Saint Arnold Texas Wheat

Brewed by Saint Arnold Brewing Company
Style: Wheat Ale
Houston, Texas USA

Bottle:   Pale golden, translucent, large finely bubbled white head, spotty lacing, little to no carbonation.   Definitely a filtered wheat beer.   Nose is off, very pale wheat but moreso a sort of vegetable presense.   Oh vay.   Getting the same thing on the tongue.   Wheat aspect is very pale, very dull, and instead this one seems more cereal or mash like.   A bit astringent as well.   Does have a bit of sweetness on the backside, but its very grassy.   I am finding it hard to believe this is a Wheat Beer.   Too much vegetable in this one to make it even remotely interesting.   This was pretty much a let down on every level.   After having a Franziskaner this afternoon, this one just makes no sense.   Most American Wheats have some form of wheatiness, this one just does not deliver on any level.   Blech... I am pouring the rest out.

Bottle [12oz] shared with HogTownHarry & garthicus -- c/o garthicus. Pours a clear deep gold with an average size white head. Aroma of grain, wheat and some light sourness. Flavour of grain, wheat and light citrus. Average bodied. Just O.K

Golden and hazy in the glass. Sort of grassy and citrus aromas with smooth wheat flavors. Easy to drink and quite refreshing.

On tap at the new brewery! Pours a cleary yellowish-amber with a nice head. Yeasty sweet malt aroma, with a smooth, refreshing taste, but nothing out of the ordinary. Disappointing but so is the style.

On tap at the Ginger Man in Austin, TX. Slightly hazy light goldenrod pour under a short white head. Aroma of biscuits, lemon and hay. Mostly a modest malty flavor with notes of banana and mild citrus. Thin but not watery texture and not much of a finish. An average American Wheat in an above average beer joint.

Bottle: Pours a clear yellow gold color with light head. the nose is lightly zesty with some wheat, some light esters and a touch of distant hops. All of that is filtered out however and you’re left with a shell of a hefeweizen. Grainy, the esters come off as fusels and you get a weird european malt liquor taste. Bah.

Bottle ( 12oz ). Shared by garthicus with me and blankboy. Clear gold, average white head. Grainy aroma, slightly sour - taste is simple fresh cereal grain; chewy but light mouthfeel, only mildly carbonated, slick, a bit astringent - meh.