor.


CJfromPhilly (82), Aston, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Oct 8, 2007    Updated: Dec 16, 2007
Pours a hazy orange-amber color with a thick, foamy head that settles into a modest collar. Not many bubbles visible through the opaque haze. Moderate wheaty/citrusy aroma. 1st sip is a crisp mixture of wheat & citrus (lemon and orange) flavor with some coriander spice to give it a kick. Somewhat tingly mouthfeel. Overall, pretty good. Great after a hot day in the sun!


 lumberjack (178), Michigan, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/102/512/20
Oct 8, 2007  
As with other beers from Leinenkugel, this doesn’t really taste much like beer at all. As another poster stated "The Beer For People Who Don’t Like Beer." Hops? None. Malt? Nope. Overcarbonated and with orange and coriander flavors that overpower any beer taste, this one is mediocre. However, there is nothing offensive about the taste and it goes down smooth as hell. Another girly beer from them.


pointer11 (43), Wisconsin, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Oct 6, 2007  
bought a six pack at a gas station in chippewa falls. tastes a lot like fruity pebbles. very good at first but left a bitter aftertaste


 markwise (1132), 15 Minutes from Kuhnhenn in, Florida, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/59/20
Oct 5, 2007  
On tap at Mellow Mushroom- very light yellow color with a fruity aroma. More fruity than it was wheaty- I was a bit disappointed after all of the local hype about this beer.


 Beerman6686 (1266), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/102/511/20
Oct 4, 2007  
Very strange beer. No need to add an oragne, it already tastes like fruity pebbles. To some people, thats great, to me, not so great, but i do have to say its very unique.



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