6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. A really nice example of a German Hefeweizen. Really surprising since it comes from a mega brewer. Taste is spicy, clove, banana. Taste is the same. It is a little strong on the banana and a little light on the cloves.

4

Very basic representation of the style. A bit on the watery side. There are much better wheats out there.

7.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

12 ounce bottle into weizen glass, bottled on 4/22/2016. Pours very hazy golden yellow/orange color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of lemon, orange, banana, bubblegum, clove, white pepper, wheat, biscuit dough, light honey, and herbal/yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of fruity/earthy yeast and bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big lemon, orange, banana, bubblegum, clove, white pepper, wheat, biscuit dough, light honey, and herbal/yeast earthiness. Minimal herbal bitterness and yeast spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, orange, banana, bubblegum, clove, white pepper, wheat, biscuit dough, and herbal/yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice robustness and balance of fruity/earthy yeast and bready malt flavors; with a solid malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Minimal dryness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth and moderately creamy/bready/grainy mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.5%. Overall this is a very nice hefeweizen. All around nice robustness and balance of fruity/earthy yeast and bready malt flavors; very smooth and refreshing to drink. Very flavorful for the ABV, with an impressive mouthfeel as well. A very enjoyable offering.

5.6

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Its OK. I bit too phenolic for my tastes, the clove is strong, banana is there too. Lacks the spritely character of better examples. And if you just want to swig out of the bottle in summer heat, it’s weird, be better off with a lager.

5.2

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

From tap. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is estery, bubblegum. Medium dry, bubblegum estery. Lasting dry estery finish.

6.2

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 12

Bottle. Slightly hazy golden body with a frothy white head. Aroma of banana, clove, bubble gum, toasted grain. The flavor is moderately sweet, lightly bitter and lightly acidic. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet, lightly biter and lightly acidic. Medium body, watery/slick texture, lively carbonation. Fizzy in the mouth. Taste of bubble gum, clove, lemon and plenty of banana. Watery.

4.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Sampled in draft this beer poured a yellow-gold color with a huge foamy white head that left decent lacing. The aroma was yeast, bread, pepper and sour malts. The flavor was sour malts, yeast, pepper and a bit of phenol. Long finish. Medium body