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Three Floyds Gumballhead

Three Floyds Gumballhead

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A Wheat Ale brewed by
Three Floyds Brewing Company

Munster, Indiana USA

bottled
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7363.73/5.03.73/5.0Summer4.8%99.7Shaker, Weizen P  Stats

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 SkingraftRecords.com. Cheers!

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 UnsofistaCat (212), Garden City, Michigan, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/57/103/515/20

Jul 20, 2007  
Gumball flavor if your normal gum of choice is made up of Amarillo resin. Very hoppy for the style. Bitter- but more of a pine then citrus. Didn’t have the cloudiness I was expecting. I thought this thing would be loaded with phenols. Very average looking with small head that dissipates quickly. Nose of brown sugar and pine. Bells does wheat much better then FFF. Still a good tasty beer though. This more of an IPA made with wheat.

 Narnad (117), Wonder Lake, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/103/513/20
Oct 9, 2008    Updated: Oct 12, 2008
Beers pours from the bottle a clear golden color with a thick bleach white head which dissipates quickly. A heavy citrus and floral hop aroma hits the nose as soon as the bottle is opened up. Flavor is grassy mixed with wheat at the start but finishes with an awesome grapefruit flavor at the end of the tasting. A good and unique beer. As it warms, the citrus flavor really comes out and really shines.


bellmyer (14), EAST MOLINE, Illinois, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/104/511/20
Oct 4, 2008  
Bottle from the brewery. Pours a dull clear orange with receding head. Aroma is very sweet hops and malts. Flavor is also very sweet, not a whole lot there. Lacing is not present. Not my favorite FFF but still a drinkable brew, better if it was a hot summer day. Better than a 2.9


 puggy211 (336), cordova, Tennessee, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Oct 4, 2008  
This is a very light, clear, clean straw color with golden hues. The carbonation helps to maintain the head for some time. It has a great floral hop aroma similar to other FFF beers. There is a perfumy floral taste that pervails but doesn’t dominate. Also some citrus hops are present and a bit of sweetness. This is a great tasting beer and tastes more like an IPA than a wheat, but I like it just the same.


wrburgess (2), CHICAGO, Illinois, USA
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4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/59/104/518/20
Sep 26, 2008  
Normally I’m not a fan of grapefruit, but the zinger on the tail end of the taste is a nice change of pace.


gax33 (11), Minooka, Illinois, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/104/510/20
Sep 26, 2008  
Not what you’d expect in a wheat beer. I’m not a big fan of any pine-taste in my beer and this one had a subtle pine flavor. Also, more carbonation than I’d prefer. Some sweetness mixed with some bitterness. Overall, it’s a slightly above average experience but with so many people raving about Gumballhead - I was disappointed.



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