Hefeweizen

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