Flaske på Kreta: fant 3 ulike Craft på et lite supermarked i Platanias, og det var et uventet og velkomment alternativ til all industripilsen som oversvømmer feriestedene. Uklar gulorgansje farge med litt skum. Krydder (og appelsin?) i aromaen og frisk behagelig smak med litt banan fra gjæren. En ålreit hveteøl med passe bitterhet. Vel verdt å lete etter når du er på de breddegrader.

September 2008: A Greek Hefeweizen, it had to be tried. Found in a bar while on the lovely Isle of Crete. Poured into the breweries glassware it looked the part. A huge head sat on top of a moody looking cloudy, creamy orange body of beer. The aromas were citrus fruits, mostly lemon and grapefruits, I also found cloves in the mix. I like to pick up vanilla and banana esters in a Hefeweizen, but that’s just me! There were none in this beer (I had two, just to make sure). The taste followed the aromas almost to the letter although I thought some vanilla did come into the flavours I picked up. The depth of body just let this beer down a little. Refreshing it was, but I wanted more crispness and sharpness to it. A fine attempt at a Hefeweizen, but just failing to ’float my boat’ enough for me to endorse it fully.

500 ml shared bottle, as Craft Weiss Beer, thanks to our beerpal Jan Magnus who brought it from Greece. ABV is 5.0%. Cloudy orange colour, moderate white head. Aroma with notes of malt and wort, overshadows the typical h.w. notes of cloves and banana. Also notes of over-ripe berries. Wheaty flavour, refreshing, with a more pronounced hoppy bitterness than in many other hefeweizens.

Keg at Craft Brewery, Athens. It pours hazy amber, with a thin white head. The nose is estery, custard, brown bread, pear and red apple. The taste is orange, yeast, light spice, brown bread, sweet pear, red apple and toasted malt. Medium body and fine carbonation.

50cl bottle from supermarket in Platanias, Crete. BBE 18092011. Poured hazy, orange color with a thin head. Yeasty, spicy aroma, not very typical for a german hefeweizen. Flavor is more in the style, wheat, yeast , spices. Drinkable. Bit flat.

Bottled. An unclear amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of malt, wheat, and odd fruits. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, wheat, and over ripe bananas, leading to a dry wheaty finish.

330ml Bottle - Hazy amber in colour with a foamy head. Slightly spicy aroma with cloves and a banana hint. Slightly fruity taste with spice and hints of banana and peach. Not bad, but not enough flavour for my liking.

bottle at cafe tavern rakodikio, close to la boheme, rethymno, crete. cloudy orange, thick offwhite head. sweet mild peachy aroma, balanced, but not so strong. flavor is bitter, peachy, waterlemon, grapes, lslight caramel

Bottle from Nightfall, thanks! Orange blonde, cloudy. Hints of clove, flour, citrus and banana in the aroma. Thinnish. Fruity, slightly herbal hefeweizen. Clove, banana, lemon and pineapple in the flavor. Just a little bit exotic weizen, but certainly not bad.

Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of fiulijn. Hazy amber golden with an off-white head. Lightly tart yeasty aroma. Thin and watery with yeast and light banana accents. The finish is dry. 260309