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
	Viejo Munich Trigo Argentina	1	2.900
	Terrapin Gamma Ray GA, United States	3	2.900
	Strangford Lough St. Patricks Gold Ireland	1	2.900
	Grand Lake White Cap Wheat CO, United States	2	2.900
	Round Barn Summer Wheat MI, United States	1	2.900
	Lodi Summer Wheat CA, United States	1	2.900
	Duke's Big Ass Beer CA, United States	4	2.886
	Point Horizon Wheat WI, United States	4	2.886
	Blue Moon Honey Moon Summer Ale CO, United States	36	2.885
	City Golden Leaf Wheat WI, United States	3	2.884
	Durango Wheat Beer CO, United States	2	2.880
	Ragtime Tavern Westbury Wheat FL, United States	2	2.880
	Leinenkugel Hefeweizen WI, United States	2	2.880
	Elm City Hefeweizen NH, United States	1	2.875
	Cusqueña De Trigo Peru	1	2.875
	Freeport Barn Owl Amber Wheat Ale ME, United States	1	2.875
	Canoe Summer Honey Wheat Ale Canada	1	2.875
	Russell Brewing Lemon Ale Canada	1	2.875
	Lengthwise Harvest Moon Wheat Ale CA, United States	1	2.875
	Ironworks Wheat CO, United States	1	2.875