Hefeweizen

This beer is an American Hefeweizen called Hefe from Widmer Brother Brewing Company in Portland, Oregon. It comes in a 4.9% ABV. It’s probably Widmers oldest beer. This beer won Silver last year at the World Beer Cup for American Wheat beer. It has Pale, Wheat, and Extra Special malts. It also has Alchemy, Willamette, and Cascade hops. This beer pours a cloudy orange with a bit of Particulate floating around. There is a two-finger quickly fading head. The aroma is fruity with orange and a very light banana. There is a sweet wheat aroma. The flavor is orangey, sweet, wheat, and some floral notes on the back of the tongue. The mouthfeel is medium. This Hefeweizen then finishes with a little sweet candy orange flavor. Then you get an aftertaste of orange wheat. This beer is an average beer. I’d give this Hefe a C+. It has a good sweetness to it. But that sweetness isn’t too much. It has a nice balance. But that’s all I could find good about this beer. I found nothing terrible about it. It is a little above average. I kind of recommend it. Please stay safe, be kind, and always remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Here, Weiz Not Hefeweizen from NoDa Brewing Company, coming in at 5.0% ABV, from Charlotte, North Carolina. This beer is made German Pilsner Malt, and German Malted Wheat. This Hefeweizen pours a cloudy yellow color with a five finger creamy white head. The head fades slowly. The beers aroma is banana, clove, and malted wheat. The taste is cream with banana, clove, light sweetness, and the flavor is crushable. That means it is goes down quick and easy. The mouthfeel is on the heavier side. Then this Hefeweizen finishes with a banana and clove flavor. Then comes the sweet banana creamy aftertaste. Most traditional Hefeweizen are heavy feeling. This is not as heavy feeling, but still hefty. It’s a great beer, and I think this Weiz Not Hefeweizen deserves an A+. I could have a few of these, but I would feel this beer too heavy on the stomach. But still a great summer Hefeweizen, and one I’d highly recommend. Please be kind, stay safe, and remember to enjoy responsibly!

It has been a while since I’ve had a Hefeweizen beer. I don’t see much Hefeweizen coming from craft beer breweries. This particular Hefeweizen is Aslin Beer Co. No Backsies Hefeweizen, 5.5% ABV. This Hefeweizen is from Alexandria, Virginia. This beer pours a cloudy yellow color with a two finger bright white head. The head slowly fades as you drink. The aroma is what you’d expect from a Hefeweizen, there is banana, clove, and sweetness. The taste of this Hefeweizen is similar to its smell. There is banana and clove. There is also an orange flavor, and the beer is a little sweet overall. The mouthfeel is medium. It then finishes with a banana sweet flavor. The aftertaste is sweet lightly fruity with banana. Aslin Beer Co. No Backsies Hefeweizen is a good beer. It has a nice refreshing Hefeweizen flavor. This beer is an A. It is not a really strong full Hefeweizen flavor like you’d getting from the German breweries. It’s lighter than some. I think it is a great beer form anyone. I highly recommended Aslin Beer Co. No Backsies Hefeweizen. Please be kind, stay safe, and enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Brewed locally here in Charlotte, North Carolina, The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery Hornets Nest Hefeweizen, 5.3% ABV is a Great American Beer Festival bronze award win. This beer named after England’s General Cornwallis’ name for the area when Charlotte met more resistance than anticipated during the Revolutionary War. It’s an ode to the Charlotte Basketball team, The Hornets. Hornets Nest pours a golden color with a there and half creamy bright white head that slowly dissipates into great lacing. The aroma is what you’d expected from a Hefeweizen with banana and clove sweetness. Then you get a slight spiced noted that pops up briefly in the middle of your mouth. A tiny hop note in the back of your mouth with a nice almost creamy medium mouthfeel that finishes with a nice light sweet wheat flavor, and has a lingering aftertaste of banana wheat with hints of slight sweetness. This beer is a perfect example of a good Hefeweizen. A little on the lighter side and, I have had some pretty heavy/fuller examples of this particular style. But The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery Hornets Nest Hefeweizen did not disappoint, and I give it an A+. I highly recommended The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery Hornets Nest Hefeweizen. Please stay safe and enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

I haven’t had too many Sierra Nevada beers, but I did see this Hefeweizen, an unfiltered wheat, and though it would be good for a beer tasting on American wheat beer. This is an old microbrewery in Chico, CA and soon they will have another brewery here in the Asheville North Carolina area soon. They have been brewing beer since the eighties,& probably&older than me. I really enjoyed this hazy brew, but I can say the same about most wheat beer. Wheat beer is one of my top favorite styles. Kellerweise pours a rich hazy-golden color with a nice bright foamy white heat. There is a nice spicy clove and banana scent that is nice and pleasant and just wonderful. About the same can be said for this one’s taste, but there is a nice ripe banana too. Yes, there is a faint bit of wheat but you should know that if you’ve had a wheat beer before. The finish is nice crisps a tiny bit spicy and good. This Hefe is one I’ll try again very soon. A day or two after having this I still want more and couldn’t stop thinking of it. It is just really good but simple at the same time. Really good work on Sierra Nevada’s part. Well done! This is great with grilled sausages, a big juicy hamburger, or good chicken wings. This is also good on a hot day when you want to relax and feel refreshed, cause this Sierra is most refreshing. This is an A+. I loved it! Cheers! Please drink responsibly!