Three Floyds Gumballhead

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

Bottle - first AW. Powerful citric hop aroma, light yeastiness. Lemony, sure, but not at all gumbally (only time you’ll ever hear that adjective). Pours a hazy, orange-accented golden with a creamy, lacing tan head. Very strong hoppy taste, citrus is there but overshadowed by a newfound bitterness. Wheat establishes itself, even comes across as assertive, but this still tastes much more like a pale ale than a wheat. Creamy feel, medium body. Strange to have such a hoppy nose on a wheat beer, and I’m not sure that I like hoppy bitterness paired with wheat ... but it’s interesting enough for me to buy another (clean and refreshing, after all).

Nice clear orange body with heavy carbonation. Faint white head that left a tiny ring after ten minutes. Sweet floral hop notes with not a hint o wheat. Hops and sweet malt flavors preceded a grainy finish.

This is phenomenally hopped for a wheat beer, with pungent spicy, piney hops dominating the aroma and flavor. The wheat malt is tangy, cerealy, and a bit citrusy. Gumballhead is hard to compare to other American wheats considering its aroma and flavor profile is quite distinct. The body is clear straw-colored with thin off-white head (OK, so there is a similarity!). I like this beer but its genre-splitting nature requires I compare it to other pale ales as well as wheats, and this is a "middle-of-the-pack" offering.

11-17-04 From the bottle. Much better nose. Still too hopped for the style, but a nice beer. (old rating starts here-->)On tap at the brewery (and admittedly in a plastic cup). Cloudy yellow with a bubbly head. Crisp hop nose and lots of hop bitterness in the flavor. Lots of grapefruit tastes. I thought it was thin and that the flavors didn’t really balance well. Interesting take on a summer wheat beer.

Bottle. Pours golden with a medium white head. Tastes very perfumed and artificial. Citrus and notes of pine and hops.

bottle. thanks for sharing, Len! orange-golden body with a medium white head. the aroma is awesome and not like any other American Wheat I’ve had. orange hops galore come to no surprise. very APA-like flavour - grassy and citric hops and creamy yeast. a touch of bread sweetness but this concoction is mostly hops. I could see myself drinking more of this in the summer months especially with the low alcohol level. very drinkable.

On tap at Brewtopia. Clear golden in color. Crisp. Hoppy. Fresh hops. Light flavor. Very good.

clar gold under a medium sized white head. watermelon, citrus, soft fruit aroma. a fruity hop flavor with light citrus. smooth. great take on a wheat ale. the hops liven it up nicely.