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Gordon Biersch Hefeweizen

Gordon Biersch Hefeweizen

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A German Hefeweizen brewed by
Gordon Biersch Brewing Company

Palo Alto, California USA

bottled
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1903.21/5.03.21/5.05.4%74.4 Weizen P  Stats

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Once reserved for Bavarian royalty for its light sparkling quality, Hefeweizen is considerably more democratic today. In fact, at Gordon Biersch we've brewed a special batch of our Hefeweizen to serve our guests throughout July and August! Hundreds of years ago in Germany, wheat beers were considered "breakfast" or "after church" beers, a testament to their light refreshing flavor and a tradition of drinking them on weekend afternoon. We invite you to enjoy our Hefeweizen any day of the week this summer along with our special summer menu.

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 Ungstrup (11164), Frederiksberg, Denmark
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Aug 5, 2008  
Draft at the Pasadena location. An unclear golden beer with a thin white head. The aroma is sweet wtih notes of banana and bubble gum. The flavor is sweet malty and wheaty with very strong notes of banana and bubble gum, leading to a dry wheaty and strawy finish.


 omhper (10456), Stockholm, Sweden
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/513/20
Oct 7, 2004  
Sampled draught at Gordon Biersch, Burbank.
Cloudy yellow. Estery banana aroma. Sweet, soft and aromatic. Light bodied with loads of cloves. Really good real hefeweizen, even if it might lack complexity.


 Oakes (6853), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 11, 2008    Updated: Jul 26, 2008
re-rate: a little drier, cleaner than last visit. Upgraded score accordingly. old rate: Dark tan colour and cloudy. Big banana with light spice and autolyzed yeast. Sweet and soft with an appley, clovey character. Underpinning of sweet malt and a hint of wheaty tartness. The finish is a bit cloying. I respect where they’re going here but I don’t know that I like it.


 yespr (6400), Copenhagen O, Denmark
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/59/20
Aug 6, 2008  
From tap in Pasadena. Pours hazy yellow with a lacing white head. Holds a dry estery banana aroma. Mild spiced too. Dry and spiced base flavour to a solid estery bubblegum to banana flavour on top. Ends dry and estery.


 kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 1, 2007    Updated: Aug 13, 2008
Date: 07/03/2005
Mode: Draft
Source: Las Vegas

Appearance: opaque burnt orange, thin off white head,
Aroma: strong sweet banana aroma,
Body: big body for a wheat beer,
Flavor: rich malt flavor, lots of banana with tempered sweetness, only a hint of clove, a perfect hefe from the king of perfect
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Date: 04/27/2008
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub Atlanta

Aroma: huge sweet banana aroma,
Body: big creamy body,
Flavor: sweetness is still tempered although the banana flavor is still strong,
Overall: always the definitive hefe from the definitive german brewery
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Date: 07/06/2008
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub Atlanta
Score: 3.5 to 3.7

the perfect hefe

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ***/4




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