On tap sampled at NFB&WF ’08 at Martha Clara Vineyards. There were a lot of Hefe’s at the festival, and this one I think was my second favorite of the group. Pours a cloudy straw yellow with a rounded, foamy white head. Pleasant aroma of banana and bubblegum. The flavor was equally nice with again banana and bubblegum. Refreshing and enjoyable. And a thank you to Black Forest for the nice full pour as well !

pretty decent middle of the road hefe a litlle to clean it didnt have enough of the bubblegum yeast and clove going on drinkable but not memorable

As I have been drinking this style lately, I liked the look of the Hefewezen as it served to me in tall Pilsner glass. Cloudy and gold in its make up, I enjoyed the light scents of it and the first taste was clean with regular Hefe-style elements to it with a slightly dry after taste. After three tall glasses of this, I was happy with the results.

A very unique beer had on tap at the brew house. I’m really not sure if this is indicative of the rest of the style, but I am giving points for some of the risks it takes. There were two things of special note: First the appearance was that of a milky light yellow. Second the flavor was something that I can only relate to a campfire when burning some kinds of shurbs. I think this was the result of a spicy and sour flavor mixing with fuel notes. The utilization of, as opposed to the covering of, alcohol is quite a bold thing to do in my opinion. The spice is somewhere between clove and pine. There is also some lemon that gets muted by the campfire.<br /><br /> This is a unique and interesting brew, but it isn’t knock your socks off great.