6.6

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Ever so slightly hazy golden coloured body with a very faint, single centimetre tall, pure white head that fades very quickly. Aroma of soft wheat, grass, coriander seed, yeast, lemons and a good deal of bubble gum and especially bananas - less strong on the spicey notes, but there is a dryness to this one and a light sweet aroma. Medium-bodied; Assertive yeastie and wheat flavour at first with a ton of bready notes along with some supportive sweetness and a hint of light coriander seed and allspice along with a touch of caramelised sugar and toffee notes. Aftertaste shows some robust nutty and earthy flavours with a decidedly yeastie bite that doesn't have any funk, but is a touch bitter and pungent with a good bread component, but no real sweetness. Overall, a rather deep and easy-ish drinking, but the relatively pungent flavours that are usually very muted and soft make this show more in terms of the flavour and light complexities and isn't as easy-drinking and simplistic as most for the style. A good and flavourful beer that shows about right for a german hef, but perhaps a bit stronger near the end, with a rather large malt and bready profile that still makes this nice in the summer, but still a touch strong. I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from Total Wine [Forum] in Selma [San Antonio], Texas on 14-October-2019 for US$1,79 sampled at home in Washington on 16-May-2020, one of the first real hot days (over 80degF) here for the season.