Beer 36 - New Belgium Sunshine Wheat Beer

August 23, 2010 - Beer 36
New Belgium Brewing Sunshine Wheat Beer
This is New Belgium week!
Brewed in Fort Collins, CO, USA bought at H E B Grocery, Houston, TX, drunk at home in Katy, TX while helping Patri modify a Red Baron pizza with lots more toppings for dinner.
The bottle says "Sunshine wheat beer is brewed for year-round enjoyment, using equal portions of wheat and barley malts. It is spiced with coriander and orange peel in the Belgium wheat beer tradition. Sunshine wheat is silky gold in color with a spicy aroma and a subtle citrus character."
Unfortunately the copy writer must have been smoking something when they wrote that description. The beer is pleasant enough but the wheat malt is subdued and the spicy aroma and taste are non-existent. An easy to drink light bodied beer that goes well with the Mexican cheese we snacked on before dinner. I will have to try this again, the label date says best before 11Jul10.