Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Night Shift Bee Tea Wheat Ale

Bee Tea
By Eric Cioffi


Wheat ale brewed with sweet orange peel and orange blossom honey. Aged on organic, loose, gunpowder tea leaves from Mem Tea imports.  Bee Tea is our cross-pollination of two classic beverages – green tea with honey, and the Belgian-style wheat ale. Strong aromas of orange and honey lead into a flavor that’s soft, sweet, and sophisticated. A dry, herbal finish comes from aging the beer on organic loose green tea, sourced from Somerville’s Mem Tea Imports.

Night Shift brewery in Everett, MA brews some crazy beers and this one is no exception. Very unique tasting, it is a hazy deep amber in the glass. Subtle grassy, orange, and honey notes amuse the nose. Medium to full bodied with moderate carbonation and fluffy tan head. The beer is sweet honey mead up front with bitter orange peel and a bitter "strong tea" finish.  You can really taste the tea in the back end as it washes away the sticky honey almost like a palate cleanser.  As the beer warmed the flavors became more intense. Very balanced and flavorful it had me thinking of an Indian Summer day in Vermont.  Not my usual style but I enjoyed it very much.

Herbed Wheat Beer | 8% ABV
Rating: 80

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