Brew: White Water IPA
Brewery: Boston Beer Company
Style: Wheat India Pale Ale
ABV: 5.8%
Tasting Notes: To my recollection Sam Adams first came out with this little beauty about two or three years ago back when wheat Pale Ales and IPA’s had first started to make a splash in the main stream craft beer world. This beers pours a very pleasant hazy golden hue with straw highlights. The head on this beer is is about a finger thick and bone white in color and dissipates pretty quickly The nose has a very heavy citrus leaning with a lot of orange peel showing through. Also has a nice floral hop scent along with a touch of wheat grain. There is an incredible amount of lacing on the glass once you get through the first few sips that comes from the wheat in the grain bill. The mouth feel is actually nice and light along side a medium level of carbonation, which helps put this beer in a warmer weather frame of mind. After the nose I for one couldn’t wait to dive into this brew head first and see what was under the hood! The sip consists of orange peel zest intertwined with some really nice citrus notes from the Citra and cascade hops that carry over into a a very smooth and subtle bitterness in the finish. This is one brew that I cant wait to have in my hand once the weather decides to grace us with some warmer tempetures! Our hats are off to the folks at Sam Adams for taking a traditional base of a Belgian wit bier and adding a very flavorful american Hop twist!
~Cheers~
Rating: 4 Hats
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