Name – Terrapin Gamma Ray
Country – United States
Type – Wheatwine

Appearance – Poured a slightly hazy reddish orange color with a thin white head that was gone pretty quickly.

Smell – The scent is on the boozy side but not too strong.  There is hints of banana, cherry and white grapes.

Taste – You get a very sweet taste up front that is very much like a white wine so those grapes are there.  There is the banana and cherry from the smell as well as some citrus notes.  Finishes with a bold alcohol bite.

My first venture into the wheatwine style and I can say that this one reminds me more of wine than barleywine.  But with the wine characteristics it also was quite similar to many Belgian tripels as well with the cherry and banana presence in there.  It is definitely something a little different from what you may be use to so if you want to go out and get something that will be a bit surprising then definitely pick this up.

Overall Grade – B-