Melody Maker
Wandering Soul Beer
- From:
- Wandering Soul Beer
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Hazy Pale Ale
Ranked #47 - ABV:
- 4.9%
- Score:
- 93
Ranked #4,927 - Avg:
- 4.24 | pDev: 6.6%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 30, 2025
- Added:
- Oct 31, 2018
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
93
Outstanding
93
Outstanding
This beer is dedicated to Melody Smith. It’s brewed with flaked oats and dry hopped with Citra, Mosaic and Motueka hops.
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Reviewed by illpass78 from Maine
4.15/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.15/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pint on draft at Burton’s in Lynnfield, Mass., in glassware.
Appearance: Pours a very cloudy orange with a short white ring of bubbles. Almost looks like mango juice.
Aroma: Pine, fruits, grass.
Taste: Lots of tropical fruit. Starfruit, pineapple, possibly even papaya. Or maybe it’s just the color of a papaya. Very tasty.
Mouthfeel: Has a lot of body but isn’t heavy. Drinkable. Some hop prickliness. Easy drinking on the whole.
Overall: Another winner in the “lots of flavor, not a lot of booze” APA/IPA category. Flavorful and inviting.
Dec 30, 2025Appearance: Pours a very cloudy orange with a short white ring of bubbles. Almost looks like mango juice.
Aroma: Pine, fruits, grass.
Taste: Lots of tropical fruit. Starfruit, pineapple, possibly even papaya. Or maybe it’s just the color of a papaya. Very tasty.
Mouthfeel: Has a lot of body but isn’t heavy. Drinkable. Some hop prickliness. Easy drinking on the whole.
Overall: Another winner in the “lots of flavor, not a lot of booze” APA/IPA category. Flavorful and inviting.
Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts
4.12/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Milkshake cloudy with white-hued, pale gold color. The head is small and settles to rim bubbles. No lacing at all.
Strong prickly pine aroma. Some grapefruit rind with a decent pale malt base smell. Lightly sweet.
The body is thinner than I expected which is furthered by the elevated carbonation. The taste has a bit of sourness to the otherwise dry malt start. The ho bitterness is consistent throughout the tasting. It never bites too strongly, but it dominates the swallow and lengthy aftertaste.
Feb 04, 2024Strong prickly pine aroma. Some grapefruit rind with a decent pale malt base smell. Lightly sweet.
The body is thinner than I expected which is furthered by the elevated carbonation. The taste has a bit of sourness to the otherwise dry malt start. The ho bitterness is consistent throughout the tasting. It never bites too strongly, but it dominates the swallow and lengthy aftertaste.
Reviewed by johnnnniee from New Hampshire
3.84/5 rDev -9.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev -9.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Can from Craft Beer cellar Belmont
Lightly hazy light golden color with a frothy white head that persists. Earthy grassy citrus and tropical fruitiness on top of a bready mineral water base. Pretty nice beer.
Mar 06, 2020Lightly hazy light golden color with a frothy white head that persists. Earthy grassy citrus and tropical fruitiness on top of a bready mineral water base. Pretty nice beer.
Reviewed by brureview from Massachusetts
3.89/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.89/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
6/28 canning date.
Excellent light golden color with a 3F head in a Spielgelau IPA glass.
Strong aroma: fruit and vanilla.
The body was a bit thin. Even for a session beer. Almost watery.
The taste does not transition well from the aroma. No strong fruit highlights. A bit lackluster.
Light hoppy finish.
A mixed bag. Look and aroma are excellent. The body is too thin, and the taste could be much more pronounced. Lots of good hops to work with. Monteuka, Mosaic, and Citra. A recipe tweak? Rethinking this beer’s recipe could result in an excellent IPA.
Jul 20, 2019Excellent light golden color with a 3F head in a Spielgelau IPA glass.
Strong aroma: fruit and vanilla.
The body was a bit thin. Even for a session beer. Almost watery.
The taste does not transition well from the aroma. No strong fruit highlights. A bit lackluster.
Light hoppy finish.
A mixed bag. Look and aroma are excellent. The body is too thin, and the taste could be much more pronounced. Lots of good hops to work with. Monteuka, Mosaic, and Citra. A recipe tweak? Rethinking this beer’s recipe could result in an excellent IPA.
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