Shorts Beach Wheat

On tap at the brewpub. Whafting bannana aroam. Light colour, very lacey. A lighter than medium mouthfell. Served somehwat cold. Very drinkable.

Growler from the pub. Aroma of bananas. Flavor of bananas and cloves. A little thin, but very drinkable. Good.

From a 1/4 barrel while camping! Clear gold colored pour with a small, loose, white head. Lots of banana aroma with a little spice and not much else. The flavor is the same. Body is medium-thin with a moderate amount of carbonation. It’s kind of a cloying, artificial, and one-dimensional beer but in a good way, if that makes sense. It’s a really nice summer session beer.

Draft at Brewery 3/28/09-Pours a clear golden with a decent head. Aroma of banana and cloves. Flavor of the same. This light to medium bodied brew is a great tasting Hefe.

<i>Draft at the brewpub:</i> Clear yellow pour with a light white head that fades. Carbonation dances from the bottom of the glass. Classic hefe nose of prickly banana and clove. Lots of clove and esthery bananas fill the mouth with first sip. Beyond the nice yeast, the body becomes a bit thin for the style, lacking any real contribution from the wheat. This is kind of a beginnner’s hefe that is easy to drink and flavorful enough. It just lacks that extra malty depth that take this style to the next level for me. Comes off thin compared to the rest of the Short’s roster that we tried.

Draft @ Shorts. Pours a slightly hazy, bright golden color; white head with good retention and creamy, fine-bubbled lacing; very nice pour. Solid amounts of bananas, cloves, and caramelized sugar in the aroma; some spiciness; nicely integrated hefeweizen nose. Medium mouthfeel: light carbonation with a creamy texture; lots of bananas, soft cloves, and light peppery spiciness upfront; light hefeweizen, but the edges of this are filled out and everything is highly drinkable and very tasty; a very creamy, enjoyable hefeweizen overall. Nice beer. Medium finish: dry cloves, some peppery notes, and bananas; very nicely dry and well-integrated rendition.

On tap. Poured a clear orange color with a thinnish white head. Aroma is banana, clove, light malt. Flavor was again green banana, hint of clove and bubble gum, caramel, grain. Palate is meidum bodied, medium carbonation, finished on the sweet side.

Draft at the brewpub. Poured a clear light-orange/gold color. Head was light and left a bit of lace behind. Smelled of distinct banana candy (ala Runts candy) which also came out in the flavor along with buttered bread and hints of caramel and cereal grain. Slightly sweet.