GRB Bumbleberry Wheat

pootz · Post by **pootz** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 8:56 pm

One of my favorite GRB brews and I look forward to it each summer. This year the character is slightly different but the core berry fruit subtleness is still there. This batch seems to have some Kristalweizen traits in that the ale character is prevalent and it compliments the subtle berry tartness and wheat to produce a nice dry ale.

I stocked in for the summer but I think I'll be going back for more because this case is going down too fast.

matt7215 · Post by **matt7215** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 10:00 pm

it better this year then last IMO. bigger all around, way more flavour. still my least fav GRB though

tupalev · Post by **tupalev** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 10:31 pm

Very nice beer - subtle but still damn flavourful. Big thumbs up, I need more!

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 7:53 am

I look forward to this new batch.

Not a bad little beer by any means, just not my favourite style, and certainly not my favourite in a long line of winners from this brewery.

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:05 pm

Ok. Just had a bottle at Chancey Smith's. Bottled on date states July, so this is right fresh.

Much more berry in the nose and flavour than last year. Seemed a bit hazier too, with a bit more depth and body. One thing that struck me as odd was the lack of carbonation. My bottle had none at all. Completely flat, even with a very vigorous pour. But that was fine with me as I found last years a bit over carbonated.

Overall, it is an improvement for sure.