Smuttynose Summer Weizen - Smuttynose Brewing Company

kangarooAdam59

Pennsylvania

3.64/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Looks like my last New England review (other than any possible trades):

Once again and my final thanx to Aaron (rest in peace), this one's for you:

Best by 09/27/13:

Into a weizen and a pint glass (at a previous time):

A: somewhat hazy yellow/orange body, some rising carbonation is seen rising, foamy white head rises and falls and leaves some clingy lacing

S: citrus, wheat through subtle herbal tones (probably the chamomile)

T: sweet light citrus with a wheaty bite at the end, no esters/banana-ness

M: light, sessionable, smooth, moderately carbonated but still adequate for the American pale wheat ale style

O: I'm glad I weizen glass tested it, but still think its an American pale wheat as Beer advocate suggests, so this is good for its style, I might have another, but where I'm going, I'm probably not gonna see this

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2013 14:32:08 | More by kangarooAdam59

mattsdenney

Tennessee

3.8/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A leftover summer seasonal purchased during December. Poured from 12 oz. bottle into a NB globe glass.

This beer is light orange in color with a hazy, non-transparent complexion. A finger thick head quickly accumulates and recedes slowly leaving behind a thin lacing around the sides of my glass. This thing looks the way a good wheat beer should look. The smell is interesting and leads with spicy cloves, mild banana, and husky wheats and grains. The beer's flavor follows suit. It's light, fruity, and well-balanced all the while with a solid underlying wheat-iness. Hints of banana, some light grassy hops, and yeasty malts throughout. It's light-bodied and refreshing, a perfect summer consistency. Overall a nice wheat beer that gives a nice balance between an American wheat ale and a hefeweizen.

Serving type: bottle

12-26-2012 23:23:45 | More by mattsdenney

scootny

New York

3.65/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Huge head tons of lace. Two finger cap after seven minutes. Hazy golden brew with gentle microfine carbonation. Lemony aroma with wheat malt and light sweet breadiness. Bright citrusy hops. Taste is lemony wheat and crystal malt with a dry graininess like a good pilsner. Very clean. Hops give a zesty dry finish with a touch of pepper and hop oil lingering faintly. Feel is on the lighter side with a crisp carbonation and quenching character. A very nice summer session ale and a good alternative to a well done pilsner.

Serving type: bottle

10-22-2012 07:24:27 | More by scootny

chefhatt

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -13%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Poured this into a perfect pint glass, it has a golden color body with a nice foamy head that hangs out for a while till calming down. The smell is wheat and a hint of lemon. The taste is of wheat and some lemon, but not much else going on there. The mouth feel is good and overall this is a nice summer beer, good for a couple after mowing the grass or yard work.

Serving type: bottle

10-14-2012 20:54:42 | More by chefhatt

Cavanaghty

Maine

2.78/5  rDev -19.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Poured from a bottle into a pint glass.

Appearance: Cloudy amber color with a thin white head.

Smell: Citrus, wheat, no much else.

Mouthfeel/Taste: Smooth, light to medium bodied. Taste of citrus, mostly lemon. Kinda tasted like it was bad beer, but the beer was well within date.

Overall: Definatly not my first choice for a beer, its really not anything special. If you are offered try it, but don't go out of your way to buy it.

Serving type: bottle

09-24-2012 17:59:31 | More by Cavanaghty

dbrauneis

New Jersey

3.48/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Served on tap at Northern Soul in Hoboken, NJ

A: Pours a hazy straw to pale golden yellow in color with light amounts of visible carbonation. The beer has a finger tall bright white head that slowly reduces to a thin film covering the entire surface of the beer with a slightly thicker ring at the edges of the glass. Moderate to significant amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Light to moderate aromas of wheat with light citrus/lemon hops and some lemon citrus.

T: Like the smell, there is a light flavor of wheat with hints of lemon citrus - the flavor overall is very mild.

M: Light bodied with moderate to heavy amounts of carbonation.

O: Easy to drink and refreshing, a quite enjoyable beer for the hot summer weather. I liked this beer and I would seriously consider this a regular summer session beer.

