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Irish Wheat
Guinness Ltd.
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- From:
- Guinness Ltd.
- Ireland
- Style:
- Hefeweizen
- ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.66 | pDev: 11.75%
- Reviews:
- 62
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 02, 2020
- Added:
- Feb 24, 2017
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 44
Our recipe starts with Irish-grown, Irish-malted wheat. A long fermentation with the classic Guinness yeast strain brings out subtle banana, clove and citrus notes—flavors we hold back in our stouts but let loose in our perfectly balanced Irish Wheat. The result is a golden and hazy wheat beer with a clean, crisp, refreshing zesty citrus taste.
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Ratings by biboergosum:
Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)
3.46/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3
3.46/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3
500ml can - they can call it 'Irish' all they want, but they're making a German style.
This beer pours a slightly hazy, medium golden yellow colour, with three chubby fingers of puffy, rocky, and silky bone-white head, which leaves some stellar hanging sudsy icicle pattern lace around the glass as it slowly seeps away.
It smells faintly of gritty and grainy wheat malt, dry banana chips, muddled earthy spice, a hint of musty yeastiness, and ethereal leafy, herbal, and floral noble hop bitters. The taste is grainy and bready cereal malt, a lesser crackery wheatiness, subtle banana bubblegum notes, a fading clove and white pepper spiciness, plain yeast, and more well-understated earthy, leafy, and floral hoppiness.
The carbonation is rather reserved in its palate-stultifying frothiness, the body a solid middleweight, and mostly smooth, with nothing really getting in the way of a committee-dictated good time here. It finishes off-dry, the wheaten malt carrying the lingering day.
Overall - this comes off as more of an American (or insert any other country save Germany or Belgium) wheat ale, as the purported citrus never materializes, and the spice and yeast essences are muted at best. It ain't bad, but it's essentially, and immediately, forgettable.
Jul 01, 2018This beer pours a slightly hazy, medium golden yellow colour, with three chubby fingers of puffy, rocky, and silky bone-white head, which leaves some stellar hanging sudsy icicle pattern lace around the glass as it slowly seeps away.
It smells faintly of gritty and grainy wheat malt, dry banana chips, muddled earthy spice, a hint of musty yeastiness, and ethereal leafy, herbal, and floral noble hop bitters. The taste is grainy and bready cereal malt, a lesser crackery wheatiness, subtle banana bubblegum notes, a fading clove and white pepper spiciness, plain yeast, and more well-understated earthy, leafy, and floral hoppiness.
The carbonation is rather reserved in its palate-stultifying frothiness, the body a solid middleweight, and mostly smooth, with nothing really getting in the way of a committee-dictated good time here. It finishes off-dry, the wheaten malt carrying the lingering day.
Overall - this comes off as more of an American (or insert any other country save Germany or Belgium) wheat ale, as the purported citrus never materializes, and the spice and yeast essences are muted at best. It ain't bad, but it's essentially, and immediately, forgettable.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Proteus93 from Virginia
3.08/5 rDev -15.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.08/5 rDev -15.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
A: Hazy blonde, a nice color. Head is a little short, fizzy--though retention is decent.
S + T: Aromas are quite mild--certainly some banana notes, and a touch of spiciness. The taste allows a little more clove-like spice to come through along with the wheaty notes, though perhaps lighter on the expected banana typical of a hefeweizen.
M + O: Body is medium, paired with a modest carbonation--it's an average experience overall. While not bad, it is likely not among wheat beers that I would reach for when given a choice.
Jun 29, 2019S + T: Aromas are quite mild--certainly some banana notes, and a touch of spiciness. The taste allows a little more clove-like spice to come through along with the wheaty notes, though perhaps lighter on the expected banana typical of a hefeweizen.
M + O: Body is medium, paired with a modest carbonation--it's an average experience overall. While not bad, it is likely not among wheat beers that I would reach for when given a choice.
Reviewed by ShiningLion from Kansas
3.9/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 2.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
3.9/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 2.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
Glass - Weizen
Look - Hazy lemon yellow with fairly thin foamy head. Not long retention. No lacing.
Smell - Banana, citrus, mulling spices, bread crust, graham cracker.
Taste - front-loaded with lots of citrus, lingering finish of banana, wheat bread, and slight florality. Mildly hoppy aftertaste.
Feel - Very bright and carbonated, zesty, sharp on the tongue.
