New Glarus Crackd Wheat Ale

Brewed by New Glarus Brewing Company
Style: Wheat Ale
New Glarus, Wisconsin USA

In a word: excellent. All the aromas (clove, pine, citrus) also exist equally in the flavor. A rarity, I find. It stays smooth throughout, but isn’t afraid to announce its presence by biting the back of your tongue and throat ever so slighty. Highly enjoyable.

Pours a cloudy golden brass with a stringy-lacing froth of white head. Aroma of fresh grassy herbal hops and pine resin along with some clove spice and Bavarian yeasty esters. Starts with good fullness and wheaty sweetness along with a fresh piny and citrusy hop balance and banana fruitiness before a crisp, bittersweet finish. An enjoyable hoppy wheat and the only thing I’d change is to add a little more sweetness to balance the hops.

Bottle with a huge thanks to daknole. Pours a beautiful hazy golden amber with a very large creamy white head. Bubblegum (and lots of it), fruit, spice, clove. Medium mouthfeel, with a nice creaminess to it. Light spice notes and a little bit of banana, but not overpowering. Finishes light and crisp. I’m a little bummed that this isn’t available anywhere but Wisconsin apart from trades, as this would be my summer beer of choice. This is quite refined and subtle. Thanks again dak.

12oz bottle thanks to CaptainCougar. Hazy gold with a bit white head. Mango, pineapple, banana, and clove aroma. Just a hit a perfume in the nose. Thew flavor has a nice floral and tropical fruit hoppiness with some banana and tangy wheat, finishing with pretty light bitterness, but a little more than in a regular weisse. Light bodied with medium-high carbonation. Great aroma. Right up there with Gumballhead as the one of the best wheat beers that I’ve had.

12 oz bottle
Another top notch release from New Glarus I will have to get a sixer of this before it fades into the backlog of releases next year. If you live anywhere near Wisconsin rush to the borders the first chance you get and pick some up. Not only a great beer it is priced at a great point.

Aroma / Appearance - The fast fading head yields to a cloudy golden body. Banana nut bread, white toast, and fruity aspects give it a strong kick. Clear and simple I like the way it comes across.

Flavor / Palate - Honey wheat Cheerios start the parade along with light fruity hints. Everything comes together into a yeasty wrapup. I would certainly prefer this over some of the local breweries but who wouldn’t like to have access to New Glarus year round?

From a 12oz Bottle. Pours a pale, banana gold color, mostly hazy, with a thick layer of well sustaining, pillowy white foam. Interesting and appealing aroma of lemony hops and tart wheat combine with a huge dose of creamy banana fruity esters. The ester profile on this beer is especially amazing. Light bodied, moderately carbonated mouthfeel with a dry, wheaty acidic finish. The banana esters get kind of blasted out of the flavor profile by the assertiveness of the lemon citrus hops, creating a bit of a harshness in the flavor. Nice and dry, with a moderate tartness from the wheat. As I found the ester profile to be the most appealing aspect of the aroma, I find the flavors to be disappointing, as the hops completely dominate any of the other flavor components, and even contribute a harsh, uric flavor. Toward the finish, I find some more of the yeast characters lingering, leaving a pleasant clove and banana flavor on my tongue. Somewhat disjointed, but it sure has some beautiful aspects.

Bottle. Pours a hazy golden orange body with a thin white head quickly dissipating to a thin lacing. A sharp citrus and coriander wheat aroma with a light spice and banana sweetness. Sharp cinnamon and clove spiciness that prickles the tongue. Well crafted with a nice hoppiness, i can see why this wheat has 100% Style percentage. Well done, if i rated by style this would be rated even better.

Bottle at home from DLD haul ... thanks to Ughsmash for this ... light hazed yellow ... thin white head ... big bananan wheat nose ... again same in flavor... ok but they do a lot better.