12 ounce can into weizen glass, no can dating. Pours fairly hazy pale golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with great retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big lemon, banana, bubblegum, clove, peppercorn, peach, pear, red apple, wheat, cracker, and white bread dough; with lighter notes of herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big lemon, banana, bubblegum, clove, peppercorn, peach, pear, red apple, wheat, cracker, and white bread dough; with lighter notes of herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, floral, grassy bitterness; and pepper/clove yeast spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, banana, bubblegum, clove, peppercorn, peach, pear, red apple, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a fantastic malt/bitter/spiciness balance; and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Medium-plus carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth and moderately creamy/silky/grainy/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.3%. Overall this is a fantastic hefeweizen. All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth, refreshing, and fairly crisp/clean to drink with the mellowly bitter/spicy/drying finish; nicely soft feel. Well rounded German yeast complexity, balanced pale/wheat malts, and solid noble hop presence. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp drying. A highly enjoyable offering, and spot on style example as expected.

GABF 2011 - oh hell yes - beautiful hefe here - dry and bursting with phenols - not really strong in the banana and clove department - the phenols are more spicy, peppery and herbal, which work wonderfully with the dry, almost crackery malt profile - a touch of lemon and melon rind, but mostly dry and spicy - love it.

Bottle @ Dan’s house. Cloudy, milky yellow orange appearance with a fluffy white head. Slightly spicy, very yeasty, bready, lemon citrusy, mild banana aroma. Bready, very yeasty, lemon-banana bread flavor that’s very smooth and very drinkable. Not as much banana and clove from the yeast and more a breadiness. Really an excellent brew but still not as good as its german counterparts.