Jack Whacker Wheat Ale - Tommyknocker Brewery

Jason

Massachusetts

4.08/5  rDev +20%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Presentation: 12 oz brown bottle with a blurb about the beer on the back label ... the "enjoy with the first four months of date" is cleary notched.

Appearance: Pale cloudy golden with a fluffy white head.

Smell: Aromas of lemon grass, wheat and barley grain.

Taste: Medium bodied with a crisp mouth feel, herbal and lemony from the additions of lemon grass. Undertones of grain, wheat and yeast. Low hopping though still help to balance. The end finished with a pushy lemon flavour that quickly fades.

Notes: Very drinkable and makes for a great hot weather brew ... nice addition of lemon grass in the brew to kick it up a notch.

Serving type: bottle

04-10-2002 19:36:39 | More by Jason

EvanWilliams

Illinois

2.75/5  rDev -19.1%

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sgttibbs

Kansas

3.25/5  rDev -4.4%

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mikehillman

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -4.4%

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steevbr

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev +2.9%

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ajtorres311

Florida

2.25/5  rDev -33.8%

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spycow

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev +2.9%

05-01-2013 06:36:44 | More by spycow

pcsnyder

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +25%

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Hophead420

Maryland

2.75/5  rDev -19.1%

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yankinwis

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +17.6%

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TMoney2591

Illinois

2.8/5  rDev -17.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75

Served in a Lagunitas mason jar.

Sounds like a euphemism for something... Anyway, this stuff pours a hazy straw topped by a finger of lightly off-white foam. The nose comprises light wheat, very light grass, and a decent smattering of watered-down lemonade. The taste brings in more of the same, with the lemonade definitely not watered-down anymore: it's in your face, together with a bit of orange rind for good measure. Things on the tongue just spiting the absolute hell out of the label for it's fallacious "hint of citrus" comment. The body is a hefty light, with a light moderate carbonation and a slightly watery feel. Overall, just too much citrus for this stuff to work, especially considering the consequent lack of any other character.

Serving type: bottle

03-28-2013 21:36:24 | More by TMoney2591

ridgeline23

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +10.3%

03-24-2013 01:03:48 | More by ridgeline23

grahamboudreaux

Tennessee

3.75/5  rDev +10.3%

03-20-2013 11:43:08 | More by grahamboudreaux

Zachtheporter

Wisconsin

3.25/5  rDev -4.4%

03-13-2013 06:45:35 | More by Zachtheporter

Disease

Minnesota

2.75/5  rDev -19.1%

03-05-2013 00:39:50 | More by Disease

ssimpson89

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +10.3%

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HollyHops

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +10.3%

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Chaney

District of Columbia

3.7/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

Served in a Magic Hat/Fox & Parrot pint glass that the owner gave me for the hell of it.

A: Poured a very saturated, peppery orange color, with only a slight haze for a head.

S: Got more orange juice than spice, with a candy-like flair overall. Nice.

T: A bit thin and one dimensional, but with a nice wheat bill. Not yeasty in any way.

M: The extremely low carbonation is a problem to my mind, as well as the sugar bill which detracts from its drinkability.

O: Overall, not a bad beer, but I like my wheats with a bit more velvet.

Serving type: bottle

02-23-2013 23:55:13 | More by Chaney

Punisher

Missouri

3.5/5  rDev +2.9%

02-23-2013 22:56:32 | More by Punisher

Tjvan2

Iowa

3.75/5  rDev +10.3%

02-12-2013 19:16:34 | More by Tjvan2

KillaB

Illinois

1.75/5  rDev -48.5%

01-29-2013 07:28:48 | More by KillaB

sendbeer

Georgia

2.75/5  rDev -19.1%

01-05-2013 05:53:29 | More by sendbeer

Sipchue

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +10.3%

12-31-2012 00:35:18 | More by Sipchue

cliff1066

Virginia

4/5  rDev +17.6%

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msommer

4.75/5  rDev +39.7%

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