Red Brick Summer Brew Hefe-weizen

Brewed by Atlanta Brewing Company
Style: German Hefeweizen
Atlanta, Georgia USA

Date: July 10, 1997
Appearance: hazy yellow, thin head
Aroma: citrus aroma
Flavor: flavor has a crisp clove bite, slight banana esters, slight bitterness

Date: April 02, 2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Brewfest
Score: i to ii
Appearance: opaque pale yellow, whispy white head
Aroma: sweet banana aroma with a hint of clove
Body: light body
Flavor: flavor has a nice tartness, dry, light banana character, clove intertwined with a biter finish, very light with not enough character

Date: June 03, 2006
Mode: bottle
Appearance: hazy yellow, big fine white head, a bit of thick lace
Body: thin body
Flavor: pretty much the same as at the fest but with a better looking pour

Date: July 05, 2007
Mode: bottle
Source: Ale Atlanta
still very light, even the banana is getting lighter, picking up a good deal of wheat tartness,

Date: July 08, 2007
Mode: draft
Source: brewery
Score: 2.5 to 3.1
Appearance: opaque light yellow, frothy white head
Aroma: sweet banana aroma with light clove
Body: robust body
Flavor: big sweet banana flavor, light clove keeps the banana in balance
Overall: brewery fresh is best

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

12oz bottle acquired in trade with goldtwins (thanks!). This one initially poured all head (white). Foam continued to creep out of the bottle. Settled into a lighter and cloudy yellow color. Lots of little floaters. Aromas of citrus, bananas, and light spices. Tastes of bananas, citrus, light spices and light wheat. On the slightly sweeter side. Thinner body.

Pours a hazy pale golden with a thin-lacing white head. Nice, lightly sweet, bready, yeasty aroma has a healthy dose of peppery clove and some light citrus. Starts with a pleasant malted wheaty sweetness and bready yeastiness, thinning some toward a slightly citric, crisp, banana clove finish. Could use a little more malt for body, but is very authentic and nice.

Bottle... Hazy, straw-colored ale with a mid-sized, frothy, white head. Spicy, citrusy aroma with notes of clove, lemon and bread dough. Perfeclty-balanced flavor... breadsy and lemony with a whisper of banana. Tangy. Light-bodied with a creamy mouthfeel and very soft carbonation. Finishes citrusy, then dry. Too thin for me. Thanks go out to CaptainCougar for sending the bottle!

on tap-pours a dissipating white head and cloudy yellow color. Aroma is banana, wheat, some clove. Taste is banana/clove, wheat, spices.

Bottle courtesy of daknole. Pours amber with a thick white head. Smells of wheat, citrus, bubblegum. Tastes of citrus, some peppery hints and a nice wheat finish.

Bottle: A moderate layer of yeast on the bottom. Pours clear until that layer and then it becomes cloudy. A fairly retentive head with light white lacing. The nose is a bit spicy with some yeast and moderate sulpher notes. Some good clean esters along with a bit of funky wheat malt. The kind that you usually find in an American Wheat beer. The flavor is a bit more sweet/tart with a thin dry finish. Needs something, not sure what, maybe a bit more esters or sweetness. Light hoppy tail. Starcy. Eh.

Bottle from Kingdom Liquors. Poured a hazy amber color with a minimal frothy white head that mostly diminished with fair lacing. Moderate tart citrus, banana, clove and apple cider aroma. Medium sweet flavor with a medium sweet finish of moderate duration. Medium body with a smooth texture and flat carbonation. My expectations where not met.