Left Hand Haystack Wheat

Brewed by Left Hand Brewing Co.
Style: German Hefeweizen
Longmont, Colorado USA

After I poured the first bottle of this into my 50cl glass, I liked the elements of bananas and yeast that came forth later in the taste. I was enjoyably confused for a little while as the medium body flowed easily into a taste that reminded me of a famous tripel on tap. I quickly finished the first round and went for another to pay more attention to it. This was a good beer bordering further promise, which leads me to ask what it’s like on tap.

Bottle. Whoa! Gusher alert! What was left of the pour resulted in a pleasing unfiltered cloudy light amber color but with a foamy/spitty dissipating head. Nice banana/clovey yeast aroma, which after a while turns cheesy and a bit peppery. Wheaty/bready malt flavor with some underlying citrusy tartness and more yeast notes. However, it’s kind of thin on the palate. I was hoping for more of that nice yeasty creaminess from my Hefeweizen. This seems to just dissolve into basic wateriness. Overall OK, but nothing notable.

Not bad. Cloudy amber pour with a tiny head. Nice banana aroma. Slightly astringent, but flavorful with typicaly hefe notes present. Enjoyable.

I liked this beer. Good aroma. Not much sweetness which I despise in other wheat beers. Long lasting flavor and a mild aftertaste. A little bit bitter but not noticeable enough to make a big difference. This is a nice change of pace to mass produced wheat beers.

Nice pour... reminiscent of a darker German Hefe... Very cloudy with ingrained yeast, diminishing head. (This used to be my favorite style, so I’m hoping for a treat....) Great nose, banana, citrus and spice. The flavors follow in tow... although a bit reserved, the spiced banana really shines through.. misses the compatible clove aspect to push through to the next level. Mouthfeel is strange... not watery... maybe a bit thin... Not a bad choice, and I’m glad to have tried it.

Poured from bottle. Bread in the aroma, also prunes?! Very cloudy, darkish amber, head fades to lacing. Wheat, brown sugar & banana in the flavor with a bit of black pepper greeting you as you taste. Also, a drop of citrus (not lemon) in the aftertaste. This stuff really grows on me. Finished well. Nicely done.

Tabernash Weiss Beer bottle, dated 8/31/04. Cloudy orange color with small diminishing head. Aroma was nearly nonexistent. Flavor was earthy and yeasty, but not much else.

Big soapy head quickly retreats. Clouudy orange -- looks like a whiskey sour in the glass. Aromas of banana, wheat grains, flavors that add the full spicing of a traditional hefe. Not too creamy, kind of an of-the-earth brew. Drinkable and quenching.