Serving type: on-tap

09-20-2012 01:24:14 | More by dbrauneis

HerculesRM

South Carolina

3.33/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

S: Bottle
a: Yellow-straw colored, not quite as opaque as other hefeweizens. Off white head.
s: orange/lemon zest, mugwort
t: lemon and spice on the front end; skunky after taste
m: thick but refreshing
o: I don't think I'd choose it again, but not bad

Serving type: bottle

09-18-2012 20:05:57 | More by HerculesRM

jpro

South Carolina

3.43/5  rDev -0.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

12oz bottle from 6-pack at Total Wine. They had this stuff on sale for $4.99 (and it was this season's - haha!), so I figured I'd try it.

A: Poured into a shaped pint glass... orangey, straw gold with a touch of cloudiness; one-finger, white head dies down without leaving much lace - although it does manage some light retention.

S: Sweet; light bready, fruity yeast aroma; light grassy notes in there, too.

T: Wheat malt; cracker; ginger; fruitiness from yeast (or chamomile).

M: Medium body; moderate-high carbonation; a touch slick.

O: Pretty complex for a refreshing summer brew... perhaps even a little too complex for what it is - does a German wheat beer really need Belgian yeast and chamomile? Maybe a bit much, but still a good summer ale.

*from notes 9.4.12

Serving type: bottle

09-14-2012 15:16:26 | More by jpro

BlackBelt5112203

South Carolina

3.78/5  rDev +9.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

12 oz bottle poured into a tumbler at fridge-cellar temperature.

L – Hazy pale gold color with a 1.5-finger white bubbly head. Decent retention and lacing.

S – Grainy wheat, peppery yeast, and maybe a touch of lemon. There’s a subtle herbal aroma here as well, maybe from hops or maybe from the chamomile.

T – Starts off sweet with cereal malts and a touch of lemon and quickly moves on to grainy wheat and spicy yeast. Subtly bitter floral hops appear at the finish, along with an herbal flavor that resembles tea. It must be the chamomile.

F – Light-to-medium-bodied with good carbonation, a creamy mouthfeel, and a slightly bitter finish. Floral hop and herbal tea flavors linger nicely.

O – This is a pretty good pale wheat ale. The chamomile adds another dimension to the beer, particularly in the taste. The mouthfeel is nice and creamy. There’s nothing overly spectacular here, but it is just a solid example of its style – something that I’ve come to expect from Smuttynose.

Serving type: bottle

09-05-2012 02:15:37 | More by BlackBelt5112203

GarthDanielson

New Hampshire

3.2/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Poured from a bottle into a weisse vase, the beer is a vibrant, bright, yellow-gold coloring with a steady flow of big carbonation bubbles and a slight coating of white film along the surface. Aromas of lemon, green herbs, and roasted wood come through on the nose. Flavors are a bit more roasted than the style normally produces, but not unwelcomed. Lemon zest and a slight peppery hopping bring some levity to the backbone, with a grainy main character powering through. The aftertaste is more of the toasted grains, with only a slight hint of hops bitterness. Tangy, somewhat drying finish, and this beer quickly leaves the palate, never really establishing itself prominently while you drink. Not bad, but Smutty has much better offerings.

Serving type: bottle

09-01-2012 03:48:04 | More by GarthDanielson

bluejacket74

Ohio

3.08/5  rDev -10.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

12 ounce bottle. The stamp has been smudged a bit, but I can tell it says best before sometime in September 2012. Served in a pint glass, the beer pours a hazy gold color with about an inch off-white head that stays around for a bit. There's a decent amount of lacing. Aroma is sweet malt, wheat, and some light honey and citrus. It tastes like wheat malt, light citrus, chamomile and some peppery spice. Both the aroma and flavor seem to be subtle to me. Mouthfeel/body is light/medium, it's refreshing and easy to drink. Nothing really impressive about this brew, I was expecting it to be better. I'll try to revisit this one next summer and see if I like it more then. $1.79 for a single.

Serving type: bottle

08-16-2012 23:05:37 | More by bluejacket74

Mora2000

Texas

3/5  rDev -13%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

The beer pours a golden color with a white head. The aroma has a lot of wheat and biscuit notes, with some lemon thrown in. The flavor is very similar. I get some bread and wheat, as well as some lemons and a little bit of white pepper. Thin mouthfeel and medium carbonation. Nothing too exciting, but not too bad.

Serving type: bottle

08-05-2012 22:21:09 | More by Mora2000

mvanaskie13

Pennsylvania

3.35/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Poured into a standard pint glass, color is pale, transparent straw, nice bright white head that laces well.

Smell is clean, kind of bland, thin mix of wheat and pale malts... nothing stands out.

