[1] Review by pfoxyjohn from Watertown, WI, USA who has tried this beer once. (9/30/2008 1:09:44 AM)
"Poured a hazy light golden with little head. Aroma of apple cider and grassy malt. Smooth and seductive palate. Fruit-sweet flavors of apples and pears in the center surrounded by tart lemon. Just enough spice to be intriguing. Long crisp fruity finish. MUSIC: 'Summer's End' by Track a Tiger; "this summer's end is waking and still we have to stay. we have to stay. we have to stay"
Tried this beer again during my Fränken Bierausflug, Day#4, Brewery#18, Beer#38. From a bottle at the brewery, poured a cloudy lemon-yellow with a thin billowy white head with good retention and light lacing. Strong aromas of citrus, yeast, banana and spice. Light to medium palate; thin spritziness. Mild citrus, banana and spice flavors with a thin finish of anemic bathwater. Not as good as I rated it just a month ago back home - maybe the competition's a little more unforgiving over here in Bamberg."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
5/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.5)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[2] Review by beerguy101 from Newark, CA, USA who has tried this beer once. (12/3/2007 11:31:07 PM)
"This Hefeweizen pours a light gold color from a 50cl bottle. Medium sized white foamy head, nice retention and good lacing. Aroma is wheaty and citrusy. Medium to light bodied Hefeweizen. The malts are wheaty, citrusy. The hops are spicy and herbal. Kind of a mild fizzy hefe. Very lively carbonation. A touch of banana, but mostly citrusy. A touch watery, but drinkable. I kind of like they carbonation and the citrusy aspects. Mouthfeel is a touch thin. Finish is crisp and clean. Aftertaste is citrusy and slightly bitter. "
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
4/10
Mouthfeel:
4/10
Flavor:
6/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2.6)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 500ml @ $3.69 Unit Cost: $3.49 per Pint
[3] Review by Singlemalter from Greenfield, WI, USA who has tried this beer once. (6/15/2007 10:43:36 PM)
"Not like other Hefeweizen I've had so far, but very very good. Crystal-clear (Filtered? No, but the sediment was rather clotted on the bottom of the bottle, and only came out at the very end with a bit of encouragement) light golden pour that headed up abundantly, but faded rather quickly, and that left no lacing whatsoever. Aroma is all yeast, but not unpleasantly so. Mouthfeel is heavy and substantial and flavor is reminiscent of champagne! Went down very easily, and was quite refreshing. An interestingly flavor that I'd enjoy again."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.5)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 16.9oz @ $3.15 Unit Cost: $2.98 per Pint
[4] Review by RedHaze from Bellevue, NE, USA who has tried this beer once. (2/5/2007 6:35:20 PM)
"Pours a slightly hazy pale orange with a quarter inch head that fades very quickly to a spotty cap and thin ring, leaving behind small amounts of lacing. This is much more clear that I would have expected from a hefe-weizen, and half-way through the glass the head completely disappeared, as well as any lacing.
Smell; fruity esters of banana, with some sweet honey and cloves. The wheat is present, but doesn't seem to have as strong a presence as I would have liked.
Taste; the bananas and cloves are present, along with a very sweet honey-like flavor. As with the smell, the wheat is there just not in the way I think it should be for a hefe-weizen. There's a kind of tanginess, that just seems out of place, and the second half of the glass a mild vinegar flavor came out that I did not enjoy. This just doesn't really stack up to most of the other weizens that I've had in the past. Mouthfeel is very thin for a hefe, and due to the thinness and that strange tanginess, and eventual vinegar flavor, the drinkability is not there."
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
5/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2.9)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 500oz @ $0 Unit Cost: $0 per Pint
[5] Review by eaglefan538 from DE, USA who has tried this beer once. (7/26/2006 9:52:43 PM)
"Ah, if you want light and "refreshing" for the summer, this isn't way off. But, if you want a hefe with some flavor, this ain't it. Poured a pale yellow color with a very generous initial head. Lacing was ok, nothing great. The aroma was nil, very hard to pick up much more than you would a glass of water with a lemon (ie. light citrus). The flavor was hardly wheat-like, lots of water, some citrus, almost no banana or spicing. This was like a light hefe would be in the flavor and mouthfeel department. Disappointing overall."
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
5/10
Flavor:
5/10
Overall:
5/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2.8)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 16.9oz @ $3.49 Unit Cost: $3.3 per Pint
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