Beach Cruiser
Latitude 42 Brewing Company

 

 

 

 

12 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 5/12/2016. Pours hazy golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of lemon, grapefruit, orange zest, pear, apple, pepper, light banana/clove, wheat, cracker, biscuit, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, citrus/earthy hops, and moderate pale malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of lemon, grapefruit, orange zest, pear, apple, pepper, light banana/clove, wheat, cracker, biscuit, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate yeast spiciness and light herbal bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, grapefruit, orange zest, pepper, wheat, cracker, biscuit, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, citrus/earthy hops, and moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light dryness from bitter/spiciness as well. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/grainy, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.8%. Overall this is a nice American pale wheat ale. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, citrus/earthy hops, and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth and refreshing to drink. A nicely enjoyable offering.

 

Ok...a passable summer brew, but not much more. I love me a good Hefeweizen, but this has few of the halmarks of this great beer style. Can pass muster for a hot summer day but there are better choices.

Probably the most watered down tasteless version of a wheat beer I've had to date. This may be harsh but nothing about this beer screams well crafted.

 

From a 12 ounce can, this is a hazy golden color with a medium-sized white head. The aroma is of wheat and malt...along with some citrus-like hops. The taste is sweeter than expected. Soft and malt-noteworthy, although there is a wheat twang in the background. Light hop bitterness in the finish. Medium-light in body. Drinkable and enjoyable, but not particularly interesting.

12oz can. Poured out a slightly cloudy, straw-yellow with a one-finger, white head of foam. Smelled of wheat and orange peel. Tasted of sweet wheat, a hint of citrus and a mild bitterness.

 

 

Poured from a 12oz. can into a standard pint glass.
Deep gold with an airy two-inch head of foam
Aroma-Wheat, faint fruit note
Taste-Soft wheat, subtle tangerine note.
Crisp,quenching, very refreshing and sessionable. A nice "boat" beer.

Short Review. This beer just wasn't that good, it had more than a dew problems. The first being that it had pretty much no carbonation. The second being it had some off cardboard flavors and aromas. Even though I could still taste a little bit of wheat it was still pretty bland and watery for the style. I can't recommend and it's going to be a while before I'm willing to give this beer another chance.