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
Unertl Weißbier
Germany
6
3.467
Augustiner Weissbier
Germany
3
3.467
Huber Weisses Original
Germany
5
3.463
Schwanenbräu SchwanenWeisse
Germany
2
3.460
Church-Key Brave New Wheat
Canada
2
3.460
Yazoo Hefeweizen
TN, United States
13
3.457
All Or Nothing Hopfenweisse
Canada
6
3.455
Herrnbrau Hefe Weißbier Hell
Germany
3
3.450
Drake's Hefeweizen
CA, United States
8
3.446
Kaltenberg Weisse
Germany
5
3.438
Erdinger Weissbier (Mit Feiner Hefe)
Germany
70
3.432
Victory Winter Cheers
PA, United States
4
3.429
Franciscan Well Friar Weisse
Ireland
1
3.425
Schederndorfer Hefeweizen
Germany
1
3.425
Gordon Biersch Hefeweizen
NV, United States
15
3.423
Benediktiner Weissbier
Germany
4
3.414
Les Trois Mousquetaires Série Signature Hopfenweisse
Canada
4
3.414
Schell Hefe Weizen
MN, United States
6
3.411
Schöfferhofer Hefeweizen
Germany
20
3.409
Terrapin SunRay Wheat Beer
GA, United States
12
3.406