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Three Floyds Gumballhead

Percentile
96
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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8523.74/5.03.73/5.04.8%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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 BigBastard (668), L.A., California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/104/517/20
Nov 6, 2006  
Lemon, wheat and hops in the aroma. Very light, citrusy and refreshing. Lots of grapefruit in the flavor without being bitter. Really tasted like a light IPA, great stuff.


 Mangino (1027), Mississippi, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/103/517/20
Oct 29, 2004    Updated: Dec 23, 2004
Pours a darker goldenrod color. Aroma of tropical/passion fruit (Papaya)! Flavor is spicy and hoppy, somewhat thin. Still getting fruit juice aromas and tastes. For the style, the most flavorful beer I’ve had. Refreshing and a great beer! Thanks to Psych Prof for this one!


 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.


 LooseCannon (931), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Mar 1, 2008  
22oz bottle. Pours hazy golden in color with white head. Aroma citrus, wheat and hops. Taste of hops and light wheat with bitter finish.


 valpoaj (362), Valparaiso, Indiana, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/104/517/20
Nov 6, 2007    Updated: Nov 1, 2008
Thanks to Pantanap for the bottle. Fluffy head...typical wheat body. Very pleasant aroma...has strong grapefruit scents but also a lot of other fruits, including orange and lemon...very nice work of the amarillo hops! Nice flavor up front...hoppy, citrusy and bready, then mellows out into a mostly-lemon flavor, and actually has a somewhat watery finish on the palate. Flavor lingers long for a wheat. I’m not one that has completely bought into the FFF craze so far, but this was a very enjoyable variation of a wheat, which is nice to see today!

Update 10/31/08: On tap in NW Indiana...this is a very clean beer on tap, the amarillo hops are truly allowed to shine in this beer...lemon and orange flavors very well defined and the oscillation between strong citrus and sharp bitterness is wonderful...notching this one up slightly from previous rating


archmik (3), Indiana, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Three Floyds Gumballhead does not count
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jul 19, 2008  
Thanks alot FFF,for making me dislike all other wheats! Not really, but close to it. Lemony, zesty,summery ahh!! Lip smackin good!


 BelgianBeerGal (1291), Sabbatical in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/105/516/20
Feb 5, 2009    Updated: Jul 10, 2009
Bottled. I completely agree with the commercial description. Obviously one of the brewers and not the ad folks developed this. The amarillo hops really make this a unique and easy drinking wheat ale. By far my favourite wheat beer so far.


 jstraw (766), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/105/517/20
Jan 29, 2007    Updated: Aug 2, 2007
Darker golden with decent head / Nose of wheat, hemp, and lemon / Light body with creamy, hoppy palate and smooth finish / Flavors of lemon, pineapple, honey, and wheat. The standard for an American wheat.



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