Purple Line Express
Smylie Brothers Brewing Co.
- From:
- Smylie Brothers Brewing Co.
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Hefeweizen
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.71 | pDev: 6.47%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 24, 2019
- Added:
- Jul 26, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
Bavarian wheat made with hibiscus, blueberries, and blackberries.
2015 Great American Beer Festival Bronze Medal Winner: Fruit Wheat Beer Category
2015 Great American Beer Festival Bronze Medal Winner: Fruit Wheat Beer Category
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Reviewed by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois
3.71/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Sampled in a taster glass from draft at Smylie Brothers Brewing Co on July 26, 2019. Award winning Bavarian wheat brewed with hibiscus, blueberry and blackberry. Tart, fruity and super refreshing.
Sep 24, 2019
Reviewed by BRami127 from Illinois
3.79/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.79/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Served on tap in a Hefeweisen glass.
A: almost purplish in color. Nice dark amber color with little nice creamy head that dissipates quickly after 1st sip. Light carbonation.
S: trace scent of the berries used making this beer. Faint wheat scent like a traditional Hefeweizen.
T: hibiscus pronounced in the front followed by the tart berry flavor. Wheat flavor on the back.
M: light bodied unlike some Weisse beer. Tart and carbonated.
Overall: nice refreshing beer for summer. The hibiscus flavor is not as pronounced as Rosa from Revolution and it's not a traditional, citrusy Weisse beer like a Paulaner. But very drinkable nonetheless.
Jul 26, 2014A: almost purplish in color. Nice dark amber color with little nice creamy head that dissipates quickly after 1st sip. Light carbonation.
S: trace scent of the berries used making this beer. Faint wheat scent like a traditional Hefeweizen.
T: hibiscus pronounced in the front followed by the tart berry flavor. Wheat flavor on the back.
M: light bodied unlike some Weisse beer. Tart and carbonated.
Overall: nice refreshing beer for summer. The hibiscus flavor is not as pronounced as Rosa from Revolution and it's not a traditional, citrusy Weisse beer like a Paulaner. But very drinkable nonetheless.
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