Wacky Wheat #3
John Harvard's Brewery & Ale House
- From:
- John Harvard's Brewery & Ale House
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Witbier
- ABV:
- 4.9%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.06 | pDev: 25.49%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 16, 2005
- Added:
- May 24, 2005
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by goodbyeohio from Connecticut
2.06/5 rDev -32.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.06/5 rDev -32.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
cloudy yellow with orange highlights. hazy. excessively carbonated. patchy thin head of white fizzy fizz. lots of concentrated orange juice and moldy hops in the nose. metallic, or something off. flavor is both buttery and coppery, a weird combination that doesn't mix at all. lagery nuttiness is the only identifiable beeriness here, and it is not something i want in a witbier. poor example of the style, when i can buy a 22oz bomber of double white next door for less. unacceptable.
consensus of people at the bar- better with lemon! f dat.
Aug 16, 2005consensus of people at the bar- better with lemon! f dat.
Reviewed by MarineHokie from Connecticut
3.95/5 rDev +29.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
3.95/5 rDev +29.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Presentation: On-tap
Appearance: Thin white head. Pale gold, slightly cloudy.
Smell: Cloves, slight citrus aroma.
Taste: wheat graininess, light yeastiness, some clove and sweet citrus. Sweet but with fairly crisp mouthfeel.
Notes: Reminded me of a Berliner Weiss. I normally stick with a Wit in the wheat beer realm, but someone seated at the bar who seemed to know beer suggested that #3 was pretty good. Based on the weather, it seemed more logical than any other choice available. I was impressed and enjoyed the brew sans lemon!
Aug 15, 2005Appearance: Thin white head. Pale gold, slightly cloudy.
Smell: Cloves, slight citrus aroma.
Taste: wheat graininess, light yeastiness, some clove and sweet citrus. Sweet but with fairly crisp mouthfeel.
Notes: Reminded me of a Berliner Weiss. I normally stick with a Wit in the wheat beer realm, but someone seated at the bar who seemed to know beer suggested that #3 was pretty good. Based on the weather, it seemed more logical than any other choice available. I was impressed and enjoyed the brew sans lemon!
Reviewed by connecticutpoet from Connecticut
3.18/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.18/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
This was a yellow, hazy brew, a standard witbier appearance.
Aroma was of oranges and cloves, a little sweet fruit. Menu said it was brewed with coriander, cloves, and 15 pounds of oranges per batch.
Taste was of cloves foremost, with wheat malt and citrus evident. Cloves seemed to be a little roo powerful.
Mouthfeel was a bit wishy-washy, and I wouldn't give it above an average drinkability because of the cloves.
Originally, it came served with a small lemon wedge in the glass... the waitress said that that was the way the brewer intended. I said I was a purist, and that I would rather have it without. She brought me another sample, but suggested I also try it with, as she left it for me.
I tried it after I was done sampling... the lemon mediated the clove flavor, but made it too sour. I didn't like it, and I would have rated it lower with it in. I understand that some people like their witbiers like this, but I prefer them as brewed... if a lemon flavor is desired, it should be added to the batch. But that's just me.
May 24, 2005Aroma was of oranges and cloves, a little sweet fruit. Menu said it was brewed with coriander, cloves, and 15 pounds of oranges per batch.
Taste was of cloves foremost, with wheat malt and citrus evident. Cloves seemed to be a little roo powerful.
Mouthfeel was a bit wishy-washy, and I wouldn't give it above an average drinkability because of the cloves.
Originally, it came served with a small lemon wedge in the glass... the waitress said that that was the way the brewer intended. I said I was a purist, and that I would rather have it without. She brought me another sample, but suggested I also try it with, as she left it for me.
I tried it after I was done sampling... the lemon mediated the clove flavor, but made it too sour. I didn't like it, and I would have rated it lower with it in. I understand that some people like their witbiers like this, but I prefer them as brewed... if a lemon flavor is desired, it should be added to the batch. But that's just me.
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