Sunshine Wheat Beer
New Belgium Sunshine is a pale American wheat ale that wastes a great Belgian yeast, but is spiced better than most other witbiers. Though striped of malt character, even for the style, the orange peel palate is soft and refreshing. The nose, unfortunately, is confused with coriander and some perfumey citrus. Much like the finish, it never really comes together. Stalking astringency. There's no real yeast character to back anything in this beer up, just some cloying esters; a good witbier relies on its yeast for structure. This tastes like what it is: a real Belgian beer made in America. Relax, relax. ng