River City Triple Wheat

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

This is the latest seasonal from my local brewpub. It is officially titled "Triple Wheat" and is in the "winter warmer" category. Abv is estimated at 10%. It is only available at this brewpub and was purchased in a 64 oz growler to go. Pours a hazy orange brown color with a thin head and almost no effervescence (probably due to the alcohol content). Aroma is strong of bananas with a yeast breadiness to it. Mouthfeel is pretty heavy and sticky, but extremely smooth and almost syrup-like. Flavor begins with a sweet banana tone, quickly moving to a very warm alcoholic base, and finally finishing sweet and very sticky. Man, this is a BIG wheat beer! It seems to go against everything that a wheat beer means to me (light, refreshing, and drinkable), but then again, who would think of enjoying a wheat beer on a cold winter night? In that respect, this is a good "winter wheat beer" and is worth a shot if you can stand the sweet sugary profile of it (without the hops to balance it).