Orange Wheat
Hideout Brewing Company

22 ounce bottle into weizen glass, bottled in 7/2016. Pours hazy golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big orange juice, orange peel, lemon, banana, clove, pepper, light bubblegum, wheat, bread, and herbal/yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of orange juice, fruity/spicy yeast, and pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big orange juice, orange peel, lemon, banana, clove, pepper, light bubblegum, wheat, bread, and herbal/yeast earthiness. Light herbal bitterness, yeast spiciness, tangy wheat, and fruit tartness on the finish; with lingering notes of orange juice, orange peel, lemon, banana, clove, pepper, wheat, bread, and herbal/yeast earthiness on the finish for a short bit. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of orange juice, fruity/spicy yeast, and pale malt flavors; with a great malt/tart/bitter/spiciness balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from carbonation and tart/bitter/spiciness as well. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, fairly crisp/creamy/grainy, and lightly acidic balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol for 7.1%. There is a slight off flavor note in the aroma/flavors, resulting from using orange juice in the fermentation; but it’s not too prominent. Overall this is a very nice fruited hefeweizen style. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of orange juice, fruity/spicy yeast, and pale malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering.