I was looking
for a new beer to try and I wanted something odd and unusual. That’s when I
came across OddSide Ale’s Grapefruit Wheat. OddSide Ales is located in a former
piano factory in Grand Haven Michigan. After purchasing a couple bottles of
Grapefruit Wheat I went home and checked out their website. The OddSide Ales
website is bright lively and well thought out. Everything you look for in a
website.
The labeling is
a nice simple label. I like the color choices OddSide choose for the label.
Based on the label and the description on the label saying that it’s a wheat
beer with grapefruit added, I was expecting a very light refreshing beer, with
a nice clean finish of grapefruit that cleanses the palate and makes you want
to drink more. The kind of beer that would be enjoyed after mowing the lawn.
The aroma coming
from the bottle was different than I expected. It had the smell you would
expect from a wheat beer, but the grapefruit smell was flat and barely noticeable.
If I didn’t know it had grapefruit in it, I wouldn’t have known it was there. The
first taste was also not what I expected, it was much heavier and it was
difficult to distinguish individual flavors. There was a perfect bitterness to
the beer, but I was left wanting more grapefruit. I wanted a nice clean crisp
finish, instead I got a lingering of the bitterness without any resolution.
Overall I would
rate the beer a 7 out of 10. I understand and appreciate what OddSide Ales was
going for, but the execution was off for me. With the name OddSide I just
expected a more extreme flavor. Something
that really lights up the taste buds. Instead I got another wheat beer with a
good bitter taste that makes you feel like something is missing. I will say
that I could taste some good potential and I will review more of their beer.
Just don’t afraid to bring out the flavor and wow us with something bold and truly
unique. I can taste great ideas now is
the time to perfect the execution. Until
next time drink what you love,
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