Flying Dog In-Heat Wheat Hefeweizen

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

Bottle. Poured a clearer than expected pale yellow gold, with a white head. Aroma is rather weak, with the expected banana, clove, and wheat. Flavour follows the aroma, just a standard hefeweisen. Except rather watered-down tasting. And the clove flavour could be toned a bit as it overpowers the weaker banana and wheat flavours. If anything, the finish is rather clean, and is rather quick. Mouthfeel is thin, much thinner than it should be for a hefe. Not an awful beer, just not a very good beer either. It’s only real redeeming quality is that it is easy to drink.

Bottled. Poured cloudy lemonade colored with a white head. Aroma light banana, spice, and wheat. Flavor was the exact same as the aroma.

Lemon yellow color. Not a very weak smell. I am honestly surprised by this. Has a decent ctirus aroma, mainly a lemon citrus aroma that is definitely noticeable. The aroma and appearance are not bad, but they are very ordinary and I don’t see how this is being differient or going above and beyond to make its own name in the hefeweizen spectrum. Again, a very boring citrus flavor that is actually very weak. I did not like how fast the flavor fades away. When I can taste the flavor I taste the same old lemon citrus flavor, and i am not surprised. This beer is a very middle of the road hefe. It is not bad, and I think it deserves a higher score than most have been giving it, but it lacks depth. The beer is also not incredibly thick and smooth. I would say this beer is okay, and where is that yeast flavour I am looking for that all great hefes have. Decent brew.

Honestly I just don’t like this beer! It’s one of those no real reason types it just does not do it for me.

pale, golden, hazy, white foam, hay, grass, barnyard, 12oz bottle over all i liked it

Golden color with large foamy head. Fruity aroma. Sweet malty taste. Probably one of the better Hefeweizen beers I’ve had since it didn’t taste like banannas.

12oz bottle. Pours a hazy pale amber with a thin head and little carbonation. Aroma is fruity with scents of banana, hoppy citrus, and some spices along with earthier hints of malt and yeast. Aroma is surprisingly full and malty with a taste of banana, malt, and spice giving way to a long fruity finish. Too sweet of a hefe for my taste, but the full body still makes for a pleasant brew.

Fairly middle of the road. Murky golden pour. aroma of malt and bananas. Sweet taste with no bitterness.