ShopRite Wines & Spirits Micro-Brew Edition

From the Brewer – “Light, crisp, refreshing UFO White follows in the tradition of spiced wheat beers that have been brewed in Belgium for well over 300 years. Brewed with orange peel and a unique blend of spices, UFO White is the perfect choice for a summer’s barbecue, a night out with friends or any time you¹re thirsting for something a little different. Like UFO Hefeweizen and UFO Raspberry Hefeweizen, we leave UFO White UnFiltered for a more natural taste and appearance.”

Great with Shellfish, seafood, soft cheeses, and green salads.

Hop Bitterness (IBU’s): 10
Original Gravity: 12 Plato
Alcohol by volume: 4.8%
Format: 12 oz. bottles
Seasonality: Year Round

From the Brewer – “A shandy is beer mixed with a little something extra like soda, juice or ginger ale. Leinenkugel’s® Summer Shandy® is a traditional wheat beer with refreshing natural lemonade flavor that makes it perfect for the sun-splashed summer months.”

The refreshing lemonade flavors pair great with backyard dishes like BBQ chicken, fruit salads, watermelon and freshly caught, grilled fish.

Hops: Cluster
Malts: Pale and Wheat
Hop Bitterness (IBU’s): 13.5
Alcohol by volume: 4.2%
Format: 6 packs
Seasonality: Summer

Crisp and cool as a San Francisco summer.

From the Brewer – “The crisp, clean flavors of Anchor Summer® Wheat are refreshingly light, a thirst-quenching American-style filtered wheat beer.

Released each year in advance of the summer season, Anchor Summer® Wheat is an all-malt craft beer, with over 50% of its malt derived from malted wheat. It is fermented with a traditional top-fermenting “ale” yeast, yielding a clean, balanced flavor that highlights the refreshingly light flavor of malted wheat. The head is unusually abundant due to the natural protein deposits of wheat, with a thick consistency similar to meringue.

First brewed in the summer of 1984, Anchor Summer® Wheat is the first American wheat beer in modern times. Anchor Summer® Wheat is intended to be a lighter beer for those who don’t want to sacrifice historic tradition or character.”

Hops: Cascade, Golding, Simcoe
Malts: Blend of 2-Row Pale & Malted Wheat
Alcohol by volume: 4.5%
Format: 6 Packs
Seasonality: Summer

Long toasty days, cool breezy nights and a splash of magic provide the inspiration for the Tröegs brothers’ dreamiest creation—Dreamweaver Wheat. Combining wheat with Munich and Pilsner malts, German Northern Brewer hops, open-top fermentation and a yeast strain that imparts hints of pepper, clove and banana, Dreamweaver Wheat is an unfiltered blast of spicy, mouthwatering joy.

From the Brewer – “Our dream begins with open-top fermentation. At high krausen, a foamy, rocky yeast head crests the sides of the fermenter releasing notes of black pepper and spicy clove. Unfiltered and cloudy with yeast, it’s slightly tart and downright refreshing.”

The DreamWeaver pairs well with lighter foods; salads, seafood, sushi and vegetable dishes.  Try it with goat cheese or an herb spread such as Boursin.

Awards

Great American Beer Festival, Gold Medal – 2012

Hops: German Northern Brewer
Malts: Malted Wheat (55%), Pilsner, Vienna
Yeast: German Wheat
Hop Bitterness (IBU’s): 15
Alcohol by volume: 4.8%
Format: 6 Packs
Seasonality: Year Round

Like Lady Liberty, we stand for independence and perseverance. In the pursuit of innovative beer, there is no obstacle too great. No journey too long. No fruit too gigantic. This American wheat beer is brewed with real watermelon, for a flavor that’s surprisingly crisp, dry and refreshing—summer in a can.

From the Brewer – “Hell or High Watermelon Wheat is our summer seasonal beer available from April through September in six-pack cans and on draft. We start by brewing a classic American wheat beer, which undergoes a traditional secondary fermentation using fresh watermelon. A straw-colored, refreshing beer with a kiss of watermelon aroma and flavor.”

Hops: Magnum, Columbus
Malts: Two-Row Pale, White Wheat
Yeast: Top Fermenting Ale Yeast
Hop Bitterness (IBU’s): 17
Alcohol by volume: 4.9%
Format: 4 packs
Seasonality: Summer

Brooklyn Greenmarket Wheat is a celebration of New York State agriculture, uniting local ingredients to create a beer with a mission.

We work with GrowNYC’s Greenmarket to source grain for the brew – they connected us to Lakeview Organic Farms to provide 70% of the grain used in our mash. The hops are grown on a family farm outside of Syracuse owned by our own Technical Director Mary Wiles, who grew up there.

From the Brewer – “Our brewers take raw wheat, grown at Oeschner Farms, malted barley, Mary’s hops, and Bavarian yeast and unite them into an unfiltered beer with light fruit flavors and a zesty palate. It’s great with foods from fresh salads to grilled meats. Proceeds from the beer sales support GrowNYC’s mission to revive New York’s grain industry and provide support to family farms, farmers markets, community gardens and other agricultural projects. It’s a New York beer, from New York farms, and now it’s all yours.”

Food Pairings: Fresh salads, fresh cheese, grilled meats, hamburgers.

Hops: NY State Willamette
Malts: Canadian 2-Row, NY State 2-Row, NY State Wheat
Yeast: Our house Weisse Yeast
Original Gravity: 12° Plato
Hop Bitterness (IBU’s): 47
Alcohol by volume: 5%
Format: 6 Packs
Seasonality: Year Round