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Terrapin Gamma Ray

Gamma Ray is a wheat wine with 11% alcohol. This beer comes from Terrapin Beer Company in Georgia. This beer was originally a Side Project Number Three was released in 22 ounce bottles but now it is a  summer seasonal release on Terrapin monster beer tour and available in 12 ounce bottles. I bought this beer as a single from Total Wine in Palm Beach Gardens Florida. I served it in an oversized wine glass.

The white head was very thin and had retention was very short-lived. The body is a golden amber color with the light carbonation and cloudy clarity.

The aroma intensity was mild to high.  I picked up on notes of alcohol, sweet wheat malt, some floral hops, light vanilla, honey and light spice. The flavor was very strong and had notes of strong alcohol, syrupy malt, floral hops, hints of orange zest, spice, and light vanilla.

The body was thick and rich and had a smooth consistency. There was warming from the alcohol as the beer went down my throat and there was lasting warmth in my chest. The flavor lasted just as long on my palate.

I enjoyed the beer. I would drink it again; I always enjoy a strong beer. I did feel like something may be missing, but I could no put my finger on it. It could be from my expectations with the style; I don’t drink wheat wine very often. I need to sample more beers of this style to get a better understanding of the style’s attributes.  I would serve this with dark meat or game. With the strong alcohol content it would also be a good after dinner drink.

Beer Score- 3.85/5.0