Wild Huckleberry Lager
Great Northern Brewing Co.

Wild Huckleberry LagerWild Huckleberry Lager
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From:
Great Northern Brewing Co.
 
Montana, United States
Style:
Fruit and Field Beer
ABV:
4.5%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.69 | pDev: 14.09%
Reviews:
38
Ratings:
98
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 10, 2023
Added:
Aug 08, 2003
Wants:
  7
Gots:
  13
Our signature wild huckleberry lager starts with pure glacial water from northwest Montana, hand-picked mountain huckleberries, combined with the practice of cold fermentation, yields a bright and clean body that pairs naturally with the sweet aromatics of this wild forest berry.

11 IBU
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Ratings by wrightst:
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Rated by wrightst from Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%

Jul 27, 2014
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Rated by magikbagel from Wisconsin

4.1/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Smooth and crisp lager with a subtly sweet finish. Berry flavor is perfectly balanced and not too overwhelming.
Jul 10, 2023
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Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio

3.46/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Clear sparkling gold with a puffy white head leaving defined layers of lace.

Very fruity and berry forward, it's almost as if achieved by a flavoring packet, only just brought back down to earth with a faintly semi-bitter lager-like backing.
Apr 26, 2022
 
Rated: 3.64 by DownyIsHungry from Minnesota

Mar 19, 2022
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Reviewed by Shelbs90 from Montana

4.62/5  rDev +25.2%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
great look for an unfiltered beer. never really tried huckleberry but the smell is very interesting. the taste is very good. i really enjoy it. it’s very smooth and unique and reminds me of a tootsie pop shot. tastes like a wheat beer but as you breathe out you get a great huckleberry taste. literally mind blowing. will definitely try again!
Oct 03, 2021
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Reviewed by maddogruss from New Jersey

3.33/5  rDev -9.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Based on a review from 2013. Had in a bottle.
A: pours light, straw yellow body with small white head with ok retention and lacing
S: subtle, sweet huckleberry smell
T: subtle, sweet huckleberry taste with a sweet, berry aftertaste
M: light and fairly crisp; pretty good
D: nice mouthfeel and taste combo; nice drinking beer overall
Dec 21, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by nruhlig from Minnesota

Oct 08, 2019
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Reviewed by hoptheology from California

3.92/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz can
Stella glass

Clear gold, fluffy white cap of 2 fingers, lots of lace.

Aroma of fresh huckleberry and urine. Slight jam. Faint metal and grain dust.

Flavor is unobtrusive; polite and delicate huckleberry and huckleberry jam notes amidst a wheaty profile and slight copper penny. Wheat dust wins out on the finish.

Crisp and creamy, semi-clean, great busy carbonation, mild dryness.

Overall, could drink a LOT of these, especially in warm weather. Too bad they're $11/6 pack, otherwise I would be buying a case. Good stuff for a "non-thinking-beer" mood.
Sep 26, 2019
 
Rated: 3.5 by scaliasux from Wisconsin

Sep 06, 2019
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Rated by robotnewyork from Michigan

3.7/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Enjoyable taste with some hoppiness but gave me a headache afterwards.
Aug 10, 2018
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Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota

3.91/5  rDev +6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from 12oz can into glass.
Mostly clear/partly cloudy pale gold colored body. One finger white head upon pouring dissipates to wispy cap and thin ring. All left behind lacing slides back down into the beer.
Smell of huckleberry is evident as soon as the cap is removed. Behind the berry is the wheat malt.
Taste continues with the huckleberry on top of a wheat lager. Good balance of the tangy wheat lager with the slightly sweet berry. The berry continues longer into the after taste, which leads to another sip.
Thinner mouth feel. Good carbonation.
The huckleberry is there all the way in the aroma and taste but it is in good balance with the wheat lager. Very refreshing, and a good candidate for several in a session.
Aug 07, 2018
 
Rated: 2.95 by BellsFan from Michigan

Jul 31, 2018
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Reviewed by PNW253beer from Washington

4.67/5  rDev +26.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Honestly one of the best wheat lager's I have ever tasted. I highly recommend this beer to anyone passing through Montana. The hint of huckleberry makes it an instant classic.
Jan 06, 2018
 
Rated: 4.77 by The_Geologist from Montana

Nov 30, 2017
 
Rated: 4.24 by DOCRW from Kentucky

Oct 20, 2017
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Reviewed by Holderness from Massachusetts

3.19/5  rDev -13.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
This beer is exactly as advertised: a wheat lager with a hint of huckleberry essence added. The huckleberry is not overpowering or sweet, but its there in the background. Otherwise, pretty standard American lager........ watery body

64/100
Aug 16, 2017
 
Rated: 3.71 by BlueSpader from Washington

Jul 07, 2017
 
Rated: 4.04 by Cruzgator from Massachusetts

Jul 07, 2017
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
12 oz bottle in Yellowstone NP: home of everything huckleberry.
Clear bluish amber body with a good off-white head. decent retention.
Aroma: Blueberries and faint hops.
Flavour: berries, baked wheat bread and light hops. Nearly as sweet as it is bitter.
Medium-light body with medium carbonation.
Jun 24, 2017
 
Rated: 3.53 by benloho from Utah

Jun 22, 2017
Wild Huckleberry Lager from Great Northern Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 98 ratings