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
	Otter Creek Otter Summer Ale VT, United States	13	3.144
	Saranac Pomegranate Wheat NY, United States	12	3.214
	Kawartha Lakes Brewing (KLB) Raspberry Wheat Canada	11	2.786
	Boulevard 80-Acre Hoppy Wheat MO, United States	11	3.529
	Breckenridge Hefe Proper Ale CO, United States	11	2.836
	Bell's Oarsman Ale MI, United States	11	3.143
	New Belgium Snapshot CO, United States	11	3.365
	Capital Island Wheat WI, United States	11	3.450
	Southern Tier 422 Pale Wheat Ale NY, United States	10	3.138
	Pyramid Amber Weizen WA, United States	10	3.269
	Atwater Dirty Blonde Ale MI, United States	10	3.246
	Maui Mana Wheat HI, United States	10	3.323
	OHanlons Wheat Beer United Kingdom	9	3.408
	Issaquah Bullfrog Ale WA, United States	9	3.008
	Lawson Creek Honey Wheat MN, United States	9	2.567
	Anderson Valley High Rollers Wheat Beer CA, United States	8	2.636
	Mueller Unfiltered Wheat MO, United States	8	3.473
	Blue Moon Spring Blonde Wheat Ale CO, United States	8	2.545
	Shiner 102 Double Wheat TX, United States	8	3.218
	Bell's Wheat Two Ale MI, United States	8	3.436