Shock Top End Of The World Midnight Wheat - Anheuser-Busch

JamesMN

Minnesota

3.08/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Appearance: Mahogany hue with a one finger white head. No lacing.

Aroma: Light caramel malt and some chocolate.

Taste: Like a light brown ale. Malty with the flavor of baker's chocolate. A little watery. Don't really taste any chili.

Mouthfeel: On the lighter side of medium bodied. Average drinkability.

Final Thoughts: High on ingredients and low on flavor. Would I drink this again? No.

Serving type: bottle

10-12-2012 02:59:21 | More by JamesMN

jburd19

Ohio

2.75/5  rDev -11.9%

05-20-2013 17:49:50 | More by jburd19

egrace84

Illinois

3/5  rDev -3.8%

05-18-2013 14:54:53 | More by egrace84

MLKincer

Ohio

2.75/5  rDev -11.9%

05-17-2013 21:34:42 | More by MLKincer

aty11b

Texas

3/5  rDev -3.8%

05-14-2013 01:57:12 | More by aty11b

aLenwell

Florida

3/5  rDev -3.8%

05-14-2013 00:34:19 | More by aLenwell

Slay40

Michigan

2.25/5  rDev -27.9%

05-12-2013 02:35:28 | More by Slay40

alxcooldude3

Missouri

4.25/5  rDev +36.2%

05-10-2013 15:11:51 | More by alxcooldude3

GaryFields

Indiana

2.5/5  rDev -19.9%

05-03-2013 00:26:48 | More by GaryFields

cre83

Washington

3.5/5  rDev +12.2%

05-01-2013 18:46:50 | More by cre83

rjhaupt

Tennessee

2.33/5  rDev -25.3%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Look – The beer by and large looks good, however, there is one glaring issue and that is sediment. You can probably see some floating in suspension in the photo. I know there are ways to pour a beer to keep the sediment in the bottle and out of the glass, but I don’t mind a bit of sediment in my beer. The instructions on the bottle itself advocate the “pour most, swirl, then pour rest” method which would introduce sediment so I feel justified to comment on it. Again, I don’t mind a bit of sediment, but this is too much, it’s especially too much when I know it’s being produced at an Anheuser-Busch facility, which has brewing down a science and thus I can only assume this much sediment is intentional rather than accidental. Other than that it’s a nice copper hue with a snowy white head that never gets past maybe ½ a finger and dissipates quickly thereafter. No real tracing on the glass to speak of.

Smell – The smell is very mild, far milder than I expect from this style. If I really breathe deep I can get a bit of banana and some spicy notes, but not much else.

Taste – I’m looking at the last few sips of this and still don’t have much to say. It tastes like a standard, if a bit lacking, wheat beer with maybe a bit of cinnamon (which might be the spice the bottle is promoting). I will readily admit that I don’t think I have the palate to notice any of the tastes specific to midnight wheat nor chocolate malt, but unless those are milder version that a typical hefeweizen I don’t feel like they’re contributing a whole lot. None of the flavors are off or bad, they’re just not really there in the first place.

Feel – Crisper and drier than I’d have thought. I guess the I keep trying to compare this beer to a dunkelweizen, but it just isn’t. It’s more like a spiced wheat beer, but even still I tend to expect something a bit creamier and smoother than crisp like this. Not a knock against it, but not really a positive either, it just is.

Drinkability – Unexpectedly drinkable for how dark a beer is it. Goes down very easy, and at a respectable, but not ridiculous, ABV of 6.0% you could kick back a few of these on a chilly day and feel alright about it.

Serving type: bottle

04-24-2013 23:49:02 | More by rjhaupt

Erbo

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev +4.2%

04-23-2013 23:24:42 | More by Erbo

GRE680

Michigan

2/5  rDev -35.9%

04-20-2013 22:52:41 | More by GRE680

AlkaholTester

Nevada

3.75/5  rDev +20.2%

04-12-2013 07:24:44 | More by AlkaholTester

ManMoosePig

Connecticut

3/5  rDev -3.8%

04-11-2013 16:44:04 | More by ManMoosePig

Bromine

Florida

3/5  rDev -3.8%

04-11-2013 11:26:45 | More by Bromine

bushwack

Alabama

4/5  rDev +28.2%

04-07-2013 22:05:03 | More by bushwack

Zachtheporter

Wisconsin

3.25/5  rDev +4.2%

04-07-2013 06:20:42 | More by Zachtheporter

edemaknn

Louisiana

3/5  rDev -3.8%

04-06-2013 02:57:04 | More by edemaknn

campfirebrew

New York

2.75/5  rDev -11.9%

04-04-2013 15:02:03 | More by campfirebrew

russpowell

Oklahoma

3.09/5  rDev -1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

Pours a scarlet tinged amber with a pinky of tan head. Soome lacing & head retention

S: Faint pear & brown sugar notes

T: Follows the nose, some apricot too up front, faint chille & mocha notes. Slight fig & cocoa notes, plus dryness & slight grainyness, slight pear notes as this warms & a touch of
chille again. Finshes dry, slightly spicy/fruity

MF: Thin with subtle carbonation, alright balance

Not a bad try, but not one I'd buy a sixer of either. Better than most of the Shock Top portfolio

Serving type: bottle

04-04-2013 04:14:59 | More by russpowell

BlesstheHarvest

Texas

3.5/5  rDev +12.2%

04-01-2013 15:10:14 | More by BlesstheHarvest

TonyY

New York

3.25/5  rDev +4.2%

03-30-2013 23:10:56 | More by TonyY

SometimesIfart

Michigan

2.86/5  rDev -8.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A - Pours a murky amber with a two finger slowly dissipating white head. Left a small amount of lacing.

S - Upon five large whiffs, I was not able to detect anything other than a very small amount of chocolate.

T - Chocolate and wheat all around, Met in the middle by a small amount of spice and flat malts.

M - Medium bodied with heavy carbonation.

O - Overall, A very average beer. Could work as a cross over.

Serving type: bottle

03-30-2013 22:43:13 | More by SometimesIfart

Doggfish90

Minnesota

2.75/5  rDev -11.9%

03-28-2013 23:59:23 | More by Doggfish90