From Peak Organic Brewing Company in Maine this is my new favorite wheat beer, which I discovered while dining at Brine Oyster Bar and Chop House in my recently adopted hometown of Newburyport. The oysters are amazing and they have a great selection of craft beers in bottles and on tap.
The Peak was nicely poured in a tall weizen glass. The brewer describes it as a traditional Summer Wheat married to a West Coast pale ale. It pours a clear brilliant golden yellow with a solid head. Aromas are lemony citrus and grassy herbal. Light bodied and just enough hops to be dry, refreshing, and crisp. Clean wheat and pale malt flavors nicely balance the 61 IBUs of Amarrillo Hops.
It paired perfectly with these briny bivalves from Maine; Cape Cod; and Washington State:
Brewer Description
Traditional summer wheat married to a West Coast pale ale. Locally grown wheat provides a complex mouthfeel and Amarillo® dry hopping gives a citrusy aroma.American Wheat | 5.0% ABV
Rating: 75
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