Gumballhead - Three Floyds Brewing Co. & Brewpub

avylover

Virginia

4.4/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

This is no doubt a brew that i've bought into the hype on. Of course Three Floyds always deliver, but I've never sought out a 4.8% wheat beer like I did this one. UPDATE, after a few tries, this beer just got better and better. eventually, it lived up to the hype. read on..

The appearance is decent. Looks like a hazier version of your average macro lager. There is a decent white head here. Aroma has my attention. It's sweet & full of citrousy hop aroma, almost as if there were citric acid in there, The taste is quite good for a beer that is not too strong. Full of citrousy flavors mixed with the usual hefe tropical tastes make this a wiiner. Initial grainy wheat flavors are spruced up by some fruity hops, ending with a decently bitter & fruity aftertaste. This one actually gets more complex as I go along. The Mouthfeel comes off rather thin, but 'fluffy' at times. Drinkabilty is good, and this a great low ABV session brew. My current flavor of the month. Love the taste, and love the low ABV.

Serving type: bottle

06-29-2004 22:41:24 | More by avylover

marc77

California

4.22/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 5

Hazed dark auric hue. Thin, but well retained cream white head leaves sparse lace. Pine sap and lemon atop grainy, tart wheat with a splash of light lovibond caramel malt. Bubblegum hints. Clean and enticing aromawise. Flavor is a facsimile of the aroma. Pine dominates, although there's a juicy honeydew melon presence that melds well with the stately wheat presence. Bitterness is well above the norm for the typically insipid style, and is within range for an APA. Wheat lends a slight tartness that adds to the impressive thirst quenching nature of this brew. Not deep maltwise, nor is it intended to be. The assertive hopping has elevated what would be a prosaic American wheat to a very respectable level. Thinnish in mouthfeel, but with a light viscosity that feigns richness. Finishes slightly soapy, with trace lemon Pine Sol hints, but otherwise squeaky clean. American wheats have their limitations, and Gumballhead overcomes one typical banality-- lack of any noteable hop presence. Any other alteration would have overly bastardized the style. It retains the effortless drinkability of American wheats, yet adds savourability. Truly unique.

Serving type: bottle

06-23-2004 22:48:23 | More by marc77

tavernjef

Minnesota

4.58/5  rDev +8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Hazen pale straw yellow color, small firm white top, loose collar remains after it resides, lacings in thick strings.

Aroma has a pleasant sweet Amarillo bouquet thats just lovely, some grassyness pursues as does some floral aspects in its hop profile and the back is of dullish, lightly sugary lemon sweetness and fresh wheat.

Ooh...and ahh...a very nice taster. Sweet wheat front, dullest of dull lemon, floating grasses, great sugary return. Finishes with a slight hop drying of nonbittering pine and floral traits, left over sugars and fresh wheaty sweetness and dulled fruit drifting off. Rich, giving, smooth, and crisp, with just the right amount of everything. One well balanced and easy goin' treat. I can see why gumball was intregated into the name as it has a candyish character about it.

Feel is of a perfectly drinkable medium body thats very well rounded in cabonation, smooth, lightly crisp while maintaining a certain thick and rich hold. Sweet, and a favorable fun finish of drying off dull fruity sweetness and floral hops. One hell of a tasty quencher! A sessionable ale it is true!
Yum, yum, I've got Gumballhead in my tum.

Great beer! Astounding Amarillo hop profile on display here.

A big crayon drawn cartoon bubble saying "Thanks!" is made by this kid at heart to silenius! You sir deserve one of those Bugs Bunny kisses often given to Elmer Fudd just after his gun blows off his own face. Or is it before his face gets all blackened?

Serving type: bottle

06-23-2004 00:42:11 | More by tavernjef

Gavage

New Jersey

4.83/5  rDev +13.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Slightly hazy yellow gold in color with a thick creamy head. Thick lacing formed on the glass during the drink. The aroma was phenominal as huge floral tones were married with citrus and grassy wheat tones. The flavor was unique. Heavy floral hoppiness with strong citrus and spice, balanced with a subtle wheat flavor.

