Category: Wheat

Weisse, Weisse, Baby

  • TYPE: Wheat
  • BREWERY: Orange Blossom Brewing Company
  • LOCATION: Lakeland, FL
  • CONTAINER: 12 oz Can
  • COST: Hard to say, I bought a 8 pack sampler for $10.99
  • ABV: 5.25%
  • RATING: 3+ Swigs
  • REVIEWED BY: Dave

Squeezed right from my juicer, the citrus is the first sense you take in and the wheat base glides along, smoothly.  My wife liked this one a lot, but for me, I needed something with a little more bite.  I think this would be great, super-chilled, in a pint glass with an orange wedge.  It grew on me over time and when I finished, I thought… why not another?

THEIR STORY:  Like buns straight out of the oven, this bad boy is as fresh as it gets Unlike its clear cousin “Kristal” or that unfiltered yeasty boy “Hefe,” we drop our yeast like it’s hot, then take the beer for a spin in a suped-up centrifuge.  Giving it a gold-plated glow and slight hazy haze.  Brewed with traditional Bavarian yeast from Weihenstephan, one sip of this heady homeboy will have you sayin’, “Word to you brewer.”

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Sandbar Sunday

  • TYPE: American Wheat Ale (Enjoy with a Key Lime Wedge)
  • BREWERY: Islamorada Beer Company
  • LOCATION: Islamorada, FL
  • CONTAINER: 12 oz Can
  • COST: UKNOWN – had it at a friend’s house or $8.99 six pack of cans, etc.
  • ABV: 4.75%
  • RATING: 3+ Swigs
  • REVIEWED BY: Dave

I found a case of this swept out to sea, but word has it they are back in business after Hurricane Irma, so follow their story on Facebook or Twitter.  It’s a great story by a great company, whose people are family and of love for their island, their state, their country, their world, this side of the planet Jupiter–I can’t vouch beyond that.

I had to look twice at the label after taking my first swig because I am not a huge fan of wheat-based beers, but this brew has a bold, smooth and expensive taste from start to finish and  pairs beautifully with freshly caught fish and fresh greens.   I could easily drink a case of this in one sitting.  I’m a fan.

Once again, a great Florida brew.

THEIR STORY:  Have you ever heard of an island in the Keys called Islamorada?  It’s referred to as tte sport fishing capital of the world with a long standing reputation of being a drinking town with a fishing problem.  Most people who visit call it paradise, but at Islamorada Beer Co. we simply call it home.  Here the outdoors are your playground.  And if you’ve ever been to Islamorada you probably know about our Legendary sandbar.  If you have yet to experience a day wading in the water with a cold beer in your hand, we invite you to join us for the time of your life.  Share your sandbar story #MYSANDBAR.

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