Mustang Brewing Company- Washita Wheat

I’m a wheat beer guy. Through these Oklahoma Beer Reviews, I have always enjoyed drinking wheat beers. While I am getting to point where I can drink the other darker and stout beer, I always enjoy trying a new wheat beer and the Washita Wheat by Mustang Brewing Company is no exception.

When I first picked up a six pack of Washita Wheat from the liquor store, I initially thought that it was out of Mustang, Oklahoma. Being a Yukon Miller, my inclination to put back the beer out of high school rivalry that was ground into my mind was pretty strong. I simply shook the thought from my mind and paid for my beer and went home.

After a little research, from what I can tell the Mustang Brewing Company was started in OKC. It was a little juvenile to have this short lived disgust, but on to the beer.

The Washita Wheat is fantastic. It has the wheat flavor that I love, but with a little something extra. Most wheat beers are made with gold wheat, but the Washita uses Oklahoma red wheat. I know that I’m drinking a wheat, but it doesn’t taste like any other I had drank.

 What I seemed to notice in taste and timing of the flavors was interesting. The intial drink was very calm and smooth. The strongest presence of the flavor was a split second after my first swallow. It may have been the result of in mouth agitation, but the second flavor is what I might say a result of the red wheat compared to golden wheat.

The actual aftertaste was much like the initial taste and smooth. I think that the flavors of this wheat is very circular in that you begin very smooth and mellow, then you have the slight flavor change before finishing at the aftertaste where you started.

All in all, I think that the Washita Wheat has been my favorite wheat beer so far. I think any wheat beer fan would be interested in trying a new twist on a hearty favorite.