Mouthfeel was crisp with a long dry finish. Medium bodied with strong floral and citrus lasting long on the tongue after swallowing. Extremely drinkable and refreshing. This is a great brew.

Serving type: on-tap

06-21-2004 12:27:59 | More by Gavage

feloniousmonk

Minnesota

4.6/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Poured into a tall weizen-style Oberon glass, with great anticipation.
Color's a hazy, ripe peach, head is thick, creamy cushion of meringue.
Aroma, plainly put, gorgeous! Sweet and lovely hoppiness, tingling and enticing the nose and welcoming the tongue to embrace...beautiful! I got my beak awfully wet drinking it in, and didn't want the sniffing to stop! Amarillos, they say, eh? Love my Amarillos!
Lush wheat texture greet the lips and washes over the palate, comforting and terrifically tasty. Hops continue to dance on the palate, and fruity flavors dominate. Taste gets a touch sticky and very palpable in the mouth, bringing an end to my questions about the curious appelation, sweet and gummy indeed!
(Still wonder about the crude cartoon of the smoking cat on the label, but it's never normal at the House of Floyds, is it?)
Medium bodied, persistent citric finish, inestimable drinkability...hook me up to a keg and let's see, eh?
Great beer here, but then, I've never been disappointed by the Floyds boys.
I do believe this would be my summer brew of choice, were that an option open to me...maybe it is? Who will send a case or six my way?
As it stands, I have to thank Jahred and his messenger, incongruity for their gallant work!

Serving type: bottle

06-21-2004 00:18:48 | More by feloniousmonk

Gusler

Arizona

4.35/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

The beer relinquishes all ties with the 22 ounce brown bottle and takes up residence in my special wheat beer glass a limpid amber color, the head is modest in size, creamy in texture and a very light tan color, as it dematerializes the lace formed is a thin veil to hide the glass. Nose is spicy, citrus crisp with a nice underlying floral tone, very fresh and clean to the senses, the start is a light to the taste buds feel of the wheat and malted grain, spun sugar sweet, the top is fair to middling in its feel. Finish is ineffable in its acidity with the hops agreeable in their spicy presence, the aftertaste desert dry and long lasting, another fine beer from a fine brewery.

Serving type: bottle

06-18-2004 23:09:39 | More by Gusler

UnionMade

Colorado

4.63/5  rDev +9.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

The beer is a medium brassy gold, a thick white froth erupting upon pouring. Nice and hazy, glowing a bright, greenish yellow when held to light. Amazing head retention, with the wheat malt and hops, keeping a thick film atop the beer through the entire pint. Large blobs of lace cling to the glass. A little less than I expected, with the wheat and hops, but not bad.
The aroma is surprisingly hoppy. Thick, rindy amarillo goodness dominates the odor, tons of citric grapefruit and orange, as well as a milder lemony tang. Not much in the way of malt, aside from a brush of mellow, wheaty sweetness. A faint bit of grassy esters, blending wonderfully with the lemon. I'm not really picking up the gumball, as the label would suggest, but this is just as good.
The flavor starts with a soft, gentle wheat malt, almost instantly plowed over by a huge blast of citrus. The malt more or less adds a mild sweetness to temper the pacific northwest citrus. Huge lemon flavor, with a touch of apple and grass in the middle. The lemon continues into the finish, reaching a crescendo where the beer almost tastes like lemonade. A bit of yeasty softness, not contributing much to the flavor aside from a hint of banana, but creating an exquisitely smooth, powdery mouthfeel. A decent amount of citrus and wheat sourness, drying out the finish considerably with a tart, tongue drying pucker. A lingering citric bitterness, sticking around for ages. Somewhere between light and medium bodied, with an active, boisterous carbonation that suits the beer perfectly.
A really amazing beer. I've certainly never tasted any
thing like it, easily the most drinkable american style wheat beer I've ever tried. The hops are dominant, but add surprisingly restrained bitterness while contributing massive amounts of flavor. A beer I'd call an india wheat ale, and it's damn good. I want more.
Thanks to Mikeys01 for the bottle! I owe you bigtime.

