The featured beer this week comes from Boulevard Brewing Company in Kansas City, Missouri. 80-Acre Hoppy Wheat Beer:
With roots in two of today's most popular brewing styles, 80-Acre Hoppy Wheat Beer is the result of careful cultivation by our brewers and cellarmen. Their efforts to craft a hybrid yielded a bumper crop of flavor; delightfully distinctive ale with the aroma of an IPA and the refreshing taste of a wheat beer.
Six-pack of 12oz bottles sells for $8.99. The label has a retro look with an antique tractor (Farmall?) hauling a might load of hops in front of a sunburst background.
ALCOHOL BY VOLUME: 5.5%
COLOR (0-2): Golden and somewhat clouded. 2
AROMA (0-2): Lemony-citrus with yeast and a touch of clove. 2
HEAD (0-2): Bright white color. Not much volume and doesn’t leave much of a trace. 1
TASTE (0-5): Largely follows the smell with subdued flavors of lemon, wheat, and hints of sweet and spice. The flavors aren’t particularly hoppy nor particularly wheaty, but they blend nicely for a pleasant if understated taste experience. Light to medium body with a thin, watery mouthfeel. Very drinkable. 3
AFTERTASTE (0-2): Slightly bitter and lasting. 2
OVERALL (0-6): 80-Acre Hoppy Wheat is a hybrid beer where neither the hoppy or wheat flavors predominate. Instead they come together to create a unique taste that’s well suited to summer drinking. 4
TOTAL SCORE (0-19): 14
