4/5 Appearance - This beer pours a hazy, light yellow color with 2 to 3 fingers of head. Overall, head retention is pretty poor for a wheat beer as it diminishes within 2 minutes without even taking a drink. Carbonation was a little low for the style initially, but after another day of heavy force carbonation it seems to be right on the money.4/5 Smell - As one would expect from a wheat beer the smell is not overly complex. It does have a nice sweet smell to it, but the overall smell is a very heavy lemon smell. Reminds me very much of a shandy in the way that it smells.
3/5 Taste and Mouthfeel - This beer feels very thin in the mouth, but does leave that lingering "wheat beer" after taste that pretty much hangs with you the entire evening. Initial taste is of citrus and wheat with this beer, which is quickly overshadowed by a strong lemony zest flavor. Because lemon grass was used in the beer and not lemon peel, the beer has a lot more of an earthy type flavor and less of a citursy lemon flavor. Drinkability is high with this beer due to the low content of alcohol and the light mouth feel, however the after taste makes me not want to drink more that one or two.
Overall Impression - While not the best summer beer I've ever produced the idea of a lemon wheat beer definitely comes across with this beer. The only real downside I have with it is the lingering after taste. It reminds me of having a lemon in you mouth all day and then trying to eat dinner later on. All and all a very refreshing beer that may mellow a bit over the next couple of weeks. 6/10
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