Gumballhead - Three Floyds Brewing Co. & Brewpub

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rAvg: 4.24
pDev: 10.38%
Reviews: 1298
Hads: 1375

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Brewed by:
Three Floyds Brewing Co. & Brewpub

Indiana, United States

Style | ABV
American Pale Wheat Ale | 5.60% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (1146), on-tap (135), growler (17).

Notes:
An American Wheat Ale, Gumballhead is named in honor of the underground comic book cat created by Rob Syers. Initially a seasonal summer beer, now brewed year round due to demand. This beer helped redefine American Wheat Beers. Brewed with Amarillo Hops and a generous portion of American red wheat, Gumballhead has a complex hop aroma with notes of grapefruit, lemon zest, marmalade and peach. These flavors combined with low bitterness make Gumballhead a refreshing American Wheat Beer that doesn’t suck.

35 IBU

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Reviews by tjsdomer2:

tjsdomer2

Illinois

4.23/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25

Appearance: Looks like a pale lager, but with much more lacing on the glass.

Smell: Sweet grapefruit with a very slight hint of hef-like bubblegum.

Taste/Mouthfeel: Quite astringent for a light ale. Tastes like citrus-flavored oil with a slight backround of clove. Mouthfeel is definitely a bit too thin, especially considering the IPA-like grapefruit flavors in this.

Overall Drinkability: Excellent combination of an IPA, a hef, and light wheat ale or lager. I wish it would push the envelope a bit regarding the flavors, but I will definitely get this again.

Serving type: on-tap

03-02-2013 23:28:50 | More by tjsdomer2

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Oklahoma

4.75/5 rDev +12%

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4.25/5 rDev +0.2%

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3.75/5 rDev -11.6%

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4/5 rDev -5.7%

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3.75/5 rDev -11.6%

05-20-2013 13:59:38 | More by mrw1zard

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4.25/5 rDev +0.2%

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4/5 rDev -5.7%

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4.5/5 rDev +6.1%

05-20-2013 02:11:44 | More by MJSJr

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