Serving type: bottle

06-16-2004 00:44:09 | More by UnionMade

winomark

Missouri

3.68/5  rDev -13.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Nice golden yellow with a frothy head. Lots of hoppy goodness, with the malt almost non-existent. Lovely aroma for a summer brew. Hops dominate, but don't overpower the palate. Wheat malt adds nicely to the finish.. Not too heavy, not too light. Nicely balanced with hops first and what malt last. Well done. Quickly becoming a summer fave of mine. Glad to see this one bottled.

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2004 22:59:12 | More by winomark

AtLagerHeads

Ohio

3.98/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Very interesting. Very, very interesting.

The cloudy light gold body is topped by a nice frothy head that shrinks back to a nice residual that laces well. The nose is full of fruit, fruit, and more more fruit from the excellent hopping. Normally not much of a wheat fan I found this beer to be excellent in its drinkability, being light and refreshing from the excellent blend of ingredients. A bit pricey, but well worth the money as a novelty experience to be savored on occasion.

Serving type: bottle

06-12-2004 15:26:10 | More by AtLagerHeads

beerinator

Illinois

3.98/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance: Cloudy Golden, with nice retention on an off-yellow head.

Aroma: Really Really really hoppy. Floral hops. Has some perfumy sweetness in the aroma.

Taste: A lot of hop is noted in the flavor, but the body of the wheat beer shows through. The hop flavor isn't as strong as the aroma suggests. Nice mouthfeel. Citrus flavors make this beer feel more like a hefe, but the hops keep the beer more in line with an American Pale Ale. Split personality beer.

Notes: Good beer. Not one I would suggest to a first time wheat beer drinker, simply because of the way it differs greatly from others in the category. Nice beer for the price.

Serving type: bottle

06-12-2004 11:22:02 | More by beerinator

ZAP

Minnesota

4.58/5  rDev +8%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

This is something we need more of....breweries pushing the limits a little to come up with something outstanding...

American Wheats are one of my least favorite styles, but shit if you do it like this it is really something...The nose is all hops...blame it on the (ama)Rillos...One of my favorite hops and it provides a great nose....I figure I'm about to bite into a kickass IPA, but I am surpised with a very smooth, creamy almost, wheat beer...the body is light as it shoulds be...But the beauty in this one is the way they work the hops into this style without becoming too obtrusive...a great blend....highly drinkable...has just a hint of lemon grass....some solid wheat maltiness too...

Boy this hit it big with this....THE best American Wheat made and one that you could still drink a lot of. despite it's stronger characteristics....Great effort by 3 floyds with this one..

I am rating it per style...doesn't measure up as an IPA but as an American Wheat it blows things out of the water..

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2004 05:00:02 | More by ZAP

nomad

Kansas

4.6/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

I can't stand Pale Wheat Ale aka American Wheats. They take the best part about hefe-weizens (the yeast) and replace it with a boring American yeast. I've never met a wheat ale worth a thing. So of course Three Floyds comes along and supes it up to where I love it.

Pours a lightly hazy straw-gold with a firm head thick from the hop oils and wheat proteins. Laces and stains well.

Smell is the Three Floyds onslaught: piney, fruity, zesty, with a wheat zing deftly mixed into the high-alpha acid party. Rough and interesting. No pale wheat ale comes near the huge bouquet wafting out of this beer.

Taste is loads of hop flavor: raspberry, lemons, limes, and a sweet pine overlay. Zesty wheat is a great base but not entirely lost, covered in an avalanche of citric juice. Picture all those insipid "Summer Ales" and take them to the edge as only Three Floyd does.

For the style of American Wheat Ales, this is light years ahead of the competition. I would surely buy it often, but the price ($8 a bomber) is a bit much for me right now. Regardless, you will not find a more amenable non-weizen wheat out there.

