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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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ealdent (44), Alpharetta, Georgia, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/53/102/55/20

Aug 21, 2007  
I was immediately struck by a similarity to Flintstones vitamins. It was so intense I exclaimed. This beer was really atrocious. On the up side, it didn’t linger very long on the palate. This is a drain pour.

 brokephibroke (137), Mead, Colorado, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/58/20
Nov 5, 2009  
Bottle. Cloudy apricot pour. Not too much to rate in terms of nose, palate or taste. OK to drink on a humid day or if you are a little drunk.


 tnkw01 (127), USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Nov 5, 2009  
Bottle. OK. Great summer type beer, even though had it in the fall. Reminds me of a good hefeweiss. A bit too cloudy in apperance but still has a great flavor and aroma. Would drink again. Recommend it.


 ROGUE (621), Newark, Delaware, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/511/20
Nov 5, 2009  
12oz bottle. Pours a hazy pale orange with a short fizzy head that fades away quickly. The aroma is citrus juice and corriander. Taste is wheaty up front, followed by orange peel and corriander. Finishes with mild dry bitterness. Flavor is a little too fruity.


iggynelix (12), Pennsylvania, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/57/104/516/20
Nov 3, 2009  
If you don’t like fruity beer, stay away from this. However, it’s my summer deck beverage of choice. Strong floral and citrus aroma, but not overly acidic or sweet like a lambic. This is a wheat-beer, so it’s got the yeasty unfilteredness, but still goes down crisp in the hot sun.


 zdk (188), New York, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Nov 1, 2009  
very sweet beer, but not bad. Citrus in the nose, and very much like other wheat ales... just sweeter. Not much else to say about it.


cwondo (21), Rochester, Michigan, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Oct 15, 2009  
Bottle. I tried this once before rating it, and was skewed by hearing it called the fruity pebble beer, so I waited a few days to get that idea out of my head before rating. Pours a cloudy bright yellow with a frothy head. the aroma was very fruity and sugary. Citrus. Did actually resemble fruity pebbles, but the flavor did not. Tasted citrus and berries, almost too sweet (I’m used to IPA’s). Don’t know if this is normal, but I got a definite aftertaste of black licorice. Palate was thin with high carbonation.


 shalloWMeans (160), Independence, Kentucky, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/513/20
Oct 12, 2009  
Pours a delicate gold to sunny orange, hazy, cloudy, but bright with lively carbonation and a rocky, frothy head that forms atop, rather large, which leaves attractive lacing in it’s wake. The aroma is fresh and fruity, with strong wheat and juicy citrus. Bubblegum, orange peel, pineapple, and a phenolic yeastiness form the customary "fruity pebble" aroma that is so often associated with this brew. (I also find that is closely resembles Hawaiin Punch...) The taste is very sweet, with no dryness or hop bitterness in sight. Nonetheless, it is full of juicy orange peel, banana, and tropical fruit, with a decent soft, oily mouthfeel and not as thin as expected. Overall, not complex, but tasty, fresh and thirst-quenching. A great outdoor summer beer for all it’s worth, (and the ideal beer for ca-brew-ing) and a decent beginner introduction to wheat beer. Solid. Best feature: Aroma


derekbrown (17), Greenville, North Carolina, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/512/20
Oct 5, 2009  
Very flavorful and fruity. I’m not usually a fruity type of guy but it is very nice and relaxing to drink. A little too cloudy in the body.



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