Bam! Right backatcha, beervolk! Number 2 of my 4 part Widmer review jam session thang. And THIS brau, buddy, is a solid beer. I wish it were a regular fixture and not a one time (well… one year) release. But sadly, try this lovely red beer in 2008… because come ‘09, you can mumble, put on your Sunday best, lie down on the tracks and cry yourself up a song, but all that will do is really… really freak me out. And not get you more of this beer. To re-cap, freak me out yes, more Crimson Wheat no.

T H E B E E R ! . . .

Look at that deep, red color. On the right up there. Big light blue arrow? Yes that one. Nice, thin-ish head if you’ve poured the brew carefully (which I did). That ruddy goodness is the product of three—count-’em-three!—different wheat malts. And why, who the hell could tell us about those malts better than the good folks at Widmer themselves? No one the hell! That’s who (the hell)!

“The three different red, caramelized, and dark wheat malts give this beer an intense red color that runs as deep as the flavor…”

True. Totally true. In true wheat-beer fashion, the hops are pretty relaxed in this beer. A bit of crispness in the light finish, the littlest sharpness creeping through the body. Also in true weizen fashion, the alcohol is only 4.1% by volume. That’s kinda nice. Let’s the good Captain suck back a few of these babies. I recommend this beer more for the Spring or Summer, as it’s refreshing and light, but any time will do, friends. Any time will do.