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Bend High Desert Hefeweizen 2.81 18

Bend High Desert Hefeweizen

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29
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182.83/5.02.81/5.0-57.7Shaker, Weizen
Commercial Description:
This is a light wheat ale brewed with 50% malted wheat and a blend of pale, carastan, and Munich malts, lightly hopped with Perle and Mt. Hood hops. It has a pronounced wheat character, best described as a "soft" maltiness, and is usually rather fruity due to the high fermentation temperature. Hefeweizen is an excellent beer to recommend to people who are new to microbrews. It is a subtle way to introduce real beer flavor.
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 ¾ (4999), Colorado, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/103/511/20
Jan 12, 2005  
Glowing murky yellow. Light flavors overall... good medium thickness but not much to taste.. light lemon and wheat... sweet and citrusy but not deep. Soapy nose loses this one some points.


 BückDich (4856), McCall, Idaho, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/102/59/20
Mar 9, 2005  
Sampled draught at Bend Brewing Company, Bend
Hazy gold color, no head. Citrusy of orange (had a lemon wedge in it) with some musty malts hiding underneath. The flavor is a bit (WAY!) too husky & chalky, 2-row when it should have pilsner. Finishes artificially malty & citrusy. I don’t like this.


 anders37 (4763), Malmö, Sweden
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/512/20
Dec 24, 2008  
Draft @ the brewpub. Pours a hazy yellow color with a small white head. Has a wheat malty aroma with some hints of citrus. Sweetish wheat malty flavor with some hints of citrus. Has a sweetish wheat malty fruity finish.


 WeeHeavySD (3040), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/515/20
Feb 12, 2008  
1/1/08 At the BrewPub with Bikesandbeer after a day’s drive from Portland, Brewery 5 of the trip. Pours cloudy orange with a bright white head with lots of lacing, served with a lemon that we discarded. Nose is light wheat with lingering lemon. Taste is sweet light not bad not amazing.


 Aubrey (2778), Denver, Colorado, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/102/512/20
Nov 30, 2003  
Draft at brewery: Clear and light golden. Light on the tongue, but with a lively carbonation. Malts were light but very sweet. None of the typical clove or banana hefe aromas/flavors to be found. At least it had some nice hops, which were flowery and herbal -- very aromatic.


 harlequinn (2745), Tacoma, Washington, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/513/20
Mar 21, 2006  
Cloudy and hazy golden with a wonderful egg white head. Very substantial this one has staying power, unfortunately the flavor does not. Grainy toasted cereal malt flavor. A typical NW style American Wheat.


 DarkElf (2681), La Jolla, California, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/102/511/20
Aug 25, 2005  
(Draft: Bend Brewing Company in Bend, OR) Sweet, fruity and lightly spicy nose is mildly aromatic, nothing too enticing, but it leads into the beer appropriately because the flavor is also pretty light and basic. Mild wheat flavor is somewhat sweet and fruity, perhaps an orange citrus fruitiness, with hardly any bitterness at all. Light bodied, kind of thin for a hefeweizen, but with enough sweetness that it doesn’t turn watery in the finish. Medium straw color, fairly cloudy in appearance, with a small white head that rapidly fades to a small rim, leaving no lacing behind. Really, just an inoffensive, light flavored beer that’s extremely easy to drink.


 Crit (2409), New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/511/20
Jun 18, 2007  
Tap at Brewpub: Hazy gold, little or no head.Light malt nose. Light sweet wheat malt flavor, lightly hopped. Misnamed, as you can see it is an American Wheat



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