Track Town Honey Orange Wheat Ale

This beer is from the Eugene City Brewery, an offshoot of Rogue Ales of Newport, Oregon.  This is a brewery they reopened in Eugene, Oregon at the site of the Eugene City Brewery, originally built in 1866.  It was taken over by Henry Weinhard in 1890.  The original building was torn down in 1914 and rebuilt across the street. 


This wheat ale is brewed with honey and with natural flavor (I am assuming at least orange) added. The beer pours a hazy orange and dark golden in color.  There is a short creamy head of white foam.  The aroma is toasted wheat, orange, honey sweet, along with a fruity tartness.  The beer is slightly sweet toasted wheat, almost nutty, with an orange fruitiness.  The mouthfeel is light and creamy.  There is a honey and fruit sweetness in the beer, but enough toasted malt and hops to never towards too sweet.  There is a heavy orange aftertaste.  This is pretty solid, although not great.  It is worth trying, it is just not likely to blow you away.