Apricot Wheat - Otto's Pub and Brewery

nhindian

Pennsylvania

4.05/5  rDev +14.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

22oz bomber poured into a Green Man snifter.

A - Pours a straw, light orange color with a pure white head. The body is surprisingly clear given the 'wheat' in the title; don't expect even a shred a sediment or wheat particles in this one. Head retention is pretty low, but the lacing is impressive. Can see steady carbonation streams through the body.

S - The nose on this beer is overwhelmingly apricot. While some breweries may through fruits in the title and have vague influences from the addition, don't worry about that with this beer. There is a ton of fresh, ripe, juicy apricots in the nose, damp-smelling as if standing in an orchard after a late-spring rain shower. The rest of the nose is made up mostly of the malt bill, which is grainy. A decent amount of wheat comes through as it warms as well.

T - If you don't like apricots, this beer is going to turn you away real quick, as the flavor is predominantly made up of the fruit, and it seems like a good amount of them too. The only adjectives I can use to describe their flavor is fresh and juicy, and it has a splash of sweetness that's akin to biting into one while drinking. Unfortunately, the taste kind of falls off after the initial apricot, receding into a rather pedestrian and overly grainy malt flavor. Remnants of apricot linger into the relatively short finish.

M - Mouthfeel is moderately light-bodied with medium carbonation. Pretty inoffensive to the palate but once you are done drinking there's little left to keep the flavor going.

D - Drinkability is moderate. This would be an excellent summer beer, drinking by a lake or campfire, but a bomber to myself became a little much about halfway through. Luckily Otto's recently began bottling in 6-packs, so if you feel yourself craving a big kick of apricot, seek this one out!

Serving type: bottle

04-12-2011 00:58:19 | More by nhindian

Analog_kid

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -15.5%

05-15-2013 02:59:55 | More by Analog_kid

saucy626

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -29.6%

05-06-2013 05:59:58 | More by saucy626

pcsnyder

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +12.7%

04-23-2013 13:39:01 | More by pcsnyder

pottergator

New York

4/5  rDev +12.7%

03-04-2013 01:01:37 | More by pottergator

billmayo

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -8.5%

02-24-2013 14:36:29 | More by billmayo

bill_kutz

4.25/5  rDev +19.7%

02-16-2013 03:21:05 | More by bill_kutz

jagada

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%

02-15-2013 03:01:45 | More by jagada

JulianBaughman

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +5.6%

02-12-2013 01:37:37 | More by JulianBaughman

kp29

Arizona

3.75/5  rDev +5.6%

01-26-2013 07:29:11 | More by kp29

ejimhof

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -15.5%

12-25-2012 23:31:19 | More by ejimhof

hoppyhelena

2.75/5  rDev -22.5%

10-18-2012 22:02:52 | More by hoppyhelena

stakem

Pennsylvania

2.68/5  rDev -24.5%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5

12oz bottle care of my old man. There is a first... the pops gifted me with a couple bottles of this after a recent trip to state college. "Stop drinking all that dark shit and give this here a try. I like it, maybe you will too." The brew appears a perfectly clear color of pale gold. A finger of white froth appears and dissolves down to a thin film around the ring of the glass. Rising bubbles of carbonation maintain a thin film atop and a bit of spotty lace sticks to the glass.

The aroma has an unmistakable scent of perfume-like apricot. It smells a bit sugary almost like a bit of candy like those peach rings. I can't help but think the apricot inclusion here is artificial as it just doesn't smell all that natural. The candy-like sweetness is just too distinct to not be augmented some way. It really doesn't matter how warm the brew gets, the perfume fruit character is really all I smell.

The taste has the apricot flavoring that is a bit sweet and artificial tasting in a way reminiscent of what the aroma leads on. Instead of having that earthy, natural taste, it is sweet and candy-like. Fortunately, there is a bit of cereal grain flavoring present that brings this back into the spectrum of the advertised wheat beer category. The aftertaste is also candy-like with a hint of something almost like bubblegum mixed with a dissolved flavor of clove and... corn?

This is a medium to lighter bodied brew with a moderate amount of carbonation. For a summertime offering to just slam back, I guess it fits the bill. But it isn't something that I would seek out again. The candy and artificial qualities of this I just didnt find to be entirely appetizing.

Serving type: bottle

10-05-2012 00:15:54 | More by stakem

TheMultiYeast

Pennsylvania

3.88/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pours clear dark yellow with a fizzy white head..lots of carbonation

Smell is pretty nice. Apricot and peach with fresh yeast aromas and crackers and grain.

Right on par for the style and then some. Refreshing apricot and tame fruit flavors, not overly sweet, balanced with wheat and yeast and very little bitterness.

Pretty light, crisp, good on a hot day.

Good representation from Otto's but not my favorite from the brewery.

Serving type: bottle

09-20-2012 16:40:27 | More by TheMultiYeast

knb112

3/5  rDev -15.5%

09-14-2012 23:42:15 | More by knb112

lupercmda

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +12.7%

09-06-2012 03:36:18 | More by lupercmda

JimmytheSaintPSU

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -22.5%

08-21-2012 01:43:43 | More by JimmytheSaintPSU

Bdel34

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%

08-17-2012 17:46:47 | More by Bdel34

KevieJames

Florida

3/5  rDev -15.5%

06-25-2012 20:14:10 | More by KevieJames

DouglasWalk

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +12.7%

06-06-2012 00:32:15 | More by DouglasWalk

GreersBeer21

3/5  rDev -15.5%

06-01-2012 17:32:18 | More by GreersBeer21

Dual45s

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%

05-22-2012 10:23:35 | More by Dual45s

Yummmmiller

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -29.6%

04-19-2012 00:04:29 | More by Yummmmiller

Kegatron

Pennsylvania

3.48/5  rDev -2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

22 oz bottle into a pint glass.

The initial pour is a bit foamy but seems to settle down rather quickly, revealing a clear copper body with a finger or so of fizzy slightly off-white head. This readily peters down into some light foamy ringing, which leaves back just a smattering of spotty lacing. The aroma smells like apricot, with a juicy sweetness in the nose that is propped up a bit by the wheat character. Light grassy hop notes hang on the edges.

The taste is similar, with the apricot flavor coming off as a bit more artificial feeling but it isn’t too bad considering that it is a pretty strong fruit flavor overall. A light grassy bitterness runs through the middle of the profile, while that crisp wheat backbone gives that fruit something to bounce off of. The finish here is bitter and drying. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, with a sprightly and crisp feel to the carbonation in the mouth but does seem a little too lively along the back.

Nothing overly offensive here but this one just wasn’t my thing. A little less over carbonation would have maybe helped things out as well. I can take it for what it is though.

Serving type: bottle

04-16-2012 16:50:52 | More by Kegatron

DrDemento456

Pennsylvania

3.98/5  rDev +12.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Not sure how old this is but I got very little head, a nice lace ring. Color is semi hazy but a nice shade of golden yellow.

S - Initial smell is great, juicy apricot very tart and vibrant but I am bit getting much in wheat... Hope it's balanced.

T - Well wheat is balanced and it's more sweet than tart but I believe this might be the best apricot beer I ever drank! Juicy not artificial in any way vibrant apricot flavor with a great malt balance. Tasty!

M - Light and medium, very refreshing overall a great fruit beer.

Overall I would gladly buy this again and at 5 dollars a bomber it's one of the better fruit beers I have ever tasted. Worth trying!

Serving type: bottle

04-08-2012 02:06:00 | More by DrDemento456