Das Bierhaus Hefeweizen

Brewed by Das Bierhaus
Style: German Hefeweizen
Menomonie, Wisconsin USA

Sep 29, 2007 Draught at the brewpub. The beer had the appearance of lemonade. It was lightly carbonated with a moderate amount of foam. Banana, wheat, and yeast were present in the aroma and flavor. It had a banana/wheat finish. It was lighter on the palate than most hefe’s, but not in a watered down way. Very thirst quenching! I could drink this all day!

Pours a slightly hazey golden colour with a fluffy top. Sampled this two different ways. The first way was warmer then the second. Huge difference in everything. Fruity and bananna notes come out full force with the warmth of the beer (dur, makes sense). Pineapple and lemon zest. Aroma is super pleasent in every aspect. It’s so great to finally taste german brew that is so close to it’s style.

After seeing Skyview’s raves, I decided to head down to Menomonie and check out Das Bierhaus for myself. I ordered the sampler, in which I got about 4 oz. each of all five of Das Bierhaus’ beers for the very reasonable price of $5. The hefeweizen has an impressively complex aroma that features honey, white grape juice, apple juice, banana, watermelon, bubble gum, and lemon scents. Overall a sweet aroma but with a nice sharp sour contrast as well. Pours a sparkling pale yellow with a slight haze and white head. A lot of bubbles. Nice, fruity and floral taste. Honey and lemon flavors. Surprisingly, the finish is fairly hoppy. Light body. Easy to drink. Das Bierhaus makes a very pleasant hefeweizen. If I have one complaint, it’s that I wish that this beer were a little heavier in the yeast content, both for appearance and flavor.

On tap at the brewpub. Very very good for a hefe. Heavily carbonated ight yellow color. Light banana taste that took a back seat to a wonderful fresh clove flavor.

Visited Das Bierhaus for their official Grand Opening on June 30. This Hefeweizen pours a hazy golden yellow brew with a thick white head that dissolves to a fine film with good lacing. Aroma of citrus peel, pink cotton candy, soem vanilla, flour wheat, and just a touch of yeast. Very little banana scene. Taste is light creamy, average carbonation, with a touch of cloves and yeast to the tongue. Finish is semi-sweet and a faint yeast aftertaste that slowly dissappears.

A good beer, but not as good as the dunkelweizen. Fairly clear, especially for the style. I like a cloudy, yeasty hefeweizen. Fairly light aroma with wheat, citrus, some banana. The flavor has similar qualities. More wheat, banana, citrus. The flavor is right but it is too light, and I would like this to be a little sweeter with a heavier and thicker palate. A good beer, but made me think of a kristalweizen rather than a hefeweizen.

Sampler. Aroma of banana, wheat, and citrus. Nice flavor, sweet and tart. A liitle bit more Berliner weiss than hefe.

Tap. Pours a hazy sunshine yellow. Crisp wheat notes, followed by a bit of bitter citrus zest. Dry finish. Well carbonated. Mild banana notes. Lingering zesty finish. Light bodied.