Hay Maker Honey Wheat
Tractor Brewing Co.

Hay Maker Honey WheatHay Maker Honey Wheat
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From:
Tractor Brewing Co.
 
New Mexico, United States
Style:
American Pale Wheat Beer
Ranked #218
ABV:
6%
Score:
75
Ranked #27,475
Avg:
3.04 | pDev: 29.93%
Reviews:
18
Ratings:
25
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 27, 2024
Added:
Oct 18, 2005
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  5
11 IBU
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Reviewed by Lexluthor33 from New York

2.63/5  rDev -13.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Golden yellow with a big head.
aroma of honey, wheat, citrus and the taste starts off with an upfront honey bite and then citrus follows.
A citrus twang and a light note of wheat and some herbal hints.
light body with high carbonation.
the taste was honey sweet with a mild bitter finish, not a good beer, was way off balance with too much honey taking away from citrus.
1999 written review
Feb 27, 2024
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Rated by LukeGude from Iowa

3.58/5  rDev +17.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Pint can poured into tulip. Solid honey wheat flavor but disappointing dull head.
Jul 10, 2021
 
Rated: 2.53 by mmmbeer89 from New Mexico

Oct 08, 2019
 
Rated: 3.87 by festizio from California

Oct 19, 2018
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Reviewed by sk8thetilt from New Mexico

4.23/5  rDev +39.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Aroma: honey malt, bready, doughy
Appearance: pale yellow, hazy, big white head that hangs around
Flavor: bready, doughy, grainy, wheaty, honey sweetness, dry finish
Mouthfeel: medium-light body, medium carbonation, slight creaminess
The recipe calls for local NM honey so this beer changes with the seasons. In the summer it carries a stronger clove character. I like it better in the winter months when the honey is less apparent.
Jul 30, 2018
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Reviewed by Marimarzen from New Mexico

4.8/5  rDev +57.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Im loving the texture, its not too heavy or overwhelming. Light with a bit of orange and some coriander flavor at the back of the palate. Solid head! The flavor profile matches the style. Perfect for the summer because of the flavor but it has a solid full body mouthfeel that does not linger.
Jun 07, 2016
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Rated by martin11m34 from New Mexico

4/5  rDev +31.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Sweet honey, bready aroma, smooth body and clean finish
May 24, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by acslatersbtb from Colorado

Apr 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by nickfl from Florida

Dec 24, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by Lovely85 from Florida

Dec 24, 2013
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Reviewed by mactrail from Washington

3.56/5  rDev +17.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
On tap at the brewpub in the University District, Albuquerque. Pale blonde color in the pint shaker with a modest foam. Fragrant with a resiny nose. A beery, lightweight brew that is pleasantly quaffable.

Tastes like a Pilsener with a resiny attack, plus an interesting aftertaste of honey. A scratchy flavor that seems to derive from more hops than average in this usually insipid style. Some malt with a hit of sweetness. One of the nicer uses of honey I've had in a light beer. [Transcribed from notes of 02/13/2013 visit].
Mar 13, 2013
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Reviewed by JBIII from Georgia

2.55/5  rDev -16.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
below average for a wheat beer. You're not missing out on anything if you don't try this beer. It's a little too sweet for my taste. Definitely not a session beer. Nor a beer you would seek out or recommend. Even with a lemon, this beer is still a little to sweet.
Jan 31, 2011
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Reviewed by WesWes from New York

3.02/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
The beer pours a hazy pale gold color with a towering white head that damn near overflows the glass. The aroma is average. It has a dry, somewhat fruity scent that boasts of pale and wheat malts along with a destinct honey aroma. The taste is average as well. It has a tangy honey and wheat malt flavor that goes down with some prickly carbonation and finishes dry and fruity. The mouthfeel is decent. It is a low bodied beer with too much CO2. This is a beer that needs to be fine tuned. I'm sure when it's fresh it's good, but I'm gonna have to pass on another.
Oct 16, 2008
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Reviewed by jwc215 from Arizona

2.21/5  rDev -27.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Pours slightly hazed gold with a foamy white head.

The smell is of honey - litttle else.

The taste is of honey with something else going on - acidic - can't quite pinpoint it but I don't like it. Oddly astringent, esp. for the style.

It has a harsh, but light, body. I doubt that I've had an American Pale Wheat that is so rough in texture.

This is not a good example of the style. Lacks refreshing quality. Honey stands out, but mixed with something odd - not an "infected" taste, but "off". Up-side is that it is abrupt - doesn't linger.
Sep 03, 2008
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Reviewed by RblWthACoz from Pennsylvania

4.01/5  rDev +31.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
My natural reaction to seeing any fruit or sweetened "wheat" beers is usually something along the lines of: "Oh brother."

Pours a slight fogged gold with a muted nose that carries some mild honey. Flavor is actually quite nice. Smooth honey tones. Not a lot of complexity, but it's real nice. Carbonation is full and the liquid is good. Very drinkable and easily a session brew. I bet this would go well with a salad laden with goat cheese.
Aug 12, 2008
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Reviewed by dsa7783 from New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Single, twelve ounce bottle purchased from The Palisade Liquor Store in Jersey City...
Second beer from this New Mexico brewery, and overall, not a terrible stab at the style...
Pours a dark-golden hue with a minimal head that quickly dissipated and left a copious amount of lacing around the edge of the serving glass...
Honey-wheat aroma dominates this brew with slight essences of candied sugars...
Taste strongly paralleled the smell, and the mouthfeel proved slick and slightly watered down... Good level of drinkability due to the modest ABV and lack of cloying flavors...
Jul 28, 2008
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Reviewed by Timmace from New York

1.33/5  rDev -56.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
I've had some of the other tractor beers and this is by far the worst.

The mouthfeel and taste can be compared to that of seltzer or some sort of flavored sparkling water. It has little in the taste department and you'll get a slight bubble fizzing on your tongue.

I never review beers but this beer taste so awful that I felt compelled to actually go on here and write this as a caveat to others. avoid.
Jun 05, 2008
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Reviewed by jjayjaye from New York

2.55/5  rDev -16.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
Pours an incredibly pale yellow color with a run-away head that resists fading because bubbles are flying up from within like an Alka Seltzer!

The smell is aggressive; all wheat. Light bodied, the mouth feel is overwhelmed by the effervescence. The flavor is light, crisp and singular.

Drinkability - There's not enough to this one for me. Can't see waisting time finishing it.
Jul 29, 2007
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Reviewed by plaid75 from New York

2.68/5  rDev -11.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Poured a pale straw hue with a four finger foamy white head. There was good retention and decent lacing.

The smell featured a weak wheat malt with a musty hop and lemony aroma.

The taste consisted of a sour lemon with some slight esters.

The mouthfeel was thin with an uncomfortable sourness.

Overall a poor rendition of the style.
Jul 19, 2007
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Reviewed by riversider76 from New York

3.31/5  rDev +8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Pours a cloudy pale yellow. Fluffy head,with lots of retention,and pleanty of lacing. Lots of bubbles. Smell is of fruit, and lemony candy. Nice,but a bit too weak. Body is light,and very carbonated. Taste,if I could have given a 3.25 I would have. It's slightly better than average. Lemon,and citrus,with a tart candy like finish. Worth a try.
Jul 01, 2007
Hay Maker Honey Wheat from Tractor Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 75 out of 100 with 25 ratings