Hefeweizen

Hefeweizen

1896 beers | 3.463 Avg Score

The feature summer ale of Southern Germany (Bavaria), the hefeweizen (or "weissbier") is brewed with wheat malt (at least 50%) and light Pilsner malt. The resulting product features a balanced ester (normally banana) and phenolic (normally clove) flavor that is achieved from the yeast used to brew these beers. The appearance of this unfiltered beer ("mit hefe" means "with yeast") is pale golden to amber in color with light to heavy cloudiness and a very generous, fluffy, and long lasting white head. Citrus and basic wheat grain elements (even bubblegum) often accompany the feature flavors, while hops contribute a very minor role. The Hefeweizen is the lightest of the Hefeweizen, Dunkelweizen, and Weizenbock series of German Wheat beers.

Beer | Location Reviews Score
Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier
Germany
119
3.805
Paulaner Hefeweizen
Germany
118
3.796
Schneider Weisse Tap 7: Schneider Weisse Original
Germany
85
4.020
Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier
Germany
80
3.920
Hacker-Pschorr Hefe Weisse
Germany
74
3.652
Ayinger Brau-Weisse
Germany
72
3.630
Erdinger Weissbier (Mit Feiner Hefe)
Germany
70
3.432
Widmer Brothers Hefeweizen
OR, United States
68
3.323
Flying Dog In-Heat Wheat
MD, United States
68
3.260
Pyramid Hefeweizen Ale
WA, United States
59
3.171
Georg Schneider’s Wiesen Edel-Weisse
Germany
54
3.758
Kaltenberg Konig Ludwig Weiss
Germany
47
3.388
Hofbrau Munchen Kindl Weissbier (Hefe Weizen) / Hofbräu Munchen Kindl Weissbier (Hefe Weizen)
Germany
37
3.575
Sierra Nevada Kellerweis Hefeweizen
CA, United States
37
3.627
Pinkus Hefeweizen
Germany
31
3.129
Baltika 8 (Wheat)
Russia
31
3.244
Edelweiss Hefetrüb Weissbier
Austria
30
3.525
Erdinger Festweisse
Germany
29
3.250
Julius Echter Hefe-Weiss Premium
Germany
23
3.188
Victory Sunrise Weissbier
PA, United States
23
3.504