People's Pint Pit-Stop: Wheat the North

An ode to, in my opinion, Toronto’s raddest professional sports team and their “We the North” slogan, Wheat the North comes from People’s Pint Brewing Company. A 5.1% dry-hopped American wheat ale, WtN comes in PP’s generic 500mL bottles. The beer is a hazy, dull orange, and it pours with some off-white suds.

WtN has a nose that is, at the same time, sweet, juicy, and a wee bit hoppy. The flavour has some citrus and berry sweetness up front and then it shifts into a bitterness more reminiscent of a pale ale than a wheaty brew, though there is some characteristic smoothness to the finish.

If you like your wheat beers well-hopped, Wheat the North could be for you. As for me, I certainly thought it was pretty good, though not nearly as well executed as some of the other People’s Pint offerings I’ve been sipping recently.

Rating: 7.0 out of 10.