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Intermountain Wheat
Epic Brewing Company
- From:
- Epic Brewing Company
- Utah, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Wheat Beer
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.48 | pDev: 15.8%
- Reviews:
- 21
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 02, 2019
- Added:
- May 30, 2010
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 2
An American Wheat Beer, no banana or clove in this one: highly drinkable, unfiltered, “session-able.” Easy to drink, nice zest and lemon citrus flavors and aromas from the hops balanced with slight malt sweetness and just a wee bit kick of sour from the wheat. Even if you are over training school wheat beers this Wheat is one not to be missed and weighs in with some real kick at 5.0% alcohol by volume.
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Ratings by beergrl75:
Reviewed by beergrl75 from Utah
5/5 rDev +43.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +43.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
This has to be my favorite beer so far. I'm in love with this beer! I picked it up for around 3 bucks compare to the Brainless $6(higher Acv, of course) Its very light in color and smells citrusy. The taste is amazing. It's a smooth beer and probally goes well with any type of foods. I really liked the Brainless Belgian but this one is even better. I'm hitting the liquor store and definitely taking a tour at the Epic Brewing Co... I need more of this YUMMMY beer!!! :)
Jan 14, 2011More User Ratings:
Reviewed by StArnoldFan from Texas
3.15/5 rDev -9.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.15/5 rDev -9.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Bought a bomber while in Park City. No idea of when it was bottled, which turned me away from all their IPAs.
Bland and boring. The look is the best part of this beer as it has nice color with solid lacing going down the glass. No nose, weak taste. Would not buy again.
Aug 04, 2017Bland and boring. The look is the best part of this beer as it has nice color with solid lacing going down the glass. No nose, weak taste. Would not buy again.
Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota
4/5 rDev +14.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +14.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L: Pours cloudy straw gold under a 2” clingy white foam cap.
S: There is a little hop in the aroma along with citrus and wheat.
T: Wheat and citrus with an assertive hop finish. There is not a lot of clove or other spice in the flavor.
F: Very creamy and smooth, dry with a touch of wheat tartness at the end. Mediuim light body and medium high carbonation.
O: A refreshing American Wheat.
Jun 08, 2015S: There is a little hop in the aroma along with citrus and wheat.
T: Wheat and citrus with an assertive hop finish. There is not a lot of clove or other spice in the flavor.
F: Very creamy and smooth, dry with a touch of wheat tartness at the end. Mediuim light body and medium high carbonation.
O: A refreshing American Wheat.
Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California
3.49/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a murky light orange-brown with a foamy beige head that settles to a partial film on top of the beer. Thin streaks of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, wheat, and slight butter aromas. Taste is much the same with malt, wheat, and biscuit flavors on the finish. There is a very mild amount of hop bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer that is very grain forward, but lacks the citrus aroma described on the label.
Feb 21, 2014Reviewed by Zorro from California
3.23/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.23/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Cloudy orange colored beer with a small white colored head.
Smells mildly sweet with a soda cracker malt aroma and the scent of mineral water. Mild yeast aroma and a mild citrus hop edge.
Starts out mildly sweet with a slight burnt sugar and caramel taste. Tastes a little yeasty with a hard water flavor that leaves a minerals sensation in the mouth. Mild grassy hop taste that goes well with the rest of the flavors. Pretty much this is a Lager made from wheat malt and it does work.
Mouthfeel is good.
Overall a tasty mild beer. Beats 80% of the American Wheat beers buy not trying to be a hop bomb.
Feb 05, 2014Smells mildly sweet with a soda cracker malt aroma and the scent of mineral water. Mild yeast aroma and a mild citrus hop edge.
Starts out mildly sweet with a slight burnt sugar and caramel taste. Tastes a little yeasty with a hard water flavor that leaves a minerals sensation in the mouth. Mild grassy hop taste that goes well with the rest of the flavors. Pretty much this is a Lager made from wheat malt and it does work.
Mouthfeel is good.
Overall a tasty mild beer. Beats 80% of the American Wheat beers buy not trying to be a hop bomb.
Reviewed by Gueuzedude from Arizona
3.64/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.64/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A solid pour into my Lost Abbey Teku glass produces an almost, two-finger thick, pale tan colored head. The beer is a pale amber / gold hue that shows an almost brilliantly clear, bright gold hue when held up to the light. The aroma smells of hoppy tropical fruit notes that are backed by more hoppy herbal notes. Specific aromas of mango, tangelo, lychee, juicy fruit bubble-gum, and papaya play the dominant notes with hints of menthol, and perhaps a touch of pine rounding things out. The grain character plays a distant second to the hop character, but does contribute a hint of pale cracker like malt character. As the beer warms up the pale malt character gets a touch more expressive, it contributes a touch of dried grass / hay and reminds me of freshly crushed pale malt.
This has a solid, somewhat herbaceous bitterness to it up front, and has a nicely complimentary tart wheat character; this last is accentuated by the fruity hop character. Light and refreshing, and it has an effervescent carbonation to it, this is certainly a consummate hot weather beer; it has just a touch of body to it, enough to keep it from seeming overly thing, but not so much as to not make this eminently quaffable. The fruity hop notes aren’t quite as noticeable in the flavor as they were in the aroma, and this is due to the dry quality of this beer, but there are still noticeable notes of tangelo zest, lychee, sweet lemon zest, and a touch of tropical fruit character.
This is a nice American Wheat beer. I definitely like the fact that the dominant character is from the hops; having said that, this beer could use a bit more hop character for my particular tastes, but I have a feeling that wasn’t what the brewer was going for here. Speaking of unrealistic expectations, I would love to see a version of this fermented with a Saison Dupont derived yeast strain. Still, this is quite nice, and I wouldn’t mind having a few fresh pints of this on a hot summer’s day.
Sep 30, 2013This has a solid, somewhat herbaceous bitterness to it up front, and has a nicely complimentary tart wheat character; this last is accentuated by the fruity hop character. Light and refreshing, and it has an effervescent carbonation to it, this is certainly a consummate hot weather beer; it has just a touch of body to it, enough to keep it from seeming overly thing, but not so much as to not make this eminently quaffable. The fruity hop notes aren’t quite as noticeable in the flavor as they were in the aroma, and this is due to the dry quality of this beer, but there are still noticeable notes of tangelo zest, lychee, sweet lemon zest, and a touch of tropical fruit character.
This is a nice American Wheat beer. I definitely like the fact that the dominant character is from the hops; having said that, this beer could use a bit more hop character for my particular tastes, but I have a feeling that wasn’t what the brewer was going for here. Speaking of unrealistic expectations, I would love to see a version of this fermented with a Saison Dupont derived yeast strain. Still, this is quite nice, and I wouldn’t mind having a few fresh pints of this on a hot summer’s day.
Intermountain Wheat from Epic Brewing Company
Beer rating:
81 out of
100 with
45 ratings
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