Three Floyds Gumballhead

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

Thnaks Maggie for going out of your way to visit Three Floyd’s for me! Pours a hazy orange color with minimal white head that disappears quickly. Aroma of orange, wheat, lemon, and some hops. Taste is citrus, wheat and hops with a lemony back side. Medium body. Not your average wheat beer.

Pours out a clear orange color with a thin white head. Smells hoppy and sweet like syrup or something. Taste is really great certainly more hops than your averge wheat beer but mild enough not to overpower your palate. Picking up some lemon flavors in there with a bit of spice (nutmeg?) to boot. Although a thing mouthfeel at the end there stil is a slight slick creaminess that lets you know there is more body than at first expected. More like a pale ale and not at all to style but still an awesome beer, my first from Three Floyds and hopefully not my last. 22 oz bomber.

From 22oz Bottle. Hazy, golden body with a light naval orange skin hue, topped with a fizzy, quickly dissipating head of banana creme. Hoppy aroma of lemon zest, sweet orange pulp, and granny smith apple skins. Some more mundane notes of under-ripe strawberry add a subtly floral-fruity underlayer. Slightly syrupy, medium bodied, crisply carbonated mouthfeel. Like the head, the carbonation fades quickly on the palate, leaving behind a watery, wheaty residue. Unfortunately, this is the only stylistic hint I get from this beer. I’m left searching aimlessly for a glimpse of pheonlic yeast or hearty wheat character. Instead, I’m finding more of a pale ale thats complimented by a strange, creamy malt backing. The hops are definitely too overpowering for me, as the west coast character even clashes a bit with the wheat bill on my palate. In addition, the body is a bit on the heavy side to be considered refreshing. Interesting concept for a brew and the skillful craftsmanship shines through, but this one’s not for me.

22 oz bottle. Cloudy amber color with light head. Grainy-lemon aroma that wanders into APA/IPA territory. Complex wheat-lemon-grain taste with a pretty nice amount of hoppiness. Nice mouthfeel & smooth finish. Definately the best wheat beer I’ve ever had - if you can really call this a wheat beer. I don’t think 3Fs can make a mediocre brew.

Bottle; Nose of a pale ale with lots of hops and a little citrus; Looks more like a wheat; hazy gold with a medium yellow-tinged head; flavor is hoppy with some citrus and a pale ale bitter hop finish. Now the question; Do I rate to flavor or style?

Pours a cloudy yellow with a nice white head. The aroma has notes of lemon and hops with a flavor that is nicely hoppy with a light lemony background.

Fantastic Wheat Beer. Great hop aroma. Citrus-sweet taste. A very palatable beer for this style. This is a great summer session beer.

Light orange pour with a rapidly disappearing head white head. That’s the only thing I don’t like about this wheat. Now, 3F uses just a ton of hops in everything they make, blurring the line between styles.....so much so that I wonder if their brewers can tell their products apart. I’d be hard pressed to diferentiate this from Alpha King. So, I don’t know if I’d associate this with other wheats I’ve drank. That being said, I did enjoy this. Citrusy front end with a medium fisted hop finish. Well worth the money.....get this if you see it.