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
	Shock Top Twisted Pretzel Wheat MO, United States	2	3.140
	Stone City Ales Sons of Sydenham (S.O.S.) Canada	2	3.200
	Grizzly Paw Beavertail Raspberry Ale Canada	2	2.600
	Thunderhead Honey Wheat NE, United States	2	3.020
	Stone Cellar Houdini Honey Wheat WI, United States	2	3.140
	Flat Branch Honey Wheat MO, United States	2	3.020
	McGuires Hefeweizen FL, United States	2	3.000
	Rock Bottom Volksweizen CO, United States	2	3.000
	Rock Bottom Weizen CO, United States	2	3.120
	JDub's Passion Wheat FL, United States	2	3.140
	Beyond The Pale Orange is the New Pink Canada	2	3.300
	Brewster's River City Raspberry Canada	2	2.740
	Collective Arts Collective Project: Wet Hop Wheat Canada	2	3.260
	Green Jack Orange Wheat Beer United Kingdom	2	3.200
	Mill Street Red Ensign Canada	2	3.240
	Elm City Mill Creek Wheat NH, United States	2	2.620
	Sweetwater Grass Monkey GA, United States	2	3.000
	Moosehead Small Batch 0005: Prairie Honey Wheat Ale Canada	2	3.040
	Sleeman Dog Days Summer Ale Canada	2	3.040
	Pizza Port Hot Spots Hefeweizen CA, United States	2	3.080