Saint Arnold Texas Wheat (Kristall Weizen)

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Sampled at GABF on 9/18/2010. This wheat beer pours a slightly hazy light gold color from the tap. Medium sized white foamy head. The aroma is fruity, cereal and citrusy. A light to medium bodied wheat beer. The malts are fruity and sweet. The hops are floral. Decent carbonation. Light and refreshing, crisp and clean. A good lawnmower beer. Finishes a touch sweet. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 5

A pretty average wheat beer, not much going on with the flavor or aroma with wheat being the only noticeable feature. O.k. finish, nothing spectacular though.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 6

Average at best. Saint Arnolds worst beer but only because it is wheat based. It really taste hoppy for a wheat beer which kind of defeats the purpose. I think the formula could be better for this beer, considering how good Saint Arnold is at making good beers.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6

Pours a deep golden hue. Has no head with good amount of bubbles. Smells of orange, lemon, lime, and light spicy hops. Tastes of orange and lemon dominate the first sips. As it warms, nice malty taste peeks out. Nice mouthfeel as the carbonation and lemon tickle the tastebuds. Finishes with some gooeyness in the mouth. In the aftertaste, the hops become a bit more prevalent. There's a taste I can't quite put my finger on that takes away from the experience-- almost a slight buttery taste at times. The St. Arnie's Spring Bock has the same taste only stronger. Maybe it's the malt, I don't know--- or maybe wonderful city of Houston water!

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

This is a surprise in a bottle! The appearance of this beer is bright golden with a small thin but lasting head, very tasty beer that's just plain good, keep it up saints.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6

Pours pale amber with excellent clarity. The head is thin, but lasting. The deep aroma is malty with some citrus and a mild wheatiness. Not usually a big fan of the weizen flavor, this one really surprised me. The hops presence was unusually strong and there was a wonderful grassiness, fresh-cut in character. A pleasant Summer drink.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 5

Sampled from bottle. Pale gold with a wheat and mild fruit aroma. The very mild wheat flavor actually overpowers the bittering hops. It was missing the banana and clove characteristics found in most weisse beers. More of an American wheat than a weisse.