I poured the 11.2 oz Irish Wheat bottle in to an official 20 oz Guinness glass and a pure white head built quickly and tall but with minimal density that dissipated in to a perfect quarter inch fluffy blanket. The color is a beautiful golden yellow with a distinct wheat beer cloudiness and a nose dominated by wheat notes and subtle hints of spicy clove and banana. The Brewer’s Project uses the same original and unmodified Guinness ale yeast used in all their beers for over 200 years and it shows on the palate with a distinctly Guinness edge over a  pure refreshing wheat base and noticeable notes of banana in every sip. The whole mouthfeel is crisp and simple with the fully wheat grain bill really shining here, making an easy drinking and refreshing beer that is perfect for hot spring and summer nights.

The Brewer’s Project hits it out of park again with Guinness Irish Wheat that is Guinness through and through thanks to a shared soul of the original ale yeast strain. This Wheat beer drinks more like a classic wit than an American unfiltered wheat with its refreshing, subtle, and clean nature. This is the perfect porch sipping beer for the warm seasons already upon us.

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I recently had Colorado Wheat Ale, Soul Squared’s CSA beer from August; is a great wheat that brings the style back to its roots. I poured the first half of the bomber into a standard Pilsner glass and a medium density pure white head formed quickly and dissipated at a moderate rate leaving thick tracks on the glass. The color is a brilliant hazy golden yellow that reflects on the table in a beautiful halo, you can see the quintessential wheat induced cloud immediately. The nose is filled with a malty floral tinge that gets you ready for the beer itself. The taste is a spectacularly clean with heavy maltiness that balances spice notes well.

Soul Squared locally sourced all their wheat and even the barley itself is malted in Colorado, this commitment to local products makes this beer one to behold. The brew does not have a heavy hop profile so it finishes extremely clean making it easy to enjoy in any situation without ruining your palate. This is a great brew that perfectly embodies the back to basics movement that Soul Squared represents.

Soul Squared only allows two of its beers to be distributed via normal channels to bars and liquor stores; this means the only way to get their most unique brews is to join Soul Squared’s CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) and receive a case of bombers of a new beer every month. The brewery offers CSA shares in either six month or full year increments and from what I have sampled every beer is quite unique and impressive; you would miss out if you do not join the CSA. Try and hunt down a Colorado Wheat ale or better yet join the CSA, you will not be disappointed.

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