Ellis Island Hefeweisse

Brewed by Ellis Island Casino & Brewery
Style: Wheat Ale
Las Vegas, Nevada USA

Had at the Village Pub. They have this and the amber on tap. Smells like a hefe faintly. Very light-white yellow cloudy coloring. The tate on this is actually pretty decent. A light flavor but not that wheaty. Really pleasantly surprised by this.

Pours a hazy amber with a thin white head. Smells of bananas, coriander, cloves. Tastes sweet and wheaty with some nice spicy hints on the finish.

Pours a nice hazy golden amber with a medium to large creamy white head. Nice soft wheat notes, light lemon, though that may be because it came with a big hunk of lemon on the edge. Little thin and a touch metallic, with some nice crisp wheat notes to it. Finishes light with a touch of bitterness.

Wheat and lemon in the nose with a light hint of yeast. Pours cloudy yellow orange with no head. Wheat malt and lemon are the dominant flavors in this one. Clean and quaffable with a refreshing finish and som elingering wheat notes. Well done american wheat ale.

cloudy golden yellow colored pour with a soft white head from the tap at the village pub. typical aromas of dust, lemon, earthy spice/coriander and some banana. the flavor is the same with some orange tossed in and a dry yeasty finish. body is medium and has some substance. not bad... especially for a buck! 5/4/6/3/13/3.1

Tap @ Ellis Island - Sampled many, many pints
Flat hazy color, almost no head or lacing on most pours but average carbonation. Nose of light wheat & grains, some fruity nuances. Tastes sweet and creamy, smooth. Average wheat beer, almost crosses the line between a hefeweizen and american wheat.

at the dive casino brewpub: suppose this is the same beer tap handles just say weisse. hazy yellow with a large white head. nose dominated by citrus. bartender dropped a large lemon in. i fished it out as soon as i could but the damage was done. over tart citrus flavors throughout. dont know if it was the lemon or the beer ? all in all quite standard crisp and refreshing.

Enjoyed this one on draught at the casino/brewery in Las Vegas. Hard to argue with $1 pints of this beer, and it really hit the spot in the blazing Vegas heat. Pours to a cloudy, pale golden color, with a rocky white head, and a good bit of carbonation. Not much going on in the nose, just a hint of citrus can be detected. The palate is lean, but with some good, crisp, and tart, wheat malt character. Lacks the signature fruity esters of a classic Bavarian hefe, but again, was very drinkable. This beer finishes with a touch more tart wheat malt up front, then ends with some mild cirtus bitterness. A decent pint for $1, but clearly not a Baravian hefe, rather an American wheat. A good drinking beer in the Vegas heat, one you could pound with impunity.