Major Tom's Pomegranate Wheat - Fort Collins Brewing

ZAP

Minnesota

3.1/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

I have no idea what pomegranate tastes like...nver had it....but my guess is it must be a tart fruit....this pours out a gigantic white head (too much)....smells a little like cactus...flavor is sweet-sour like....some lime-like flavor to this wheat beer....puckery mouthfeel....pretty charged up carbonation....spritzy...

Interesting enough but one of these is all I'd want...nice stab at something a little different though...glad I tasted it...

Serving type: bottle

07-24-2005 18:49:07 | More by ZAP

palliko

California

2.53/5  rDev -20.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Had this at the brewery yesterday. Appearance is amber with not much foam or lace. Aroma has lemon, eucalyptus, yeast and faint malt and hops. Initial taste is a like a cherry Sweet Tart. On the tongue there are hints of fruit that I could not definitely say was pomegranate, though I take their word for it. It seemed to need some adjusting to make it a drinkable beer. No reference to the David Bowie song is found on the label.

Serving type: on-tap

07-23-2005 18:36:32 | More by palliko

cokes

Wisconsin

3.03/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Different retro-styled label than pictured, which altogether loses the whole Major Tom vibe.
Pours a smudged daffodil with a thin enamel cap and a few stray bubbles.
Scented of lemon candies, menthol, and pomegranate pulp, and white bread.
Begins with a steely lime juice tartness that gradually unfold into a gory mess of pomegranate seeds and pulp, as the tartness switches sweet. It lingers in concentrated fruit juice fashion as a minor hay dryness stuggles for balance and fails laughably.
It's appropriately light, and the tartness is alluring upfront, but the left-over sugars begin to make this a chore midway through.
There is a glimmer of promise here. The concept is interesting, even if the result is not. This needs some form of dryness and probably some complimentary spice notes. But with some tweaking, who knows?

Serving type: bottle

07-06-2005 03:51:17 | More by cokes

rowew

Colorado

4.1/5  rDev +28.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Presentation: 12 oz longneck bottle. 6 pack is mixed with two different label designs. Indecipherable code on the bottle.

Appearance: Poured into a weizen glass with a large foamy head. Gold with a slightly red cloudiness to it. Great head retention, and a little bit of bubbliness to the beer.

Smell: Aroma is like a lemony wheat, with some spices present as well.

Taste: Typical wheat flavors - subtle but well done. Then comes the fruit - it tastes somewhat berry-ish to me. The fruit is a nice addition, and does not overpower the beer.

Overall impression: Nicely drinkable beer with a twist. Interesting offering that is a bit different, but not just a novelty.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2005 20:22:09 | More by rowew

Beaver13

Colorado

3.73/5  rDev +16.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Growler. Poured a cloudy pale yellow with a big frothy white head that retained well and left some lacing.

The aroma was lemony wheat and light yeast and spices.

The flavor was more of the same - lemony yeasty spices. For a lighter beer, it was surprisingly medium bodied and was lightly carbonated.

Overall, a very fruity wit. It was very refreshing and would make a great summer drinker. It was one of the better wheats I've had (not a favorite style). I was surprised to like it as much as I did.

Serving type: on-tap

03-16-2005 07:39:35 | More by Beaver13