New Glarus Crackd Wheat Ale

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

bottle by way of nobelsquirrel... then a bunch after! a nearly cloudy golden yellow-y brown colored pour is covered by a huge fluffy, soapy and wispy white head. it leaves behind a ladder of foam rings and lots of machine gun funk spotty lacing. lots of musty wheat and bananas (bitter peels and sweet flesh) on the nose... also noted are orange, clove, earthy coriander, grass and bubblegum. lots of citrus (orange flesh, lemon and grapefruit peel) sensation balances out the richness from doughy yeast and the flavor of banana. in between there are notes of bubblegum, clove and it’s bitterness, green hoppiness and a warmly spiced finish. the medium to full body is creamy and rich yet is kept in check with spice, citrus and a deliciously unrelenting bitterness which increases as it sits.

flavorful, refreshing and easy to drink? great! 9/5/9/5/19/4.7

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.

What a great beer. Pours very cloudy deep yellow to orange with a big white head. Just a great clean crisp perfect pallete of grains, lemon, touch of spice and balaneced perfectly by the flowery hops.

(bottle) Pours a hazy light gold with a large, fluffy white head that leaves good lacing. A really great aroma of citrus, orange zest, grapefruit, lemon, with sweeter undertones of banana, bubblegum, and sweet bread that waxes and wanes upon every sniff. There is also an herbal and spice component in the aroma, with scents of mint, cinnamon, and clove. There’s also a hint of new car smell. This is an incredibly complex aroma, sometimes the citrus dominates, other times the sweeter smells, and finally the herbs and spice. Very nice. The taste starts out significantly sweet with plenty of banana, and maintains this sweetness for awhile, turns a bit drier and bread-like before the finish, then upon the finish the hops kick in and combine with the previous flavors. There is also that great twang of wheat, that creates a subtle mustard-like flavor towards the finish. Pineapple is present too. Fresh mint, clove, and cinnamon also appear right before the finish, which becomes pleasantly bitter. Mouthfeel is definitely not as chewy and full as the Imperial Weizen, but this is to be expected for a more sessionable beer, and yes, I imagine I’ll be drinking more of this marvelous beer throughout the year. Bravo Dan Carey, your mastery of wheat is once again demonstrated.

Bottle , thanks to CaryTheDude. Wow this is one of the best looking Wheat beers I have seen, a slightly hazy golden body with a huge fluffy white head,loads of lacing ,medium carbonation. Aroma is as good as it looks, yeasty,wheaty,with a hint of herbs,lemon,bananna,and clove. Flavor is right on creamy clove banana, bubblegum, cinnamon, a little grassy with some nice little citrus notes, creamy mouthfeel,ever so slightly dry with some nice yeasty and spice aftertaste, Very drinkable, I could down glass after glass of this tasty brew, Well done New Glarus !

Hazy gold color with a large head. Aroma of bananas and oranges. Yeasty. Damn man... Strong, thick wheat and malt flavor. Dry, dusty, earthy. Light orange bitterness. Banana and clove, yeast. Good lord it has it all!

Ohhhh, I loooovvvvve being in Wisconsin! Cutting edge brew. This is the stuff right here, right now. Yummmmm. Had a few other hoppy hefe weisse styles, but they never seem to find the sweet spot. This one is spot on. Very fresh which works so good for the hefe weizen and the volatile hops. Perfect balance. Proly should even give this a better rating than I have. Getting old I guess. Can drink this at any rate I want and it’ll be good. Big textured white head and lace. Hazy amber color. Bavarian hefe weizen hoppy nose. Flavors are like that. Very drinkable. Excellent body. The Germans should be afraid, very afraid. Session beer extraordinaire. I’m in a state of bliss.