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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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 hopdog (5527), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/54/102/58/20
Oct 2, 2007  
12oz bottle. Poured a medium and cloudy golden color with an averaged sized white head. Aromas of wheat, fruity, berries, and lemonade. Very interesting. Tastes of wheat, very light spices, and a trace of berries. Thin body.


 Grandpa (325), Verona, New York, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/57/20
Oct 1, 2007  
It poured a cloudy, straw color with a big, tight-bubbled, white head. The first swallow was light and refreshing and was followed by a lingering, bitter aftertaste. It was light on malt and light on hops; about what I expected in a wheat. Not much of a mouthfeel and the head quickly faded. It was that annoying, lingering, bitter aftertaste that turned me off.


 KAggie97 (2406), Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Sep 27, 2007  
Bottle. Pours average light orange with a respectable head. Aroma of off-banana and bread. Flavor is very berry-like, with hints of banana and stale clove. Average mouthfeel. I’ll pass next time.


 ukoolaid (572), Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/53/102/58/20
Sep 27, 2007  
Bottle. Pours a cloudy orange with minimal white head. Aroma is very fruity and sweet...kinda like sunscreen. Taste is orange, blueberry, ginger, cinnamon. Very sweet, but with a thin body.


 Slipstream (734), USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/103/513/20
Sep 25, 2007    Updated: Oct 22, 2007
"Leiny’s" my buddy from Milwaukee calls it! Great label. Modest frothy head. Pleasant scent of malt, florals, a touch of herbs. A lively wheat beer - dry and fruity, tartness and tingle, and some cherry cough syrup in the finish. The girls will probably like this fun (but kind of strange) brew.


 mds (2112), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/511/20
Sep 23, 2007  
Bottle. Pours a cloudy yellowish-white body with a soapy white head. Aroma consists of some blueberries, fruit loops, and bread. Very fruity flavour and kind of berry-like tartness. Sharp, refreshing spritzy palate. It’s not too bad.


 grimreeser (795), Minnesota, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/53/103/58/20
Sep 23, 2007  
On tap. A hazy golden color. Aroma of citrus and blueberry. Much too sweet, nothing to balance the sweetness. Ugh.


 DuffMan (2719), the land of bitumen, beef & beer, Alberta, Canada
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/512/20
Sep 22, 2007    Updated: Oct 24, 2008
Had this from the bottle in one of the pubs in Denver during GABF. I had erroneously rated this some time ago when I had meant to rate the Berry weiss. This wasn’t too bad as a belgian-ish spin on a wheat beer. Sweeter and more simplistic (like Rickard’s White or Blue Moon), but not bad.



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