Green’s, Ponce, Atlatna, GA, USA. Batch #74, bottled May ’07, Best Before May ’11.
Poured into the Urthel stemmed goblet in small portions, this is black pour but does have a few dark brown notes too. Mocha head with a coffee feel. Head is spotty but lace is fairly scant.
Chocolate malts and dark chocolate bitterness are the keys here – not much else. The wheat doesn’t make much of an appearance for me, except perhaps in the mouthfeel which is very light for this type of beer. As a RIS this is not a superb example, BUT it certainly is a tasty brew. The only thing that lets it down is the texture, which although the word “thin” would be a stretch, certainly leaves a little to be desired.
An interesting experiment with wheat that works OK, but not really as a classic RIS. Nevertheless a nice beer and I enjoyed it.