Leinenkugels Sunset Wheat

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

Had on tap at a beer tent at the recent music fest in Bethlehem, PA. Pours a cloudy amber-orange color producing a thin, small bubbled white head. Nose is fruity sweet with huge notes of orange juice, vanilla cream, crushed berries, perfume and ground wheat. Very different and unique aroma profile here for sure. Mouthfeel was smooth and refreshing but slightly thin and watery as you swallow. Taste very similar to the aromas but not as distractingly perfumey. Refreshingly sweet creamsicle, fresh squeezed orange juice, blueberry, heavy cream and some coriander and pepper come through. Finish is a bit thin and quick but a nice thirst quencher on a hot day.

This was kind of odd. It looked like a wheat, but the aroma was blueberry, banana, bubblegum, and licorace. The flavor was pretty much the same, with the licorace and blueberry being more pronounced. There was very little "wheat" character. In fact, I thought it may have been a fruit beer. On tap, Barley’s, Knoxville.

Bottle. Interesting enough hazy light orange color with an initially large topping. Thought the flavor was primarily orangey ... think folks who like a slice of fruit with their beer would enjoy this very much ... and even I, who usually doesn’t, found this to be a nice light drinker with a fruity twist. One of the better Leinie offerings, actually.

Cloudy orange with a white head. The aroma is sort of a sour orange and the flavor is the same. Different from anything i’ve had and I enjoyed it.

Cloudy orange pour with an initially huge fizzy head that recedes to a slight film. Aroma is huge on orange with a bit of coriander. Crazy orange flavor, almost like drinking a sunkist soda. I’m not sure if it’s really that sweet and citrusy without adding some kind of artificial flavor or not. Somewhat tart, some rasberries in there and lively carbonation. Hell, I don’t care, I like it!

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.

Great sweet aroma. East start and finish. very crisp and refreshing. Something more than the orange, but cant place it. low carbonation helps with a very easy drink.

Draft and bottle. Pours cloudy gold with a frothy white head. The addition of blueberries makes this a unique summer wheat. Tastes great on a hot afternoon or as a beer to grill by in the evening.