Taste is crisp, clean, mostly malt, some light wheat flavors, good crisp and fresh hopiness, though nothing distinguishes itself.

MOuthfeel is a little over carbonated, but makes sense for a summer brew that should be served a bit colder.

Overall, pretty tasty and easy drinking, could use some more wheat flavor.

Serving type: bottle

07-21-2012 20:35:30 | More by mvanaskie13

Cylinsier

Pennsylvania

3.45/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

12 oz.

Pours a clean clear golden color with a whitish head, dissipates to a lacing.

Grassy wheaty malt nose with some hints of honey.

Grassy malt grain and some hints of citrus and honey sweetness. Hint of a hop in the end.

Medium body with a tingly carbonation on the tongue.

Pretty decent refreshing wheat ale, but not wheaty enough. Just kind of average. Nothing to complain about, but there are better wheat ales.

Serving type: bottle

07-15-2012 22:57:00 | More by Cylinsier

Schmidts

Pennsylvania

4.15/5  rDev +20.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Pour's Hazy yellow with a bright white creamy head and lots of laceig, Head stays through the whole time.
Smells of Lemon pie and sour apples and citrus.

Sour crisp and frankly delious. It balences with hops and lemon and grainy pie crust for a refreshing summer ale.

Leaves a dry clean taste in its finish. It is highly refreshing in its finish. Overall I give this one a 4.00. One of the most refreshing and flavorful summer Ales I have ever had. Thanks to Jason at Epps Beverage in Limerick for the sample. I may just have to get a case of this. I find Smuttynose Beers to almost always be an excelent quality product.

Serving type: bottle

06-23-2012 20:24:18 | More by Schmidts

bubseymour

Maryland

3.13/5  rDev -9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

a - light orange and murky wheat appearance with a nice 2 finger head and great retention

s - lots of malt and some floral and sour notes

t - very grainy and metalic and bitter and crisp in the finish. Very dry as well.

m - very full bodied for style

o - for a summer beer, this one just isn't very freshing or positive tasting. Smuttynose makes some really solid beers but this one was a miss to me. Its tolerable but it doesn't really work for me. Just way too metallic tasting on the pallet.

Serving type: bottle

06-23-2012 16:29:30 | More by bubseymour

BEERMILER12

Maine

3.53/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Best Before 09/22/12

A: Pours a very slightly hazed pale yellow color with a fingers worth of head

S: Wheat malts, some clove, chamomile, and some very lightly spicy hops

T: Slightly chalky wheat with notes of spices and chamomile. No big hop presence, but enough to balance the complexity of the wheat malts

M: Light-moderate bodied with moderate carbonation. Very smooth

O: A nice, easy drinking summer ale with some nice complexity and summery flavors. The body makes this easy to quaff

Serving type: bottle

06-21-2012 04:55:43 | More by BEERMILER12

rudolphjacksonm

Virginia

3.48/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A - Clear and crisp, summery gold. Foamy white head and a nice residual layer, no lacing. The color is really striking. 4.0

S - Sour apple, yeast, and malt. Almost sour and adjuncty, honestly. 3.0

T - Nice subtle wheat flavors at the start but the bitterness is quite strong; almost overwhelmingly so near the end. Aftertaste is hoppy and slightly sour. 3.5

M - Light-to-medium bodied. Taste really sticks to the tongue and the carbonation adds a bit of sensation to an otherwise "meh" kind of experience. 4.0

O - Out of all of Smuttynose's brews I was the least impressed by their Summer Weizen. It isn't really all that summery and the flavor doesn't really stand out. Appearance is great, and the mouthfeel is very pleasant, but the taste itself isn't too spectacular. 3.5

Serving type: bottle

06-21-2012 04:35:35 | More by rudolphjacksonm

DMXLOX22

Pennsylvania

3.03/5  rDev -12.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Picked up a single of this at my local deli/take-out store. Really into Summer beers lately.

Appearance: Pours a light, hazy, golden, yellowish. Very nice frothy head. Looks good

Smell: Aroma of earthy hops and grains. Also a hint of lemon and wheat. Not too bad

Taste: A strong appearance of lemon and what seems to be an almost bread-like flavor. Not too impressed with this one. I also sense a pepper-like flavor.

Mouthfeel: Light to medium body. Not too bad on the carbonation, but nothing that really sticks out as memorable. Not exactly exciting to be drinking this unfortunately.

