The Griffin

Super hazy golden and orangeish coloured body with a thinnish, pure white head that stays afloat nicely after starting at around 5 centimetres tall. Aroma of grassy and very wheatie notes with a lot of citrus, yeast, flowers and wheats showing some orange notes, but more of the wheat, yeast and especially coriander seed notes here. Light to Medium-bodied; Strong citrusey and floral flavours at first with a dry and grassy profile at first, but the wheat and easy-drinking nature come right afterwards and bring out the citrusey flavours, but the yeast, wheat and coriander seed notes are very refreshing. Aftertaste shows some light astringency from some noticeable alcohol and a light fresh and grassy bite with some flowers as well, but the oranges, wheat, coriander seed and yeast are very mild here. Overall, a nice, refreshing, easy-drinking beer that shows the wheat and dry grassiness, but not much of the oranges notes (they do exist, but are relatively mild) and a touch more astringency and punch than most in the style. I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from Whole Foods in Denver (Wewatta Street), Colorado on 08-May-2021 for US$1,99 sampled a few hours later here in my hotel room here in Estes Park, Colorado on 08-May-2021.

Bottle thanks to Perrin515. Pours cloudy gold with white head. Nose is strong banana with wheat malt, lemon clove and light spice. Taste is same. Crisp and clean. Finishes with slight spice. Banana is dominant flavor throughout.

Turbid gold pour - full carbonation - lit in body and flavor - quite a bit of lemony character up front - this is followed by some light phenols, mostly in the form of pepper and a touch of banana - pretty light and kind of disappointing, especially from this brewer.

Tap @ brewery, several times in 2012. I’m hoping this baby is a winner as there isn’t really a good option for a tasty local hefeweizen. Hazy, light yellow appearance with a white head. Lots of banana and clove in the nose and more sweet than spicy, as far as hefeweizens go. There is more spiciness from the yeast in the flavor. Actually a nice, easy drinking, somewhat spicy, a bit bready, light lemon, wheat malty flavor with moderate banana and clove notes. Finally a small microbrewery that can make a decent hefeweizen- had to taste a dozen around Denver and practically a dozen at Denver Beer Co to find a good one! (3.8-3.9).

Bottle @ home, tasted 1/2013. The last time I had this on tap, I wasn’t as impressed, so I thought I would grab a bottle and update my rating. Fairly bready spicy yeasty, light nutmeg, white pepper aroma. The aroma and flavor have some banana and clove notes but there’s more bready spiciness going on that I don’t think I’m digging as much as before. More citrusy than banana in regards to the fruitiness. Fairly dry finish. Overall, a solid session brew but not as good as I originally thought. (3.4-3.5)