Marin Star Brew Triple Wheat Ale

Excellente my friends! Totally over the top. I want to try a barrel aged version. Beautiful color. Nice fine wispy head. Lemon candy aroma. Sweet with a bitterness that balances it out.

GABF2009 - upon first sip, I liked this beer, but things went downhill fast - this is one of those rare beers that is both too sweet, and too bitter at the same time, which I suppose is an accomplishment - very syrupy, sweet and thick up front, followed by flowers and seriously bitter herbs that just get more and more bitter, closing out the beer with an odd, yarrow/aspirin character - not my thing.

Clean sunset orange, sweet bubble gum orange aroma, dense and thick on the nose. Viscous and honeyed sweetness, wheatwine status here. Warming.

Sampled on draft at the brewpub. Transparent copper with zero head. Fruity nose, apples, pears with hints of booze. Fruity flavor with more apples and pears and some oranges. Sticky in the mouth, boozy finish and just a touch of alcohol heat. Unique for sure.

Bottle from brewery. Clear dark orange with no head. Clean orange and caramel aroma with a big caramel taste mild citrus and some white wine notes.

Pours copper with a thin white head. Smells of sweet wheat, some cognac, some spice, citrus, tarte cherries. Tastes sweet and fruity with some peppery hints and a nice splash of earthiness on the finish.

Big thanks to Andre for this bottle, poured into a tulip. Pours a bright golden amber that looks like bright honey when held up to light. There is a small creamy white head that dissipates slowly to a solid collar and swirl of bubbles across the top. The aroma is mostly sweet but with a nice citrus hop kick in the nostrils as well. The sweetness is dominated by pale malts and sweet and spicy yeast with lots of fruity sweetness from apricots and apples, maybe even a bit of honey. The taste is a bit spicier than the aroma with plenty of yeast sweetness and citrus hops in the beginning. There is a big sweet malty base with light fruit before the spiciness really kicks up in the finish, slightly peppery. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied and very sticky with both heavy sweetness and a bit of citrus hops. This is a great wheatwine, probably the best I’ve had to date. The taste is well balanced and not too sweet, which is something I don’t often say when talking about this style. Very drinkable despite the relatively hefty ABV.

bottle, pours a nice golden amber with no foam, aroma has a lot of aged fruit, flavor is very tasty mandarin oranges, fruit cocktail, honey, dessert wine, finish is odd or this would have been great