Overall - I really enjoy this beer. It's more flavorful and nuanced than most wheat beers I've had, with a lot of lingering fruit and honey in the aftertaste. The clove note described on the label is very subtle. This is a really good beer, but not what I'd call an easy drinker. I could have one or two and I'm done. It has a lot of presence and I feel like its flavors are a bit too strong to sit and drink multiples. It has a mead-like quality to it. Lots of flavor and fun to sip on. Not one I wanna drink quickly and casually.
Mar 16, 2019Look - Hazy lemon yellow with fairly thin foamy head. Not long retention. No lacing.
Smell - Banana, citrus, mulling spices, bread crust, graham cracker.
Taste - front-loaded with lots of citrus, lingering finish of banana, wheat bread, and slight florality. Mildly hoppy aftertaste.
Feel - Very bright and carbonated, zesty, sharp on the tongue.
Overall - I really enjoy this beer. It's more flavorful and nuanced than most wheat beers I've had, with a lot of lingering fruit and honey in the aftertaste. The clove note described on the label is very subtle. This is a really good beer, but not what I'd call an easy drinker. I could have one or two and I'm done. It has a lot of presence and I feel like its flavors are a bit too strong to sit and drink multiples. It has a mead-like quality to it. Lots of flavor and fun to sip on. Not one I wanna drink quickly and casually.
Reviewed by TheBierdimpfe from Canada (QC)
3.07/5 rDev -16.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.07/5 rDev -16.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Medium: Canned.
Opacity: Slightly cloudy with some residues.
Color: Light gold with moderate activity.
Head: Slightly foamy and creamy 2-3 finger.
Legs: Decent with moderate swirl reaction.
Smell: Faint wheat.
Taste: Cereal/Mild banana.
Feel: Weak bread/Floral/Yeasty.
Body: Slick and oily medium to full.
Carbonation: Average.
Overall: Average quality, overly delicate.
Visual 6.5/10 - Flavors 5.5/10 - Sensations 5/10 - Balance 6/10 -
Freshness 6.5/10 - Intensity 4/10 - Complexity 5/10 - Appreciation 5/10
Dec 27, 2018Opacity: Slightly cloudy with some residues.
Color: Light gold with moderate activity.
Head: Slightly foamy and creamy 2-3 finger.
Legs: Decent with moderate swirl reaction.
Smell: Faint wheat.
Taste: Cereal/Mild banana.
Feel: Weak bread/Floral/Yeasty.
Body: Slick and oily medium to full.
Carbonation: Average.
Overall: Average quality, overly delicate.
Visual 6.5/10 - Flavors 5.5/10 - Sensations 5/10 - Balance 6/10 -
Freshness 6.5/10 - Intensity 4/10 - Complexity 5/10 - Appreciation 5/10
Rated by G-Style from New York
3.5/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
3.5/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
You can smell the citrus, especially banana prominently right after you crack one open. Nice smooth malt taste with a bit of clove. Good beer.
Dec 08, 2018Reviewed by BarManager from New York
4.05/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.05/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
L: Light amber/golden coloring. Slightly cloudy with a very minimal head, and mild lacing.
S: Hints of wheat, citrus fruits, cloves, and bananas.
T: Initially able to taste wheat with slight citrus flavors. Hints of spices, citrus fruits, and cloves peaking through.
F: Creamy, smooth, and full bodied, with a medium carbonation. Nicely structured from start to finish.
O: Refreshing and crisp, with a slight zesty taste that complements the brew, without overpowering the consumer. An overall wonderful part of the Guinness Family.
Oct 28, 2018S: Hints of wheat, citrus fruits, cloves, and bananas.
T: Initially able to taste wheat with slight citrus flavors. Hints of spices, citrus fruits, and cloves peaking through.
F: Creamy, smooth, and full bodied, with a medium carbonation. Nicely structured from start to finish.
O: Refreshing and crisp, with a slight zesty taste that complements the brew, without overpowering the consumer. An overall wonderful part of the Guinness Family.
Reviewed by JimboBrews54 from Michigan
4/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I love Hefeweizens and I always rate them high, this is no surprise here which are always flavorful. No matter where they come from and no matter the way they taste, they are always some of the best beers to drink!
Oct 12, 2018
Irish Wheat from Guinness Ltd.
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
181 ratings
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