To celebrate my 42nd birthday at the weekend, Brad and I bought up nearly all the ales in Tesco.

Among the selection was Tesco Finest Belgian Wheat Beer. Although I have sworn allegiance to Ocado you clearly can’t buy this beer from them – so sorry guys – please don’t fire me!

Label headlines tell us this will be ‘… fruity and aromatic with a crisp finish’.

Bottle notes go on to say ‘… this traditional cloudy beer is light and highly refreshing with a hint of coriander, bitter orange and mixed spice’. Good with fish and seafood apparently.

So – the verdict?

It’s a bit ordinary. Mine was cold – straight from the fridge. Although you could drink lots of this on a hot day, you probably wouldn’t because there is just so much more out there that actually tastes of something.

Yes it’s refreshing – you do pick up the orange and the coriander – but it just doesn’t have enough substance. It probably would go well with seafood as it would be unlikely to overpower anything apart from water.

I’d give it 2 out of 5 – but only because I needed a drink – and it isn’t nasty. I’m sure there’s a place for this – but it’s just a bit Hoegarden for me.