5

From backlog. Bottle at Ayres Hotel Anaheim. Cloudy Golden with white head. Malts, hops, yeast, banana.

5.9

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Backlog rating from 2006: Not much aroma. Cloudy white yellow/orange, low head. Fairly bready, yeasty with light apricot.

6.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Much better than the super commercialized wheats, but still brewed for the masses instead of being the best it could be. Portland ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

From old tasting notes. Immensely cloudy gold color. Dense creamy white head. Yeasty, citrus malt nose. Tart grapefruit wheat malt flavor. Dry finish. Interesting.

6.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

12 ounce bottle. Pours a cloudy orange hue with a medium white head. A nice smooth biscuit and lemon nose. Light, refreshing, bready malts, some lemon zest, a bit of banana esters. Pretty nice. No idea how I have not rated this.

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

12 ounce bottle into weizen glass, bottled on 5/17/2016. Pours hazy golden/straw color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of lemon, banana, orange peel, peppercorn, clove, pear, apple, light bubblegum, wheat, cracker, lightly toasted bread, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, citrus/earthy hops, and moderate pale malt notes; with good strength. Taste of lemon, banana, orange peel, peppercorn, clove, pear, apple, light bubblegum, wheat, cracker, lightly toasted bread, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light herbal bitterness and yeast spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, banana, orange peel, peppercorn, clove, wheat, cracker, lightly toasted bread, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, citrus/earthy hops, and moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light dryness from bitter/spiciness, lightly increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/creamy, and slightly sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.9%. Overall this is a nice hefeweizen. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, citrus/earthy hops, and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth and refreshing to drink. Very well balanced and nicely flavorful; never feeling bland/watery for the low ABV. Pretty classic feeling style flavors. A nicely enjoyable offering.

6.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle 250616. Golden-orange colour with a white head. Aroma is fruit, malt, hop, wheat, orange. Flavour is fruit, malt, hop, wheat, oranges, banana, yeast. OK beer.

5.3

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Old rating. Bottled. Thin and light with light wheat notes, bubblegum. Honey sweetness.