Serving type: bottle

06-10-2004 22:51:18 | More by nomad

aracauna

Georgia

3.9/5  rDev -8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 5

This is both an excellent beer and a disappointment. With a name like Gumballhead, I was looking for huge esters, but instead I found a beer that proved to me that American hops don’t clash hopelessly with wheat beers after all. The color is a slightly hazy (not very cloudy at all) dark gold topped by a moderately sized white head. The aroma pits slight esters against a moderate fresh Amarillo aroma over fresh-baked bread. The flavor is a good amount of crisp wheatiness livened up with some grapefruit/juniper hops, making a very crisp, very refreshing brew. This is imminently drinkable. I could probably drink a dozen of them and fall over dead. It’d be interesting to see the same grain and hop recipe fermented on real Bavarian hefeweizen yeast instead of the yeast strain they used here.

Serving type: bottle

06-09-2004 06:09:54 | More by aracauna

meathookjones

Virginia

3.93/5  rDev -7.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

22oz bomber bottle with an odd looking comic charecter on the label named gumballhead. Pours a cloudy golden orange color with a rocky white head. Left a fantastic lacing on the glass as it was drank. Aroma is hoppy with citrus grapefruit notes as well as mild malts. Flavor is definatly wheat heavy with a nice hoppy kick to it with a bit of lemon detected. Very smooth and easy drinking especially for a wheatbeer. This has a great mouthfeel. I will definatly be picking some more of this up and doing some research to see what "Gumballhead" did to have such a great beer named after him.

Serving type: bottle

06-06-2004 06:49:19 | More by meathookjones

GreenWBush

Oregon

4.63/5  rDev +9.2%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

This beer has always been on my wish-list. Finally, the beer gods have heard my case and provided my local liquor store with a couple cases of the delicious nectar of the F³, at an unfortunately cost-prohibitive $5.99 per bomber.

An interesting and trademark lo-fi scrappy smoking cat on the front as well as a strangely day-glo splattering of colors adorn the bottle.

Upon the opening of this beer, I knew I was about to float on the sea of Amarillo. The hop smell was clearly apparent 3-4' away from the beer, and once I poured it into my snifter I was unable to pull my head away from the wonderously grapefruity hops. A light wheatiness and gum-drop element was also noted.

The color was surprisingly tame, a light Pale-Ale straw color with a fluffy 2.5" head that stayed and left a great deal of lacing.

The taste takes everything you love about wheat-beers and throws convention out the window. No bottle-yeast, very little banana-clove phenols, and my god the hops. Most hoppy beers with a low ABV fall victim to the one-dimensional bitterness phenomenon - too much bitterness, blocking out the sun of well-rounded hop flavor. This is the complete counterpoint to that, soaking as much flavor from the hop while somehow cloaking and ignoring the characteristic bitterness. The mouthfeel is amazing for such a small alcohol beer, and the sweetness is kept in check, never overwhelming any of the hoppiness or refreshing wheatiness.

This is now my favorite "wheat beer". But I think of it as a sessionable Wheat-IPA. I could easily suck down 3 of these bombers, but my wallet sure wouldn't like me for it.

Serving type: bottle

05-31-2004 01:27:29 | More by GreenWBush

mikeys01

Colorado

4.58/5  rDev +8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Served from a 22oz bobmber graced with some interesting artwork of a punk ass cat or something like that. You can certainly count on 3F for interesting labels. Pours out a bright orange color, with just a hint of haze and wisps of swirling white head. Nose is shockingly hoppy for a wheat beer, smelling like a citrus orchard at picking time. No hint of bananas here. Slight wheatiness is also noticeable in the aroma. Very clean flavor, lightly wheaty and loaded with amarillo hop flavor. Highly bitter towards the finish, and just a bit lemony and sweet. Definitely different, nearly perfectly so. Body is medium but light enough to go down very easily, this is an eminently drinkable summer beer. Quite complex for a wheat beer, 3F does an excelent job with the hops as usual...mmmm, want more....

