Sierra Nevada Wheat Beer

Well, here's one from left field. This beer is not from the West country, or even from the UK. The Sierra Nevada Brewing Company was established in 1980 by Ken Grossman and Paul Camusi. Camusi retired in 1998 and sold his share in the company to Grossman. Located in Chico, California, Sierra Nevada Brewing is one of the most popular craft breweries currently operating in the United States. It produces almost 700,000 barrels of beer per year. Sierra Nevada's beer is consistently rated high and has appeared on many television shows, including Friends and Sex in the City.

The label does not give much information about the ingredients but I have managed to establish that it contains Perle and Spalt hops and the malts used are Two-row Pale, Dextrin and of course Wheat. ABV is 4.4%. I expected it to be pale and cloudy like a German Weissbier. In fact it was clear and amber and tasted very good - a good balance of malt and hops.