Northwoods Whitetail Wheat Ale

Brewed by Northwoods Brew Pub
Style: Wheat Ale
Eau Claire, Wisconsin USA

Date: 09/29/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

hazy light gold, wispy white head, light sweet malt aroma with a hint of fruity funk, tart flavor balanced by a buttery character, light bitterness,

Aroma: 4/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 3/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 6/20
Rating: 1.9/5.0
Drinkability: 4/10
Score: 4

Lightly hazed pale straw color with a ring of white bubbles on the rim of the glass. Very light aromas of light orange zest. Mild flavors of sweet citrus and a hint of wheat. Fairly bitter from a lack of balance.

Sample at the brewpub. Very very clear, slightly dark gold..where’s the cloudiness? Touch of banana in the nose, but also buttery diacetyl...very bland, sour and chemical bathroom-cleaner sort of texture, with massive metallic bitterness at the end. Utterly undrinkable.

Picked up single 12-oz bottle from brewpub. Pours a clear golden pale blonde brew with an average off white head that dissolves to a fine film and white ring. Nice lacing. Aroma of some flowery hops, light wheat malt and a touch of yeast and banana. Taste is highly carbonated, a touch of sourness on the tongue with a dry flowery hot finish. Palate is slightly watery.

Slighly hazy gold color with no head. Absolutely zilch for aroma and taste. Nothing. Nadda. Goose egg.

Appearance: Pours a very clear, pale gold body a thin, white ring of bubbles. Smell: Beyond the lemon and butter, there’s only a meager amount of maltiness to the aroma. Taste: Faint malt flavor with an impossibly thin hint of lemon. But a lot of butter in there, though! That’s one thing they don’t skimp on. There’s a light grassy bitterness on the finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-thin body. Medium carbonation. Slick, though watery mouthfeel. Drinkability: All of the Northwoods beers seem to fall far outside of even the loosest definitions of the styles they’re trying to represent.

Yellow Coloring. Light Stale Malt and Wheat Aroma.. If Not for the Aroma, One Would Scant Believe That They Were in the Flavor as Well. Very Watery Overall.

golden tiny white head. Light wheat some hints of floral hop very light. Ok body not much there. Bland some sweet whet touch of floral hop.. very boring.