Summer Sail Hefeweizen
Wagner Valley Brewing Company in Lodi, New York, United States 🇺🇸
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6.52
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6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Location: 12 oz bottle from Half Time, 10/14/12
Aroma: The nose is nothing much, some lemon zest, a little least, and not too much else
Appearance: It pours a hazy goldenish color with a small head and minimal lace
Flavor: The taste is medium sweet, a good amount of clove, and a light-medium bitterness
Palate: The body is light-medium, it has an aliright feel, and a slightly dry, slightly spicy finish
Overall Impression: Overall, I was not overly impressed by this one. It was not a bad beer, but it just felt like a miss in quite a few different categories. I wouldn't rush out for this one again.
Aroma: The nose is nothing much, some lemon zest, a little least, and not too much else
Appearance: It pours a hazy goldenish color with a small head and minimal lace
Flavor: The taste is medium sweet, a good amount of clove, and a light-medium bitterness
Palate: The body is light-medium, it has an aliright feel, and a slightly dry, slightly spicy finish
Overall Impression: Overall, I was not overly impressed by this one. It was not a bad beer, but it just felt like a miss in quite a few different categories. I wouldn't rush out for this one again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2012
at 16:00
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Another surprisingly nice brew from this brewery. Pours golden pale with a small head that quickly fades and leaves absolutely no lacing. Some thick sediment comes out as well, usually more used to seeing this in tripels. Aroma is strong, lots of banana and lots of clove, just the way I like it. Nice bananna sweetness. Taste is lemon-y and zingy. Too bad most other beers labeled as "summer" beers dont end up this good. Just my type of hefe. Nice light-medium body, very low bitterness.8/3/7/3/15
Rerate: 7 months later, now about a year old bottle. This has aged nicely and has really turned into a sweet yeasty bomb. Aroma is straight sweet candy and taste has went Belgian-esque with thick sweetness. Also a very fizzy head and palate. Looks very nice with the thick sediment making clarity low and the large fizing head thats loud as heck. Gotta love a good yeast!8/4/8/3/16
Rerate: 7 months later, now about a year old bottle. This has aged nicely and has really turned into a sweet yeasty bomb. Aroma is straight sweet candy and taste has went Belgian-esque with thick sweetness. Also a very fizzy head and palate. Looks very nice with the thick sediment making clarity low and the large fizing head thats loud as heck. Gotta love a good yeast!8/4/8/3/16
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2006
at 21:51
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Rather clear golden colour for a hefeweizen! Nice white head, creamy and lacing. Rather strong cloves in aroma, overpowering, with maderized honeyish overtones. In mouth, not half bad, with bananas and cloves as expected, but rather thin in mouth. Actually, this bottle is more than a year old, and still decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2005
at 18:54
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Opaque tan; slight clove notes. Fruity, with some barnyard in the aroma. Hint of acidity. Funky, unique, interesting. It is basically a German hefe, with low phenols, where there is some brettanomyces or related mutation in the US. It adds a fascinating dimension to a beer that would otherwise be an everyday beer. So while the infection/mutation is not entirely deliberate, the brewer had the good sense to keep the beer because the effect is very desirable.
Tried
on 22 Jun 2004
at 15:53
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Golden colour - a bit darker than a normal wheat, with a very thin white head. Slight yeast & wheat aroma with a hint of lemon. Light to Medium-bodied; Subtle yeast & wheat flavour with a bit of honey sweetness. Aftertaste subtle and sweet with a decent honey flavour. Overall, more of an American Wheat, but fairly nice for the style. I had this pint on draught at MacGregor's in Rochester, New York.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Oct 2003
at 00:03