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Windy City Wheat
Chicago Beer Company
- From:
- Chicago Beer Company
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Witbier
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 76
- Avg:
- 3.24 | pDev: 19.14%
- Reviews:
- 31
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 06, 2016
- Added:
- Nov 07, 2010
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 7
Today's forecast...Windy! A Belgian-style wheat ale brewed with honey and spices.
20 IBU
20 IBU
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Reviewed by ordybill from Georgia
3.75/5 rDev +15.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +15.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a 12 OZ bottle into a pint glass. The appearance is a murky gold color with a medium sized white head. The aroma is citrus, grain and some spice. The taste follows the nose. A slightly above average beer.
Dec 06, 2016Rated by dwillie733 from Illinois
3.29/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.29/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Overall just an average wheat beer
Jun 27, 2016Reviewed by WillieThreebiers from Connecticut
3.42/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.42/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Pours a cloud yellow straw with a half finger of head that dissipates quickly to a ring with spots of lacing. Slightly sweet malt aroma. Bland taste, faint bit of banana.
Mar 09, 2016Reviewed by SPLITGRIN from Kentucky
3.69/5 rDev +13.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev +13.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Wheat ales get a bad wrap, I think there is only one or two even in the top 250. It is just an underwhelming style for the most part. I always try to rate according to style.
A deep honey toned body hosts a full two fingers of foamy white head. Head has decent retention. Nose has some honey and soft sweet bready notes. Initial sip has this zesty dusty and creamy wheat feel. A hint of citrus and soft hop notes round out a solid drinkable flavor platform. Overall the way this one is put together it is a bit bolder then most wheat ales. Very nice for the style.
Jul 13, 2015A deep honey toned body hosts a full two fingers of foamy white head. Head has decent retention. Nose has some honey and soft sweet bready notes. Initial sip has this zesty dusty and creamy wheat feel. A hint of citrus and soft hop notes round out a solid drinkable flavor platform. Overall the way this one is put together it is a bit bolder then most wheat ales. Very nice for the style.
Rated by aussiebeer from Illinois
2.5/5 rDev -22.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.5/5 rDev -22.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Just a terrible terrible terrible beer
Jun 19, 2015Rated by Fuzzgun91 from Illinois
3.4/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.4/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Decent Belgian White, a bit on the sweet side.
May 24, 2015Reviewed by Vixie from Florida
2.79/5 rDev -13.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
2.79/5 rDev -13.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
Pours a cloudy light yellow with a bit of a white head that dissipates fairly quickly into some lacing across the top of the beer and the sides of the glass.
Smell is mainly sweet malt with some yeast.
Taste starts out promising with a bit of sweetness from the malt and honey, but then a weird funky flavor takes over, leaving a pretty nasty aftertaste, Not sure what s causing it, but ruins what could be a flavorful beer.
Feel is a bit watery, carbonation seems a bit low.
Got this as part of a make your own six pack, so only got one bottle, and it wasn't expensive. Good thing, as I don't know if I could polish off more than one of these. Many better examples of the style out there.
Mar 19, 2015Smell is mainly sweet malt with some yeast.
Taste starts out promising with a bit of sweetness from the malt and honey, but then a weird funky flavor takes over, leaving a pretty nasty aftertaste, Not sure what s causing it, but ruins what could be a flavorful beer.
Feel is a bit watery, carbonation seems a bit low.
Got this as part of a make your own six pack, so only got one bottle, and it wasn't expensive. Good thing, as I don't know if I could polish off more than one of these. Many better examples of the style out there.
Windy City Wheat from Chicago Beer Company
Beer rating:
76 out of
100 with
92 ratings
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