Charleston Half Moon Hefe Weizen

Brewed by Charleston Brewing Company
Style: German Hefeweizen
Charleston, South Carolina USA

Bottle. Commercial description states that this "is an unfiltered beer, naturally cloudy from wheat proteins." So, why is this so clear when I pour it into the snifter? What is the deal? Where is the yeast? This looks remarkably like apple juice. I take a sniff. oh boy. Not too great. I don’t get much of the qualities I associate with this style. It’s metallic, soapy, and tart with a dash of sour fruits and faint wheat. I was hesitant to take a sip of this one. But, after I cautiously supped a bit of this beverage I was relieved to find it was a notch better than the aroma had warned me. It seems cleaner with some discernable citrus and far off, extra weak cloves. The finish is tart. I was really hoping for more from this beer. The other two Charleston offerings are at lesat mediocre, this one is barely drinkable. I’m pouring my glass out into a plastic container and making marinade with it.

12 oz. bottle. Pours a hazy gold with a large linen white head that lasted through the first quarter of the glass. Pleasant aroma of wheat and lemon. No banana detected. The flavor is very similar with wheat and lemon and no banana. A bit on the sweet side and a bit thin.

04-Apr-08 (12-oz bottle: Obtained in trade with Otter, thanks Jeremy!) Not really much to this beer that makes me want to drink the entire bottle. It’s tastes like a standard American wheat beer with a splash of peppery spice up front and light banana esters in the finish. As the beer warms, it takes on a more bready flavor and makes the palate feel a little stale. Medium in weight and carbonation. Mostly just wheat in the nose with some breadiness and perhaps a little cardboard. Golden in color and somewhat hazy, and carbonation bubbles continue to rise for the duration of the session. The small, off-white head fully dissipates, leaving no lace. A generic wheat beer with a modest hint of German yeast.

Thanks to mikesgroove for this one Bottle poured into my Weizen glass produced a good two fingers worth of white head. That turned to a slight ring of lace around the glass. The body of this one was a hazy golden yellow The aromas of wheat, bananas and clove fill your nose typical to the style. Mouthfeel is light, clean and crisp from the carbonation. Flavors of wheat, with a little citrus sourness to it filled my mouth. This is a nice representation of a Hefe not one of the best but a good try. Easy to drink I could kick back a few of these on a hot day

Columbia, SC - Total Wine - 12 oz bottle. Murky, medium golden pour with a very slight white head. Faint aroma of cloves, a bit of sourness, some spicines. Flavor is somewhat muted. Faint banana notes, a bit of yeast, some lemony notes. Not very true to a Hefeweizen. Mouthfeel is pleasant enough.

haze like it should be very yeasty and slight citrus taste probably from yeast. slighbt banana and strong clover aftertast

not much, its a bit too soapy, kinda weak and a not too much flavor. Only have if you got nothing else.

The aroma has spice, wheat, and banana. The appearance is golden with a small head and no haze. The flavor is like the aroma. The palate is watery. Overall it’s not bad but a bit of a disappointment.