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Three Floyds Gumballhead

Three Floyds Gumballhead - Wheat Ale

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 Percentile 
96
overall
Brewed by Three Floyds Brewing Company
Style: Wheat Ale

Munster, Indiana USA

bottled
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on tap
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
8423.74/5.03.73/5.04.8%99.8Shaker, Weizen
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Commercial Description:
An American Wheat Beer brewed with red wheat and boat loads of amarillo hops gives this summer brew a lemony finish. The slight haze in the bottle is from the bottle-conditioning, where yeast is added to the bottle for a secondary fermentation. Gumballhead is a Skingraft Comics hero. Check out Skingraft Comics and Records at <a href=http://www.skingraftrecords.com>SkingraftRecords.com. Cheers!
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 monkeychugg55 (214), Joliet, Illinois, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/518/20
Oct 2, 2009  
Pours a slightly hazy golden yellow with a small white head. Nice lacing. Strong aroma of pine and citrus, with a bit of wheat. Flavor is sweet with lots of pine and citric hops on the finish. Although there is a touch of malt, somehow comes off well balanced. A hop lovers wheat dream.


 elihapa (1033), Honolulu, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 1, 2009  
9/28/09 notes: poured at GABF session two. What stuck out in my mind is the interesting sour-grapefruit twang this beer possessed. It was definitely there, along with wheat and some cloves. Balanced, rounded body, with a grainy and satisfying juicy hop finish. I’d like to try a bottle of this, since the complexity of the wheat ale surprised me.


 coyotehunter (542), , Michigan, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Sep 22, 2009  
Bottle thanks to Bulldogp04! Pours a murky orange with a decent head. Lovely aroma of tropical fruits, and a good deal of hop aroma as well. Flavor is damn tasty. Citrus, tropical fruits such as mango and a hint of pineapple..some lemon zest, and some piney hops. Fantastic beer.


 j12601 (1151), Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Sep 11, 2009  
Bottle thanks to Bman1113VR who was my secret santa this summer. Pours a just hazy browned apricot color with a medium to large bone white head. Nice hoppy citrus and mango notes, deceptive at first since I didn’t bother to read anything on the bottle to know that this was hopped so heavily, and my first reaction was that they’d gotten a label wrong. Really nice hop presence with some faint wheat behind it. Good mouthfeel, lemony and with some gentle wheat. Really tasty. Finishes on the dry side with a little subtle grapefruit bitterness. I’m impressed. Not at all what I was expecting, but still really nice.


 LtDan (471), LA - Originally from South NJ!, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20
Sep 10, 2009    Updated: Sep 25, 2009
Appearance: Pours a cloudy, yellow gold with only a small gathering of white head. Aroma: Citrus, fresh saw dust, and sweet grain. Taste: Light fruit, and a decent amount of husky grain, finishing with some nice spicy bitter hops. The hopping isn’t overwhelming, but it’s there. Mouthfeel: Thin and fizzy. This is deceptive when you look at this cloudy beer, you think its going to be quite thick. Overall: A fantastic, charismatic beer. I think I could drink many of these in a session.


 petematte46 (212), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Sep 6, 2009  
Hazy gold. Small, frothy, off white head. Nose is wheat and hops, grainy, piney, and citrusy. Smells like a wheat pale ale. Not much to this one.


 Sonicdescent (374), Donora, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/513/20
Aug 22, 2009  
Appearance was quite grand, you usually have to have a phenominal head to get this high of a score from me but the insane amount of carbonation presence is something I see. The head is white and a thin crown with good lacing. The liquid is a very light gold. Scent is an interesting lemony and hoppy concoction. I noticed a bready scent when I opened the bottle but no longer pin that down. Taste, while I can’t complain that it isn’t pleasant or refreshing, I struggle to detect anything as it isnpretty subdued. Same characteristics as the scent. This would be a he’ll of an intro to craft. Mouth is where of needs to be, thin/med and fizzy. Very east to drink and I want to try more to male sure my palate isn’t fooling me into thinking this is weaker than it really is.


 phaleslu (427), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/105/518/20
Aug 21, 2009  
Draft from 14 West in downtown Indianapolis. Pours a clear but slightly hazy gold with a bit of reddish orange tint and a medium white head. Pleasant, light aroma of citrus, hops, melon, and wheat. Flavor is more of the same, and the hops really pop on the palate. Smooth, sweet, perfectly balanced with a light-medium mouthfeel that I enjoy so much I find myself drinking it too fast so I can keep repeating the experience. I absolutely love this beer and can’t imagine anyone disliking it. Three Floyds hits yet another home run.



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