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
	Station House Lammastide Wheat Beer United Kingdom	1	3.075
	Old Town Volks Wheat OR, United States	1	3.075
	Olde Mecklenburg 704 NC, United States	1	3.075
	Amsterdam / Broadhead Lemon Wheat Pale Ale Canada	1	3.075
	Outerbelt Fog Lamp OH, United States	1	3.075
	Hippin' Hops Buckwheat GA, United States	1	3.075
	Silver Gulch Goldstream Summer Ale AK, United States	1	3.075
	Mother Road Brewing Venture AZ, United States	1	3.075
	Shock Top Chocolate Wheat MO, United States	4	3.071
	Gahan House Blueberry Ale Canada	3	3.067
	Saranac Golden Pilsener NY, United States	18	3.062
	Manayunk American Hefeweizen PA, United States	2	3.060
	Choc Last Laugh OK, United States	2	3.060
	Sierra Nevada Wheat CA, United States	47	3.060
	Shiner Honey Wheat TX, United States	2	3.060
	Smuttynose Summer Weizen NH, United States	14	3.053
	Fall Line Daily Rind GA, United States	1	3.050
	Gordon Biersch Raspberry Weiss NV, United States	1	3.050
	Bell's Oberon - Mango Habanero MI, United States	1	3.050
	Thunderhead Golden Fraü NE, United States	1	3.050