 rugbydude05 (280), Kew Gardens, New York, USA
Oct 31, 2009 12 oz bottle. pours a deep amber/golden color. Moderate head. Aroma very faint and malty with some wheat. Flavor is very bitter and flat with some maltiness. Palate is rough, body is full. Not much to say, very average beer.
PorterPounder (3132), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Oct 18, 2009 Tallahassee, Fl - Costco - 12 oz bottle - part of a 24 bottle variety pak for $18.99 - not a bad deal. Dark golden pour, slightly murky, with a sticky white head. Aroma has some brief hard candy sweetness to it - but no real hefe qualities. Flavor has some dull banana sweetness, and just a hint of bubblegum and some ripening vegetable notes. Mouthfeel is slightly metallic and starchy. Sub-par - expected a bit better from Gordon Biersch.
GodOfThunder (855), Orlando, Florida, USA
Oct 16, 2009 This is possibly the worst beer I’ve ever had. There is nothing even remotely resembling a Hefeweisen coming out of this bottle. Flavor is bready and that’s about it. No fruit or wheat flavors. No yeast. Nothing. It is gross.
SoLan (1369), Orlando, Florida, USA
Oct 15, 2009 Gold. White carbonation. Aroma is similar to the German lager, but with added regurgitation elements. Similar flavor, hints of wheat. Not enjoyable but fun to try considering the source.
redlight (1445), Winter Park, Florida, USA
Oct 15, 2009 Wheat bread aroma, no sign of citrus or banana or clove? Pours clear blonde with no head, maybe it should be called krystalweizen. Thats not too good, no german yeast characteristics what so ever, wheat, bready flavors, very clean. Not good.
bb (2905), Martinez, California, USA
Oct 15, 2009 Bottle. Hazy amber beer with a cream colored head. Wheat, spice, and yeast aroma. Wheat/malt, light spice, and light citrus flavor. Medium body. Malt, wheat, and yeast linger.
BückDich (4780), McCall, Idaho, USA
Oct 8, 2009 Bottle: Pours a lightly hazy orange color. Light esters of banana and clove on the nose with a touch of citrus. Wheat and husky pale malt abound in the body. Creamy mouthfeel and a light snappy bitter bite in the tail. All-in-all not a bad german hefe, blows the doors off the american wheat beers.
Elwood (647), Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Sep 16, 2009 Serving: 12 oz. bottle.
Appearance: Hazy gold with a good sized, foamy, white head. Decent head retention.
Aroma: Light but standard wheat and yeast notes, a little lemon and spice.
Taste: Medium wheatiness (if you can call it that), some light spice and banana notes. Fairly inoffensive, but lacking much in the way of taste too.
Palate: Medium carbonation with a medium light, slightly watery mouthfeel. Short, wheaty finish.
Overall: I really think this was in Kirkland’s wheelhouse. It isn’t the best you’ve had but it isn’t the worst and it has a really reasonable price point. Definitely more a beer for the masses than the beer geeks on this site.
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