Free the Sun
Third Wheel Brewing

- From:
- Third Wheel Brewing
- Missouri, United States
- Style:
- Berliner Weisse
- ABV:
- 3.9%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.55 | pDev: 9.3%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 27, 2025
- Added:
- Sep 27, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
This fruited, easy drinking sour has been loaded up with sweet oranges, a hint of vanilla and a healthy dose of lactose. The result is a tartest and driest of dreamsicles.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Suds from Missouri
4.11/5 rDev +15.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.11/5 rDev +15.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Every now and then I find a beer that is surprising, one that has a unique and interesting taste. I found this one to be one of those beers. The mix of vanilla and citrus is incredible, the lactose makes it feel fuller than expected, and the sourness is balanced to make it very refreshing. Summer Creamsicle is the flavor, and it is particularly well done. It's not an artificial, hyper-fruit beer, but I think it is well made. Golden color, light haze, and a thick white head. Plenty of orange and vanilla flavor. Grain and a bit of malt flavor, and plenty of tartness. I really enjoyed this one.
Jul 27, 2025Rated by Raislak from Michigan
3.15/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
3.15/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
Having spent the summer on Oberon wheat, this sour came in looking like and old familiar then veered of in a new direction leaving me pensive
Jul 06, 2025Reviewed by whynot44 from Missouri
3.67/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Clear orange/gold color with a modest but lasting white head and some bits of lacing.
The aroma is orange, vanilla and hints of wheat, lactose and caramel.
The taste is orange, vanilla, lactose with a background of wheat and light caramel, slightly sweet, mildly tart, mild citrus zest bitterness.
The body is light/medium, moderate carbonation, crisp and very drinkable. Altogether, this is a fairly tasty brew, the lactose creating a kind of "milkshake" aspect, interesting.
Jul 01, 2025The aroma is orange, vanilla and hints of wheat, lactose and caramel.
The taste is orange, vanilla, lactose with a background of wheat and light caramel, slightly sweet, mildly tart, mild citrus zest bitterness.
The body is light/medium, moderate carbonation, crisp and very drinkable. Altogether, this is a fairly tasty brew, the lactose creating a kind of "milkshake" aspect, interesting.
Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri
3.53/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
16oz can. Poured out a slightly cloudy, golden orange color with a medium-sized head of off-white foam. It left some sudsy trails of lace on the glass. It smelled of orange, vanilla, lactose and some caramel. Wow! Strong orange and creamy milk flavor with some vanilla notes, too.
May 23, 2021Reviewed by Tone from Missouri
3.3/5 rDev -7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
3.3/5 rDev -7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
Pours a clear gold color. 1/3 inch head of a white color. Good retention and slight lacing. Smells of slight wheat, strong orange, and slight pale malt. Fits the style of a Berliner Weissbier. Mouth feel is sharp and clean, with an average carbonation level. There is a noticeable dryness. Tastes of slight wheat, strong orange, and slight pale malt. Overall, orange completely dominates and too simplistic otherwise.
Sep 27, 2018
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