Flying Dog In-Heat Wheat Hefeweizen

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

Pours cloudy orange-tinged from the bottle. I’d say the citrus aspect is as much orange as lemon. It’s sweet and not really tart or tangy. (no wheat twang either.) There is some clove spice in there as well. Overall, it’s fairly light, but tasty. Easy to guzzle.

Pours hazy orange with a creamy white head. Orange and bananas dominate the light crisp flavor. A bit off kilter for a hefeweizen but a refreshing beer nonetheless.

A fairly standard hefeweizen. Good hazy golden pour. Yeast, banana, lemon aromas. Light banana and yeast flavor. A good hot day beer.

Fruity, yeasty, banana aroma with plenty of spicy clove that is thick and fulfilling. Darker than normal golden-orange pour, cloudy body. Thin white head with little to no lacing. Medium body with a smooth, refreshing, crisp finish. Good flavor that is rather authentic, but not as robust as the great ones. Dry wheat and grassy flavor. Good ol’ banana, lemon, and clove round out the flavor.

Hazy, unfiltered dark orange-yellow body... minimal effervescence.... generous head gives way to thin, white eighth-inch head, chalk-like without tracings... carbonation is fizzy in an active, respectful manner... balanced in mouthfeel from start to finish, with multiple glasses an easy proposition...quite a mix of citrus and clove: the yeast is balanced nicely with malts... overall, a solid hefe: the results (a heat-curtailing drink with some complexity for thought) speaks as clearly as any criticism I could write... I seem to be a minority on the Flying Dog leash...is the artwork causing adverse reactions from the internet beer crowd, or am I way off on them?

pours a semi-opague dark gold with almost no head, high carbonation. aroma of yeast, spice, clove, banana, and lemon. Flavor is mostly yeast and banana- refereshing, but certainly not a top hefeweizen.

Pours a hazy yellow color with a medium foamy head. Light spice, yeast, grain and citrus aroma. Grainy yeast flavor with a touch of lemon and spice. Refreshing, though not great.

On Tap in MD Brewery- Cloudy yellow gold pour with small foam head. Spice and yeast with hints of cloves. Some citrus notes and a vanilla undertone on the pallet. An earthy wheat quality, a good drinker but not my style.