Millys Tavern Hefeweizen

Brewed by Millys Tavern
Style: German Hefeweizen
Manchester, New Hampshire USA

on tap-pours a thin white head with cloudy gold color. Aroma is banana, spice, sweet. Taste is banana, clove, sweet, creamy, good secondary hops presence at finish. Good effervescence/carbonation.

Quite a bit better than the raspberry version- but not that great overall. Pours a light golden hazy with a thin head. Aroma is slight diacetyl and buttery light sweetness, ok bready and some wheat- ok hefe character a bit too phenolic with some clove and more butter. Lightly spicy flavor- phenolic clove, crisp crackery wheat malts and overall a bit weak and watered down with a lower than expected carbonation making the beer feel a bit more slick.

On tap at the brewpub: Cloudy yellow/orange with a thin white head. Banana and clove in the aroma, full bodied, starts and ends sweet with a touch of acidity, banana aftertaste. Watch out, they will try to stick a lemon wedge in it unless you tell them not to.

on tap at the brewpub. Hazy light golden. Aroma is banana, clove, wheat. Taste is banana, some spices and yeast, light tart finish. Good hefe.

On tap at Milly’s Tavern. Nice orange cloudy color. Light fizzyness in the mouth that fades quickly. Light inoffensive lemony flavor.

Pours a glowing, hazy yellow color. Head starts out strong, eventually leaves a nice layer on the top of the beer. Flavors are expected of the usual Hefeweizen- lemon zest, sweet wheat and subtle spices. Finishes with a touch of vanilla and bubble gum. Though not my favorite style, this is extremely drinkable.

On tap at home: Pours a cloudy golden orange color with a fluffy ivory head which eventually dissipates to mostly bubbles around the edges. Aroma is of yeast and grass with notes of spice and lemon. Taste is mostly sweet; with light grains, lemon and very soft bitterness. Mildly carbonated. Palate perfection. Ending is short but sweet with fine notes of sour and bitter. *Either it’s the glasses we use at home or Mike has perfected this Hefeweizen! Thank you so much, Mike! This beer is fabulous!* Old rating of 3 on 7/22/06: On tap at Milly’s Tavern: Cloudy golden color with a fluffy ivory head. Aroma is grassy and crisp with mild spicy notes. Taste is sweet and sour, fizzy, with a hoppy ending.

Aroma’s weren’t particularly strong, though the environment (smoky brewpub) may have affected things. Poured a hazy amber orange (not simply "yellow")...head was decently foamy, but faded surprisingly quickly for a hefeweizen. Flavors weren’t too complex or unusual: wheat, yeast, banana, clove, citrus. I wished there was more to this one, although I did enjoy it (as with nearly all hefes. I will definitely drink this again and again... (until it’s gone)...