Three Floyds Gumballhead

Brewed by Three Floyds Brewing Company
Style: Wheat Ale
Munster, Indiana USA

Pours pale, hazy gold, with a half-inch head of white. A few white, flakey particulates make their way to the bottom. Retention is fairly brief, and no lacework. Aromatics lead off wit a blast of peaches, melons, and tangerines. Extremely tropical and fresh. A hint of lemon zest follows through. On the light side of medium bodied, somewhat crisp and creamy also. Peach halves, mangos, and juicy citrus start the pallet. Sugared pink grapefruit steps forward and theres a hint of malt. Bitterness is nill, and the beer drinks quick. Finishes with shades of apricots, peach fuzz, and papaya. I had this years ago, and was not impressed. This one, however is top-notch, and I’m tasting quite fresh. Plenty of hoppy goodness in the nose and middle. Yum.

Bottle shared by Taverner, pours attractive honey color with a finger thick cream colored head. Nose is sweet like honey and some bitter hoppiness. Flavor is the same., with bitter hops standing out more. Clean finish.

bomber from marino’s in toledo. grapefruit and hop smell - golden color with a fairly sticky large white head. light lemon-lime hop taste with a malt and wheat backbone. quick finish, but balanced overall. very drinkable. K-8

Bottle. Beer poured a clear golden color with very minimal white head that disappeared quickly. I really liked the aroma of this beer as the hoppiness of this beer really made it’s presence known. The beer had a light body, thin texture, avarage to lively carbonation and a slightly bitter aftertaste. It has an interesting flavor combination of citrus (slightly lemon) and bitterness. Overall, this was an interesting beer. I will definately have to come back to it again and see if my opinion has changed. It was different from traditional wheat ales that I am used to. I did enjoy the hops.

Bottle. A hazy orange beer with a white head. The aroma is sweet hoppy with a light touch of wheat, while the wheat has a stronger presence in the flavor on a sweet malty back ground, and still with a distinct hoppyness. OK, but nothing spectacular - I’m not that fond of the strong hoppyness combined with the wheat.

thanks ronsup golden pour with a nice lasting head very hoppy citrusy hops citrusy hoppy no bubblegum present but a very interesting brew

12oz. bottle from bdigi66....thanks Robert! golden/slight orange pour and a wonderful aroma of citrus and grapefruits....almost an IPA aroma! Extremely light beer! Slight citrus and hops flavor much better than any wheat beer out there! Wonderful session beer. This being my first experience with FFF’s and I am so excited to try the rest of the lineup!!!!!!!

In short: A smooth but crisp hoppy thirst-quencher.
How: Tap at brewpub
The look: Clear golden body with a small white head
In long: A crisp beer with crisp caramel and dried honey. Some floral notes. Rather hoppy with what feels like a mix of citrusy american hops and English hops (although I’d be surprised if any English hops were used). Very nice session beer. There were some light lemony notes but overall this is not the light summer ale I got used to with Wheat Ales. Thicker and more nourishing than just about any Wheat Ales I’ve had before. Another excellent Three Floyds product, although saying excellent Three Floyds product is about as redundant as AOL for Dummies.