American Wheat

An Ameican twist to the German Wheat beers, this style can be produced as an ale or lager and covers a range of colors, normally golden to amber, but sometimes darker like the German Dunkelweizens. Unlike a German Hefeweizen, the American Wheat is often (but not always) filtered and lacks the ester (normally banana) and phenolic (normally clove) aromas and flavors obtained with German yeast strains. The malt component normally (but not always) consists of 50% or more wheat and the hopping can be light to heavy, more often falling in the moderate to heavy range. The flavors of American wheats are diverse with various combinations of graininess, malt sweetness, hop bitterness, and citrusy character, and acidic and / or dry mouthfeels are often achieved.

	Beer | Location	Reviews	Score
	Breckenridge Agave Wheat CO, United States	25	3.036
	Choc 1919 OK, United States	23	3.100
	Fort Collins Major Toms Pomegranate Wheat CO, United States	21	3.096
	Blue Moon Rising Moon Spring Ale CO, United States	21	2.938
	Hop Hound Amber Wheat MO, United States	21	3.033
	Shipyard Summer Ale ME, United States	19	2.805
	Samuel Adams Coastal Wheat MA, United States	19	3.091
	Southern Tier Hop Sun NY, United States	19	3.554
	Saranac Summer Ale NY, United States	19	3.036
	Bud Light Golden Wheat MO, United States	19	2.532
	Saranac Golden Pilsener NY, United States	18	3.062
	Odell Easy Street Wheat CO, United States	18	3.100
	Petes Wicked Summer Brew TX, United States	18	2.991
	Carlow Curim Golden Celtic Wheat Beer Ireland	17	2.970
	Abita Wheat LA, United States	17	2.835
	Big Sky Montana Trout Slayer Ale MT, United States	17	3.125
	Breckenridge SummerBright Ale CO, United States	16	2.779
	Schlafly Hefeweizen MO, United States	14	2.923
	Smuttynose Summer Weizen NH, United States	14	3.053
	Lazy Magnolia Indian Summer MS, United States	14	3.077