Apricot Summer Weizen
Okanagan Spring Brewery

Apricot Summer WeizenApricot Summer Weizen
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From:
Okanagan Spring Brewery
 
British Columbia, Canada
Style:
American Pale Wheat Beer
ABV:
5%
Score:
73
Avg:
3 | pDev: 24.33%
Reviews:
16
Ratings:
49
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 25, 2020
Added:
Apr 19, 2012
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  7
Inspired by the bountiful orchards of BC’s Southern Interior, our Brewmaster has created this deliciously original recipe. An unfiltered wheat ale with the subtle flavour of apricot, it pairs well with all things summer.
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Ratings by Kmat10:
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Rated by Kmat10 from Canada (AB)

3/5  rDev 0%

May 20, 2013
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Reviewed by Peggie77 from Canada (MB)

4.72/5  rDev +57.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
This is one of my favorite beers. Or was - until they stopped offering it as a stand alone purchase. Now I'd have to buy umpteen crappy beers from Okanagan Spring to get ONE of these.
I don't really understand the reasoning for this:

Most people don't like it. The people who DO like it, don't like "ordinary beers" in general. Why package them TOGETHER?? It makes no sense, from a marketing point of view.
Jul 25, 2020
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Reviewed by altstadt from Canada (BC)

2.34/5  rDev -22%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
Cloudy dark orange-tan color. The color is somewhat odd for a Weizen. The pale straw colored head was about 1/3 the height of the liquid below. Left small spots of lacing on the side of the glass. Too cloudy to see any carbonation.

Strong candy fruit scent. Very sweet. Might be apricot based, but it is more like an artificial candy flavoring. Nothing else punches through. Swirling the glass kicks up a light sour barnyard.

Tastes mostly like stale apricot jam spread on a malty cracker. A touch sweet. The aftertaste is much more appealing. The stale flavor drops off, leaving a much cleaner apricot flavor behind. The sweetness in the aftertaste is also a better balance for the apricot. Very mild bitters show up near the end.

Some tongue tingling. Nice level of carbonation. Turns into a coarser grained foam. A touch astringent.

Apricot has been dropped from the name on the label, but it is still listed as a flavor in the side notes. Generally speaking, this doesn't taste like a beer, let alone a Weizen. It's more like an apricot cooler, made from vodka, artificial flavoring, and clay for the cloudy color. Not a fan.
May 06, 2020
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Reviewed by kitsgrad84 from Canada (AB)

1.43/5  rDev -52.3%
look: 3 | smell: 1.25 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
Terrible Brew So overpowering is the apricot ! Especially as it warms
Jun 22, 2018
 
Rated: 3.74 by Derek from Canada (BC)

Mar 11, 2016
 
Rated: 3.25 by headlessparrot from Canada (ON)

Jul 16, 2015
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Reviewed by Svingjo from Canada (BC)

3.63/5  rDev +21%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Found some old notes and thought I'd do a quick review. This poured a hazy copper colour with a thin white head. The apricot is strong on the nose along with some yeast and grass. The flavor is much the same with the apricot lingering for quite a while. This is a beer that needs to be consumed at the proper temperature because as it warmed the apricot went from nicely sweet to syrupy.
Apr 02, 2015
 
Rated: 3.21 by BcCraft710 from Canada (BC)

Jan 19, 2015
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Rated by Mlkluther from Canada (AB)

1.5/5  rDev -50%
The apricot was over powering. It tasted more like pop than beer. Really disliked this beer.
Dec 01, 2014
 
Rated: 2.7 by pharmerdoc from Canada (MB)

Aug 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3.48 by Quotashun from Canada (ON)

Aug 21, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by YamagamiTravis from Canada (BC)

Aug 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by GoHabsGo from Canada (ON)

Jul 11, 2014
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Reviewed by wordemupg from Canada (AB)

3.5/5  rDev +16.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
341ml bottle poured into tulip 28/6/14

A cloudy orange liquid, three fingers of foam lasts for a few sips leaving a few polka dots for lace

S apricots, peaches, floral perfume, wheat and Iced tea powder

T more grains, faint banana, a little white pepper of all things, not far from the smell, simple but decent

M lighter side of medium, fluffs up from the bubbles, grainy finish overpowers the fruit somehow

O nothing to write home about but I wouldn't turn one down under a hot sun, keeps my wife drinking beer so that's a plus...I guess

I thought the rating was pretty low on this one, then I noticed all the lowest ratings were by people who rated this beer and nothing else. A strange coincidence? or does a loan rebel have a strange hate on for this beer?
Jun 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Danielr26 from Michigan

Jun 27, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by Ericbeech_87 from Canada (BC)

Jun 23, 2014
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Reviewed by ChoseLa from Canada (QC)

1.82/5  rDev -39.3%
look: 2 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 2
I opened the bottle, took a sip, i couldn't believe a beer could taste so bad. It's like i had poured a bottle of cologne in my mouth. I didn't feel like being a party pooper so i didn't rate it under 1.75, but it deserve to be banned from the market.
Jun 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by cam477 from Canada ()

Jun 08, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Exeter from Canada (AB)

May 31, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Bates7219 from Canada (BC)

May 13, 2014
Apricot Summer Weizen from Okanagan Spring Brewery
Beer rating: 73 out of 100 with 49 ratings