Topic Archives: American Pale Wheat Ales
2.4% Sun Drink’in Beer
Mikkeller will be shipping a real session beer stateside this year. Before you get your feathers ruffled, it actually IS a session beer – a mere 2.4% ABV. Drink’in The Sun’s alcohol content has lowered each year. (2 years ago it was 3.9%)
Drink’in is a pale wheat ale and a year round brew for Mikkeller, produced at De Proef in Belgium. Dr. Erikschon (whom I assume is an enthusiast of Mikkeller) has pretty funny commercial about this beer. Check it out.
Style: American Pale Wheat Ale
Arrival: Late Spring, 2011
2.9% ABV
Hell Or High Watermelon Wheat Canned Today
21st Amendment Brewing mentioned on Twitter today that their Hell Or Highwatermelon Wheat has come off the canning line today with their spiffy new artwork. Love the American theme. Apparently that bridge is being refurbished.
Bell’s Oberon Arrives March 28th
Spring is around the corner, and the means Bell’s popular summer beer – Oberon. Oberon is an American Pale Wheat Ale.
Available on bottle, draft and 5 liter keg cans. The keg cans got pretty new artwork as you see on the left. Oberon season 2011 starts March 28th.
About Oberon:
The heart of Bell’s summer lineup, Oberon Ale offers a refreshing mix of malted wheat flavor and fruity notes, wrapped up in a distinctively cirtusy hop aroma. Brewed around the concept of balance, Oberon brings a moderate bodied yet full- flavored ale to the table that complements all manner of summer activities.
Arrival: Late March 2011
5.4% ABV
Hell or High Watermelon Arrives In March
21st Amendment Brewing’s “Hell or High Watermelon” wheat ale arrives again in March 2011. Like Brew Free or Die, the beer has a new label. Sent to me by a one of their brewery reps – aka “Can Evangelists”, I really like this new update.
Monk’s Blood is still set to arrive in February, followed by Hell or High Watermelon….
NEW RELEASE: Shiner 102
Spoetzl Brewing – brewer of the Shiner line of beers just released a new one – Shiner 102. 102 is a follow up to last years anniversary beer 101. Spoetzl Brewing was founded by a group of businessmen in 1909. At that time it was called the “Shiner Brewing Association” based in Shiner, Texas. In 1915 Kosmos Spoetzl, a German immigrant with German brewing experience, leased the brewery. With him came various Bavarian brewing recipes still in production by Spoetzl today.
Commercial Description:
Our Double Wheat features a malt base containing 50 % Wheat. The wheat variety is Brundage, a soft white winter wheat released in 1997 by the Idaho AES. Double Wheat is a hybrid style which falls between a wheat beer and a wheat wine. Shiner 102 is an American style filtered double wheat ale, lightly hopped with aromatic Czech Saaz and WA Golding hop.
Style: American Pale Wheat Ale
Taste Expectations: Full of wheat, 102 is nice & soft on the palate. Grassy hops, light fruit, honey, & light spice.
Availability: 12oz/6pks. Draft
4.8% ABV
