American Wheat Ale with orange zest, lemon zest,coriander
and peppercorns
Short’s Brewing Company
Elk Rapids, Michigan, USA
There is a good dose of sediment in each bottle so, make
sure to swirl the bottle to stir up all the goodies.
Appearance: hazy golden wheat with a white head and not much
on the lacing front
Aroma: wheat stands out with a good touch of orange peel.
Smells summer delicious
Flavors: good job here; tasty wheat, the lemon and orange
zest is present without standing out like a sore thumb (thank goodness), there
is just a touch of coriander, and like the peppercorn feel on the aftertaste.
Mouthfeel: since the citrus zest and coriander flavors where
not over done it is a pleasing ale to drink.
One thing I have been complaining about for the last two months is lemon
in beer – I for one – I am tired of lemon in my beer (didn’t like it much to
start with for the fact), the other thing I complain about is sex … oops
another discussion … American Craft brewers overdoing the spices is the actual
complaint. When the corianders and
cloves are just coating the palate – it is not refreshing. When the hops have too much of a citrus bite
it is not refreshing … just had to squeeze on more complaint in. I guess that is why I like to go back to
German, English, and Belgian beers.
Off the soapbox.
I just plain ol’ like this ale. The mouthfeel is pleasing and interesting at
the same time. I feel like I am drinking
something without being violated. The
wheat flavors are on the front with the citrus zest following. The peppercorns seem to be on the finish and
definitely on aftertaste.
To the Point: this is a must try.
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