Serving type: bottle

05-29-2004 22:52:11 | More by mikeys01

Bierguy5

Ohio

4.43/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

From the bomber pours a hazy golden/orange color with a thin white head. The head disappeared quickly. There was a great amount of lace on the glass. What a smell! Huge notes of pine and citrus. Sort of like a grapefruit crossed with a Christmas tree! On closer inspection, it almost smells like a handful of what else, gumballs.The taste begins very briefly with a good wheat sourness, however that is quickly interrupted by hops, hops and more hops! Again, grapefruit and pine flavored hops with a great, but not overwhelming amount of bitterness. Several times, I swear I could faintly taste crunchberries. This is a wheat beer? Oh yes, 3 Floyds means hops. Light to medium body with good amount of carbonation. Overall, wow! I would certainly have another. I would never have thought that a wheat ale would be this intense, but it is and it works great. This is a fantastic beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-29-2004 00:36:43 | More by Bierguy5

Foxman

New Jersey

4.43/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

It pours a hazy, bubbly, glimmering golden yellow. A prompt two fingers of head expands, then dwindles finally to a fine frothy vellum. Stacked tiers of lacing descend down the inside of the glass.

The aroma delivers a fruity citrus spruce perfume that, on quick whiff, denotes the beer's name, especially in atndem with the credible grain sweetness. Earthy hints of berry and banana round things out nicely.

A sip brings an artfully modulated wheat sweetness, grainy and mildy baked. the notable Amarillo signature brings a gently fruity, airy evergreen piquance, but in a decidedly mellow manner. Dry citrus, banana, and apple do-si-do about the middle. A doughy yeast character settles across the palate toward the end before a blended bittersweetness lingers coolly at the finish. Balanced, crisp and lively, everything combines to come off as bold and refreshing.

A tad shy of medium bodied, the healthy grain presence and carbonation enliven the palate and linger glowingly on the tongue.

It's got a big lotta wheat with a raft of Amarillo to match, and they balance and blend to offer up loads of sassy refreshment. Earthy and fruity and spicy, its playfulness captures the imagination, as the tidier parts pull together to deliver a big sum total, and that in turn yields some truly impressive drinkability. If the name and the label put a grin on your face, then the beer itself will turn that grin in to one full, satisfied smile.

Serving type: bottle

05-28-2004 16:35:59 | More by Foxman

OldFrothingSlosh

Pennsylvania

4.53/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

22oz. bomber with some cool-looking hand-drawn graphics (www.skingraftrecords.com) on the label.

Appearance: Poured a hazy dull golden-yellow in color. Thin, tight layer of bone-white head sits atop the beer. Small amounts of patchy lace on the glass.

Smell: Fantastic mixture of piney citrus hops mixed with a very "wheaty" aroma, along with a dash of peppery spice.

Taste: A hopped-up, spicy wheat beer! Excellent! Hops hit first and are followed with a spicy, peppery middle, and finishes with a bit of pine sap-bready wheatness that leaves a slightly bitter aftertaste. Stellar.

Mouthfeel: Ever so slightly on the thin side. Not as fizzy as expected. Low-medium body.

Drinkability: My new summer beer! Supremely quaffable. Low ABV means that several bombers can disappear during a hot Richmond day.

Notes: What a great combination. Take a wheat beer, send it to Allagash for an infusion of pepper and spices, and finish it at a west-coast brewery for hop infusion.

At $2.75 per bomber (for now, at least), I will load up the fridge for the coming months. Kudos to 3F for another winner!

Serving type: bottle

05-27-2004 02:31:24 | More by OldFrothingSlosh

PhantomVodoo

Ohio

4.18/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Minimal white head sits atop this brownish golden, straw colored beer.
Pleasing aroma of grassy hops, fruit, lemon, and malt underneath all that.

Taste shows a light and easy drinking, yet flavorful and crisp beer. Refreshing. Big grassy hop presence. Very fruity, especially lemon. Crisp and slightly tart. Wheat and light malt backbone are secondary to the hops and fruit character.

Good mouthfeel and body for the lower ABV.
This is a true session beer and summer refresher. Light with a low ABV, yet flavorful and quite enjoyable.

