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
	Lahnsteiner Weizenbier Hefe Hell Germany	2	3.180
	Dogfish Head Hefe-Weiss DE, United States	2	2.580
	Traunstein Hofbräu Weisse Germany	2	3.280
	Black Forest Big Bettys Hefeweizen NY, United States	2	3.100
	Beaver Street Brewery Hefe Weizen AZ, United States	2	3.220
	Karg Weissbier Hell Germany	2	3.240
	Mother Earth Sunny Haze NC, United States	2	3.320
	Reichold Hefe-Weizen Germany	2	3.140
	COOP Zeppelin German Wheat OK, United States	2	3.320
	Karl Strauss Windansea Wheat Hefeweizen CA, United States	2	3.180
	Kingsville Brewing Hefeweizen Canada	2	3.160
	Big Rig Big Boot Hefeweizen Canada	2	3.120
	Innstadt Passauer Weiße Hefe Naturtrüb Germany	2	3.140
	Thornbridge Versa United Kingdom	2	3.300
	Gubernija Kvietinis Baltas Lithuania	2	2.780
	Atna Hveteøl Norway	2	3.020
	Apoldaer Hefeweizen Germany	2	3.240
	Big Buck Hefeweizen MI, United States	2	2.800
	Hydro Street It's Delightful Hefe WI, United States	2	3.160
	Gusswerk Weizenguss Austria	2	3.220