{"id":13818,"date":"2016-05-27T08:00:39","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T15:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/?p=13818"},"modified":"2016-05-27T08:14:01","modified_gmt":"2016-05-27T15:14:01","slug":"beer-of-the-week-amplified-whammy-bar-wheat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/2016\/05\/27\/beer-of-the-week-amplified-whammy-bar-wheat\/","title":{"rendered":"Beer of the Week: Amplified Whammy Bar Wheat"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Amplified Ale Works Whammy Bar Wheat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From the Beer Writer: <\/strong>I showed up at Amplified Ale Works<\/strong><\/a>\u2019 new brewery-tasting room in Miramar the day after it opened. A hop, skip and a jump from my day-job, I was eager to see what sort of beers I\u2019d have easier access to now that getting a hold of them wouldn\u2019t require a trip out to the company\u2019s original Pacific Beach location. As I perused the board, I was informed of a new offering that had been brewed specifically for the opening of the \u201cBeeramar\u201d space\u2014Amplified Whammy Bar Wheat<\/strong>. I promptly added it to my taster-flight and made it the first of the quartet of samples I swigged. I didn\u2019t expect to be blown away by a wheat beer as the beauty of such styles tends to be in their subtlety and balance. Whammy Bar had plenty of the latter plus nice assertiveness on the palate and a crisp finish. It tasted like, well, beer\u2026and in this age of massive infusion and living outside the box, it was a welcomed change of pace. I thought it was really nice, but wondered if others would appreciate it. The following week, it won a gold medal at the World Beer Cup <\/strong><\/a>in the American-style Wheat Beer category. So, I guess that answered my question!<\/p>\n

From the Brewers: <\/strong>\u201cAs an American wheat ale, Whammy Bar has a light, crisp flavor almost reminiscent of a lager, but the 40% wheat in the malt bill helps build in a nice body that provides a pleasant mouth-feel while still keeping the beer extremely drinkable. It\u2019s the perfect beer for our brewpub patio. Having a larger, dedicated brewing facility outside of the brewpub has made our lives a lot easier. And the use of our newly installed reverse-osmosis system has really helped brewing styles like Whammy Bar Wheat, which call for a clean water-profile.\u201d\u2014Cy Henley, Head Brewer, Amplified Ale Works<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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