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Three Floyds Gumballhead

Percentile
96
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
8463.74/5.03.73/5.04.8%99.8Shaker, Weizen
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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 AllAboutStout (605), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/105/517/20
Jul 2, 2007  
On draft at the Comet. I do believe that I have found a new summertime favorite beer. A nice wheat with the patented Three Floyds twist. It poured a nice light golden color with a short lived small head. Smell is wheat, hops, and a hint of slight lemon. Taste is much the same, except with the presence of some well placed hops. Mouthfeel is smooth and refreshing, with just enough hop bitterness to it. A very crisp, well balanced beer.


 AOF (282), Naperville, Illinois, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Jun 30, 2007    Updated: Aug 1, 2007
16 oz draft, Bavarian Lodge Lisle, IL. I have been waiting a long time to try this one and it did not let me down. Surprisngly hoppy in the nose, Gumballhead comes off more as a pale ale than a wheat. Lots of grapefruit in the nose with caramel malts and just a hint of grain. Medium in body with a clean dry finish. A very good summer beer.


 tennisjoel (937), Shakopee, Minnesota, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 26, 2007  
Bomber rating. Thanks El Gaucho for picking this up for me. Aroma of citrus, lemon, butterscotch, and caramel. Appearance is hazy gold with a tight thin white head. Taste is hoppy with an unexpected dry finish. Interesting wheat, one of the better ones out there. This is quite refreshing. Being that this was a highly rated American Wheat I thought it might take on hefeweizen characteristics, but it really doesn’t seem to have the banana clove flavor that those have.


 BeerVirgin72 (778), Pataskala, Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/517/20
Jun 24, 2007  
Had on tap at Barley’s Ale House (Guest Tap) Pale golden in color. Smelled overwhelmingly HOPPY. I was really expecting an IPA taste due to the smell. Taste was actually very light, wheaty, and citrusy with the IPA-like hop finish. I actually enjoyed this beer much more then I thought I would!


 POD (198), USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Jun 24, 2007  
Bomber. Drank this one ice cold from my Buckeye Hall of Fame tall beer glass. Goldern pour with quickly dissipating white bubbly head. Big wheat & citus hop aroma hit me fast. As with all 3 Floyds that I’d had to date, the flavors are complex. There is a citusy, IPA-like flavor combined with a strong wheat beer flavor. There is a definite juicy red grapefruit aftertaste that ends bitter. I like it and would drink it again.


 blkitson (137), Westerville, Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/515/20
Jun 22, 2007  
What a great freshing summer brew. When you taste your first swallow and the lemon/grapefruit flavor hits the back of your throat, it’s a pure taste of summer. Two thumbs up


 redlem (1155), Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/515/20
Jun 15, 2007    Updated: Jun 16, 2007
I liked the taste, aroma, and feel of this beer. Poured with a decent head. A slightly hazy gold color. A distinct resin citrus, dessert hop aroma. A silky mouthfeel from the hops.


 DarkMagus (433), San Jose, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/517/20
Jun 13, 2007  
On tap at Three Floyd’s. Pours a nice hazy golden color with a thick white head. Aroma is of citrus (orange, lemon), hops, and a sweet maltiness. Flavors were very nicely hoppy but not too overpowering. Elements of wheat, caramel, citrus fruits, and a candy-like sweetness. Well-carbonated, refreshingly clean and dry palate. Really interesting stuff, seemed to be somewhere between an IPA and a wheat beer. The best of both worlds. A very sessionable beer.



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