Gumballhead - Three Floyds Brewing Co. & Brewpub

ThisWangsChung

Maryland

4.23/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks to Momar42 for the bottle, and double thanks for providing me with my first Three Floyds beer!! About 6 oz poured into a pint glass.

A: Pours a golden yellow color with nice clarity - something I'm not used to in wheat ales. The head is a one finger eggshell shade with some nice lacing down the glass.

S: Fairly tropical, with that distinctive Amarillo hop aroma. Tea leaves, mango, papaya, and grapefruit all come across, but perhaps not quite as vividly as I hoped. Still, it smells like it will be up my alley...

T: Much like the aroma, it's hoppy; but with the focus on tropical fruits, rather than pine/herbal notes. It's very citrusy to start (like I expect out of a good IPA), but the wheat that comes through in the mid-taste smooths things out like a baws. What catches me off guard is the subtle complexity featured, transitioning from slightly sweet to slightly bitter in different stages (and this isn't even a full bottle!) Not quite as drinkable as expected, but surprisingly joyous to savor.

M: Slightly heavy in its texture, which is my only real beef here. It's dry, crisp, and drinkable, which is what I want out of my hoppy beers, with the strong carbonation I expect out of a wheat beer.

O: I normally don't like plain wheat ales, unless they're hoppy. This fits said criteria nicely, so it's plain to see that I enjoy this a whole lot. This was my first from FFF, and needless to say, it lived up to the hype for me. I would drink the shit out of this in hot weather - if only I didn't live in Maryland...

Serving type: bottle

10-30-2012 22:13:15 | More by ThisWangsChung

anticipation23

Wisconsin

4.75/5  rDev +12%

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North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

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Connecticut

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

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Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -11.6%

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Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

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Iowa

4/5  rDev -5.7%

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Arkansas

4/5  rDev -5.7%

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Oklahoma

4.75/5  rDev +12%

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California

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

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Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

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South Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

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Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

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New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

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New York

3.75/5  rDev -11.6%

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Kansas

4/5  rDev -5.7%

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Alabama

3.75/5  rDev -11.6%

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New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

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Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

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Wisconsin

4/5  rDev -5.7%

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Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

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Bosoxfan20

Oklahoma

4.31/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Finally able to review the highly anticipated Gumballhead

A- One of the most inticing looking wheat beers i have ever seen. Poured into a Spiegelau IPA glass. Pours a hazy light copper/dark straw with a massive amounts of carbonation bubbles. Thick white head of 2 fingers that gives a great effort to stick around. Lacing holds like a beast.

S- Citrus hops- Tons of lemon, along with orange, grapefruit, with a touch of peach. Sweet wheat malts. Slight esters

T- Hop forward and smooth. Fantastic balance, as I wrongly anticipated more hops based on what i have heard and other reviews I've read. Huge lemon zest and citrus flavors lead the way before the wheat malt mellows things out. Hardly any bitterness despite the hop pressence. Love the complexity.

M- Mid body. Smooth, as I mentioned. High carbonation leads to a crips bite. So refreshing as i mow the lawn. Dries the mouth as I continue to drink

O- Different from any wheat beer I have had. My first from FFF, and certainly not the last. Not the huge hop bomb that i have seen writting about it. I feel it is more balance than that. Probably my 2nd favorite beer of this style behind Lil Sumpin Sumpin

No bottled on date that i could find.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 22:26:03 | More by Bosoxfan20

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Ohio

4/5  rDev -5.7%

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California

4/5  rDev -5.7%

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California

4/5  rDev -5.7%

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