Mickey Finns 847

Brewed by Mickey Finns Brewery & Pub
Style: Wheat Ale
Libertyville, Illinois USA

Very refreshing and clean like a classic pilsner. Decent carbonation and a great wheat and barley nose and good hop spicyness.

On tap at Mickey Finns. Small diminishing white head with spare lacing. Clear yellow color with no discernable aroma. Very little carbonation. Light-to-medium body that starts off with a smooth, lightly sweet, nutty malt flavor and ends with a dryish lightly bitter finish of short duration. A very enjoyable and refreshing summer beer - one of my favorites among Mickey Finns beers. I purchased a growler to savor with dinner.

Good stuff, one of the better wheat’s I’ve had.

Definately a good beer, its a local brew in the lake county region so it can be pretty hard to find. They put a lime in mine the first time, and if you need to add fruit to a beer you need a different beer, this one is the exception to the rule, if you get a chance sample this one.

Light-hazed amber with a ring on top, light aromas find lemons above a wheat base. The lemon comes out with Finn’s signature nuttiness in flavor with light roast, a hint of peach and a sugary punch. Solid.

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On draught at the brewpub: This poured a clear, pale yellow color with a slender white head that rapidly vanishes. The aroma is fairly faint, but is somewhat grassy with a yeasty fruitiness to it. Medium-bodied, it has a refreshing banana and bubble gum taste. The finish is short and sweet. This is definitely good for the Summer.

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Transparent and pale golden copper in color with a quarter’s width of grey foam for the head. Saffron, vanilla and caramelized wheat lead the nose. A touch of smooth butternut squash and cloves meet a citric lemon zest in the distance. Light fairing flavor of herbal vanilla fabric sheets join with buttered and hardened croissants. Green marigolds and banana buttered danishes stroll dolefully in the background. Effervescence being moderate and the body as downright light don’t dissuade this one from being world’s better than the brewery’s other session wheat. Soapiness settles in with cotton for a clean wheat treat in its afterlife.
Earlier Rating: 2/21/2005 Total Score: 2
Very clear with no unfiltered wheat in suspension. Little to no head, with a barely identifiable scent that is reminiscent of a Miller Lite. Bright, clean taste. Slightly yeasty, but not enough to be considered a wheat. This is more like a pale lager, and I don’t like pale lagers.

Growler courtesy of a travelling colleague. Pours a dark golden color with tiny bubbles. Medium foamy white head that stays pretty well. Thin, patchy lacing. Aroma of wheat and light malt. Light and smooth body with soft carbonation, with subtle wheat and sweet fruit flavors. Some malt as well. Nothing comes through very strong but at the same time the interplay between the airy flavors is somewhat pleasing. Not a great beer but intriguues me to try their other offerings.