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
Yazoo Hefeweizen
TN, United States
13
3.457
Höss Weisser-Hirsch (Bavarian Weissbier) / Hoss Weisser-Hirsch (Bavarian Weissbier)
Germany
13
3.200
BJ's Harvest Hefeweizen
CA, United States
12
3.394
Terrapin SunRay Wheat Beer
GA, United States
12
3.406
Ramstein Blonde Wheat Beer
NJ, United States
12
3.206
Mahrs Weisse
Germany
11
3.185
Starr Hill The Love
VA, United States
11
3.100
Side Launch Wheat / Denison's Weissbier / Denison's Hefeweizen
Canada
11
3.893
Capital Kloster Weizen
WI, United States
11
3.164
Weeping Radish Hefeweizen
NC, United States
11
3.358
Hacker-Pschorr Sternweisse
Germany
10
3.023
Live Oak Hefe Weizen
TX, United States
10
3.815
Jolly Pumpkin Weizen Bam
MI, United States
10
3.508
Hopf Helle Weisse
Germany
10
3.546
Muskoka Hefe Weissbier
Canada
10
3.269
Tree Hefeweizen
Canada
10
3.169
Smuttynose Weizenheimer
NH, United States
9
2.984
Moosbacher Weissbier
Germany
9
3.125
Le Cheval Blanc Coup de Grisou (Apocalypse)
Canada
9
3.725
Krombacher Weizen
Germany
9
3.400