Fire Station 5 Hook & Ladder Hefeweisen

Brewed by Portland Brewing Company (Pyramid)
Style: Wheat Ale
Portland, Oregon USA

Honestly, I’m very disappointed in this beer. It’s not a Hefeweisen by any stretch of the imagination - no nose, no remarkable spice character, no lingering palate of fruit. It is a drinkable and enjoyable beer, but very generic. Bland and entirely forgettable. I’m glad I got it on sale, because I’d be really angry if I’d paid full price for this wholly average beer.

Cloudy dark yellow with a moderate clumpy head. Dusty aroma of lemon and yeast. Flavour starts out sharp on the tongue with a spritzy pepper touch. Additional flavours are bread and yeast with a touch of lemon. Finish is dusty spice. Not remarkable but again interesting brewed for a grocery chain.

Bottle Pours a pale hazy light amber yellow. Aroma is of light grain and yeast. Somewhat bready. Taste is like light wheat bread, faint hops and a lively fiz. Plain, simple and not very interesting. Pleasant though and quite drinkable with a soft finish and no real lingering bitterness.

Very light yellow gold color, very hazy. Large white foamy head. Aroma is mild, grassy, grainy and fruity. A medium bodied hefeweizen. Malts are fruity and really sweet. Only a touch of banana and clove flavor. Hops are slightly bitter. Light and refreshing. A crisp and clean hefe. Lively carbonated. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.

nice cloudy orange color, a nice bright white head that lasted a while. Hint of lemon maybe? Alright american style hefe, nothing special, stick to the german hefes.

Had this with a slice of lemon... it was yellow, cloudy, good white head of small bubbles, very slight clove/banana phenols in aroma and flavor, but very light over all

Ok another Fire Station 5 brew aka Fred Meyers generic beer. Comes in a long neck brown bottle with the ficticious Fire Station on the front. I was suprised at how good this beer actually looked , very nice hazy almost orange colour with a fantastic pure white head..very well done looks like a Hefe. However the smell was a big let down..nothing to speak of actually smelt like a plain old macro lager. The taste too was very thin and weak..some sour ness and a little wheat..but not good at all for a hefe..or even an American style Wheat beer. Mouthfeel is pretty average not too offensive. A not very drinkablke hefe this is definatlly a 2nd class product..avoid ( especially as they charge about the same as "real" label hefes.

Not too much of a nose to speak of. Very small flavors of a wheat. Nothing to get excited about at all.