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Legend Hefeweizen

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593.32/5.03.26/5.0Summer5.1%87.5Weizen
Commercial Description:
Our Hefeweizen is 45% malted wheat, and 55% barley malt. Much of the character of this beer comes from its unique yeast, which is not filtered out, so it tends to leave the beer cloudy. The wheat portion of this ale creates a light, crisp, dry brew perfect for drinking on a hot day. The beer is lightly hopped with Saaz, but the aroma and most of the flavor of this beer come from the wheat beer yeast. Beer Geek Stuff: Original gravity: 11.8„a Plato, final gravity 2.0„a P Lightly hopped with Mt. Hood and Saaz. Hazy white-yellow colored served unfiltered and cloudy. Brewed with 55% Vienna malt and 45% wheat malt. Fermented with authentic German wheat beer ale yeast.
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 weeare138 (936), Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/512/20
Sep 27, 2007  
Appears a hazy light gold with a 2 finger small white head that fades into a mild cap and a hearty cap. Smell is of bananas, clove, tart, tart wheat, with citrus. Taste is of the mentioned aromas with some crisp wheat, doughy yeast, and citrusy bananas standing out. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, slightly tart and citrusy with light spice grazing the tongue.


 jgb9348 (2498), Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/514/20
Sep 18, 2007  
Nice slightly hazy golden coloured body with a very large white head. Tons of bubbles rise from the bottom - and a very nice unfiltered look to this one! Aroma of fresh wheat, yeast, lemons, bananas, coriander seed and some spice. Medium-bodied; Spicey flavour up front with some good wheat and yeast characteristics following soon behind. Aftertaste shows more of the wheat, some coriander seed and a very pleasant banana sweetness. Overall, a good beer - a nice wheat to have in the summertime and one to definitely sample if you can find it in or around Virginia. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Grape & Gourmet in Virginia Beach, Virginia on 17-September-2007.


 hopdog (5562), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 14, 2007  
22oz bottle shared courtesy of weeare138. Poured a medium and hazy yellow color with a small sized white head. Aromas of light bananas, spices, and light citrus. Tastes of wheat with lighter bananas and spices.


 egajdzis (3625), Spring Mount, Pennsylvania, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/54/103/511/20
Sep 13, 2007  
Poured a cloudy golden color with a medium sized, white head that left light lacing on the glass. Aroma of lemony wheat, and a bit of citrus as well. Taste of tart citrus, a bit of banana, light spices, toffee malts, and bread, with some bubblegum in the background.


 TomDecapolis (3168), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Sep 13, 2007  
Thanks to weeare138. Pours a lightly hazy golden/yellow with a bubbly white head. Aroma of banana, clove and tart wheat. Flavor of the same with some bubblegum and tingly carbonation. A bit overcarbonated.


 kp (8399), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/512/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Date: 05/31/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

hazy yellow, whispy white head, sweet banana aroma that picks up clove after warming, nice creamy body, lots of clove in the flavor with just a bit of sweet banana to balance, light bitterness
-------- /> Date: 07/14/2006
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub

true to the bottle

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4


 bubbleflubber (893), Collinsville, Virginia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/513/20
Aug 12, 2007  
On tap at the Microfestivus ’07... Cloudy pour, with active carbonation visible through the haze. Cloudy head is nicely retentive. Bouquet is of bananas and cloves. The flavors are a bit dry, with definitive yeast notes coming through mid-palate, complimenting a light banana and subtle, dry spice. The finish is lightly dry-hopped, ending with a touch of sours, citrus and more yeast. Mouthfeel is both creamy and zesty, which made for the best part of the brew. Definitely refreshing, but seems a bit underdone. It misses the clove finish teased in the nose. The dry body comes across at times as "thinness". Hits on most points, but integrates at odd times throughout the pull.


 Thaichile (599), 10aFly, New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Aug 9, 2007  
Bottle. Pours a somewhat hazy golden yellow colour with a fairly healthy, but quickly disapating head. Nose leads with citrus, yeast, and a sprinkle of banana. Flavors continue with that sour/citric profile with a far away background of sweet bananas. Mouthfeel was pleasently creamy which I like in a hefeweizen. Tart finish with a ever so small hoppiness. I didn’t mind this one at all and if I ever was in their brewing area, I would pick another one up.



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