Fire Station 5 Hook & Ladder Hefeweisen

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

Very good beer. Enjoyed this brand.

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.

Poured a dark pale orange, with a thick 1" head. Smelled fresh of wheat, bread, grain. I thought it had a very pleasant and refreshing taste. Full bodied but not too bitter. Left a long aftertaste, which was good. Overall, the only thing I didnt like about this beer was the carbonation, there was just a little too much of it. I gave the beer a sharp taste that didnt appeal to my palate. Im pretty sure this was a new bottle, because it didnt have any skunky or stale characteristics whatsoever. Overall, good beer. I really like their Pyramid heffeweisen.

It pours a golden, slightly cloudy amber with a thick head, darker than most hefeweissens I have sampled. Aroma is strongly hoppy and has a tingly bite to it. Flavor is richly malty with a touch of hops and citrus hints. There is no thinness or wateriness, just good wheaty flavor. A very pleasant brew.

Cloudy orange gold with lots of yeast floating around. Aroma is very wheaty with touches of lemon and cereal grains. Flavor is exactly the same with a light citrus finish. Finishes light and refreshing. Personally I thought this was pretty good for a supermarket beer.

Bottle. Slight peach and clove aroma. Cloudy pale orange yellow color with small head. Slightly sour peach apple flavor with light clove finish - almost like a less sour Berliner Weisse. Really was expecting a typical American Wheat with this beer but was pleasantly surprised. Very nice light beer - well crafted. Although not like a typical Hefeweizen, it has an interesting flavor - would be a great summer day beer and would probably be good with some sweetened fruit syrup a’la a Berliner Weisse.

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.