Overall, this is one of the better American style wheat beers out there.

Serving type: bottle

05-23-2004 20:51:45 | More by PhantomVodoo

WVbeergeek

Ohio

5/5  rDev +17.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Appearance: Honey golden hue a huge massive off white cream in color big chunky mountainous texture very resilient leaves heavy streaks of random lacing. Aroma: Amazing absolutely one of the most pleasant and alluring hop profiles I've ever come across from an American wheat ale, who could have guessed that. Deep buttery pinecone scented hops as the label describes "loads of Amarillo hops" with a touch of banana ester, man this hop profile is kickin'. Taste: Heavenly, layer upon layer of this orgy of wheat, vanilla, and banana along with such a generous helping of Amarillo hops. Really hoppy flavored yet not that bitter extremely balanced, it's easy to say there's no other beer drinking experience like this out there. Mouthfeel: Creamy silky yet rediculously smooth going down, medium bodied with an even carbonation, a pure hop nectar. Drinkability: A dream come true for people who love both hoppy beers and wheat infused ales. If you don't like American wheats give this a try nothing like any other example of the style. Let me thank CRJMellor for this beauty I've been salivating to try this one.

Serving type: bottle

05-23-2004 16:45:43 | More by WVbeergeek

CRJMellor

Arkansas

4.1/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours clear golden color with a one-finger slightly off-white head and lots of bubbly effervescence.
Aroma of pine, grapefruit, hint of clove and some lemon.
Flavor is a heavy dose of wheat, cut grass, hay, some lmeony yeast and pale malt also involved.
Mouthfeel is slightly tart and tangy with some sweetness and an identifiable biter finish.
Drinkability is enormously high. This one could go down my gullet all night.

Serving type: bottle

05-23-2004 03:33:36 | More by CRJMellor

Skidz

Wisconsin

4.18/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Pours out a light yellow and sits a golden amber in the glass with a fluffy white head on top.

Smells of hops, tons of hops. Citrus (Grapefruit, lemon and orange) come through as well. It's a hophead's dream right here.

Tastes of wheat and loads of hops. Coming through the initial bitterness are a light lemon zest, a bit of grassiness and a nice floweriness. It gives you the hops and doesn't dance around it. The finish is a bit weak IMO, as it just trails off without leaving you anything to taste besides bitter.

Mouthfeel is nice and smooth with moderate carbonation. The medium body is packed full of hops and will give anyone craving hops their fix.

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2004 18:42:55 | More by Skidz

Wildman

Ohio

4.58/5  rDev +8%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Okay, we in Columbus finally got this brew, and as is often the case with Three Floyds, I am somewhat confused, if pleasantly. This beer poured a light, clear golden color and fomred a small off white head the coated the glass with lace as it subsided. A small amount of carbonation is present. An aroma of hops, citrus, caramel, some hint of pine and more hops. A flavor of hops, citrus, pine and more hops. The finish was bittersweet and refreshing. As you can see by my review, I was not expecting such hop influence in a supposedly wheat beer. But like so many other American craft brewers, Three Floyds continues to surprise me.

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2004 00:53:55 | More by Wildman

francisweizen

Australia

4.85/5  rDev +14.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Will it never end? Why is ones of the best breweries in ths US so far away from me, with no real accounts in the tri-state area? So after the excellent dreadnaught, the awesome alpha klaus, the hoppy alpha king, and the mind-blowing dark lord, we have this brew, the latest in three floyds constantly expanding portfolio of bomber bottled insanities.

This is a slightly cloudy golden orange colour with a nice head of white foam that lasts and lasts. The aromas are of gumballs, other german yeast notes (such as bananas, cloves, grapes, etc...), fresh citrus hops, and lovely bready malts. The taste is absolutely awesome as this is a very flavorful blend of strong hopping and delicate yeast play. At 4.8% this beer is one of the most complex wheat beers I have ever had! The mouthfeel is creamy and sharp and the drinkability is stellar! FFF's does it again!

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2004 21:27:41 | More by francisweizen