Flying Dog In-Heat Wheat Hefeweizen

Brewed by Flying Dog Brewery
Style: German Hefeweizen
Frederick, Maryland USA

Bottled@SBWF2008. Pale hazy yellow colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is wheat, hops, mild notes of wood and some mild spices. Flavour is mild wheat, hops and some mild notes of yeast. Quite watery palate.

Citrus, floral hops. Light taste, great for outdoors and sporting events. Sweet after taste, a little below average for Flying Dog.

I was skeptical when the guy working at Discount Liquor recommended this choice as a hefeweizen; my experience with American hefeweizens has not been great...mostly they’ve been thin and unflavorful beers with a hint of wheat. But this beer is thick and flavorful, with a ton of spice notes that reminded me of a Franziskaner or Hacker-Pschorr hefe. Color was a dark amber with a good amount of head. Beer was pretty viscous, especially for a beer that isn’t dark and has this low an ABV. Aroma was malty and strongly spiced. Flavor was spiced and good - what I’d expect from a European hefe, but not necessarily from an American one. Mouthfeel was pretty thick and good. I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised by this beer. I enjoyed this beer and would recommend it. I bought a 6-pack of this at Discount Liquor in Milwaukee.

Strong acidic-like aroma of lemons and lemon-cleaner. Medium bodied. Tastes a little sour, with a big abrasive metal flavor up front mixed with the usual lemon and citrus.pretty good

Cloudy yellow with a small white head. Citrus, orange, clove and yeast in a rather weak aroma. Dryish, with bread and yeast flavours. Thin and boring for the style and for a FD brew.

Poured this beer from the bottle. Beer hits the glass a cloudy orange yellow with a quick fading white head. Aroma is leans towards the spicy clove side, with lots of banana esters to the nose. Flavor is a great mixture of wheat, fruityness of banana and lots clove flavor at the end. Flavors are a bit weaker than the aroma would make you think. Overall not a bad beer and the only qualm I have with it is the fact that its a bit watery. If it were just a little heavier I think the flavors whould really shine!

12oz bottle from Total Wine (Tampa, FL). Pours a cloudy dark yellow to golden color with virtually no head. Aroma is bready, yeast, wheaty with notes of banana, sweet malt and spice. Flavor is much of the same with more prominent banana and slight citrus notes. Generally light bodied with a somewhat sweet, spicy finish.

Bottle. Hazy deep orange with a small white foam. Wheat & orange peel. Sweet taste with dominant banana notes. Medium body & carbonation. On the sweet side. Drinkable but nothing speciel!