Overall: Going into this beer, I guess I was expecting something strong/bitter. It had a bitter tasting to it, but was quickly overrides by lemon zest. Not too thick either. Something I might recommend, but something I wouldn't personally try again.

Serving type: bottle

06-17-2012 02:10:19 | More by DMXLOX22

rlee1390

Indiana

3.48/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

A-Cloudy yellow, well carbonated.

S-Lemon, wheat, slightly artificial with a tad bit of herbs.

T-Starts with lemon and wheat, spice/herbs are there but not really balanced.

M-Light, well carbonated and crisp.

O-The spice/herbs do not balance out which bring down the brew.

Serving type: bottle

06-16-2012 15:18:22 | More by rlee1390

Bendurgin

Maine

3.18/5  rDev -7.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Poured into a pint glass. This one pours a somewhat cloudy golden yellow with a finger of frothy white head.

Hints of spice in the aroma with banana yeast. Floral notes in the background with some white pepper. Yeasty on the pallet giving banana flavors and some hints of spicy cloves.

Medium body with good carbonation. Overall this one isn't bad. Not the best Smutty but I always end up with a few of these over the course of the summer.

Serving type: bottle

06-14-2012 03:40:30 | More by Bendurgin

DrDemento456

Pennsylvania

3.43/5  rDev -0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

A - Pours a pale hazy orange color with one finger of foamy white head which settled rather quickly to a thin layer. Lacing stick is pretty average.

S - Smells of mild notes of Hefeweizen with orange and coriander. I do get some aggressive piney hops and mild wheat.

T - Taste is OK for a hopped up wheat IPA but for a pale ale it needs more wheat to balance. The finish is nice with a touch of orange and spice.

M - Medium bodied and OK at best.

Overall not something I would seek out again it just seems too hoppy and unbalanced.

Serving type: bottle

06-02-2012 03:26:13 | More by DrDemento456

Maxwell

Massachusetts

2.93/5  rDev -15.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

Appearance: Pours a hazy straw yellow with a decent off-white head and thick white and drooping lacing. Lots of bubbles racing to the top which suggests a nice carbonation.

Smell: The smell tingles the nose slightly, with a good yeasty stench working its way through the wheat and a hoppy bite appearing on the back of the smell.

Taste: Initial taste is sharp with piney hops, but mellows out into a wheat and sweet flavor with slight spicing.

Mouthfeel: This beer is harshly bubbly on the tongue with a harsh bite also coming from the hops. The afterfeel is smooth and clean with only a slight lingering of the harsh initial “bang.”

Overall: The beer is mediocre for its type, but is simply meh. A little too harsh in the mouth, and a little too bland in flavor.

Serving type: bottle

06-02-2012 00:52:37 | More by Maxwell

ChrisGusSaksa

3.85/5  rDev +11.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Appearance: hazy just how a weizen should be with a little head to it.
Aroma: Wheat right up in the front. Little to no hop aroma.
Taste: I got Orange, corriander, at the front then a wheat and some hop bittering in the finishing.
Mouthfeel: medium body
Overall: Smuttynose does it again. This is a great tasting summer beer. This is a great easy drinking lawnmower beer.

Serving type: on-tap

05-28-2012 15:01:58 | More by ChrisGusSaksa

thecheapies

Pennsylvania

3.6/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

Smuttynose Summer Weizen.

Hazed lemony yellow-orange color with a half-inch of soapy white head. Looks just like an American wheat ale. 3.5

Muddled aroma with a wheaty nose, lemon, and light herbal hops. 3.5

Tangy wheat malts with an almost lager-like finish. Some pleasant spice notes that are well-balanced. Lemony and slightly gingery. Slight prickle from herbal hops. One of the lightest-tasting ales I’ve had to-date. Not a knock on the beer, as it’s supposed to be subtle, crisp, and refreshing. It works, and I credit it as an above-average pale wheat. 3.5

Light-bodied and spritzy. Low ABV supports mad-drinkability. Super-sluggable with that great burpy quality. 4.5

Wish there was more of a floral or tea quality, but then again, it might lose its balance. It works as an American Pale Wheat as a whole. Tasty little lemon quality in the finish is a plus, upfront flavor may be bland; it’s still just fine as it is. Name of the beer threw me off and I may have expected more, but in its style, I’d take it over many others. 3.5

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2012 02:34:47 | More by thecheapies