5.8% ABV
Appearance: Golden and bright, yet with a hard presence of flocculent and particles throughout. Even within the bottle, this beer displayed a thick layer of sediment. I did my best to avoid pouring it into the glass. The lacing is speckled and wet, while a soapy white bubble accumulation on top. Aroma: Faint malt bill of 2-row and wheat. Citrus carries on in an under current while a yeasty nose rounds out the finish. Some faint orange/coriander comes through, but remains second nature under a more malt/wheat based sweetness.
Taste: The introduction on the palate is reminiscent of coriander and wheat, with a bit of extra sweetness to carry through to the second half. Citrus fruit begins to emerge on the palate in the second half, along with a overwhelmingly familiar orange rind flavor...as if one had just bit down on an orange in order to start the peeling process. However, the finish carries on to a very refreshing status with a prominent wheat and yeasty sweetness on to the end.
Mouthfeel: Carbonation hits the tongue right at the start, and then begins to dissipate as it reaches the back of the throat. The body is a bit heavier, most probably due to the wheat. Some stickiness remains on the lips. The very end is dry and crisp with a bittered dryness remaining on the palate long after the last gulp.
Overall Impression: I knew what Oberon was before I even knew who made it... Obviously this goes back many years. The beer lives up to its hype. I could drink this any day of the week and certainly see this as something nearing the perfect hot-summer-day beer. The rich orange/coriander flavor is something I'm unfamiliar with when tasting wheat beers, so this remains one of its own.
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