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Black Raven Sunthief Kristallweizen

Black Raven Brewing Company
Redmond, WA, United States of America


Vital Statistics

Release: Year Round
ABV: 4.8%
Bitterness: 14 IBU

From the brewer

The Sun Thief is a filtered German style wheat beer that is rarely produced in the US. Light in color and alcohol, the Sun Thief features subtle banana and clove components layered onto a wheat and pilsner malt base.

Average Scores

Overall: 54 (logged 7 times)
Draft: 54 (logged 7 times)

Who's been drinking this

I've grown more into this style since the last time, so I found the flavor quite light and refreshing, with a good balance of bright banana esters and wheat. The fragrance is still the main issue here, a kind of musty Vienna sausage funk. It doesn't ruin the beer, but it is off-putting.
Good wheat flavor on the finish, Crisp on the palate
Light, crisp, funky (beery funky, not quirky funky). Nice summer beer...in small quantities.
Strongly spiced, very clean. Not my favorite style of beer, but frighteningly drinkable. Still, am I imagining that it smelled a little like Spam?