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Sierra Nevada Kellerweis Hefeweizen 3.65 558

Sierra Nevada Kellerweis Hefeweizen

Percentile
94
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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5583.66/5.03.65/5.04.8%99.2Weizen
Commercial Description:
Kellerweis is one of the only American Hefeweizens made using the traditional Bavarian style of open fermentation. This difficult and labor-intensive technique adds uncommon depth and flavor complexity. Our hazy-golden hefeweizen is deeply flavorful, refreshing and perfect for a sunny day. To serve, pour two-thirds into a glass, swirl and pour the rest.
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 theisti (1693), Leawood, Kansas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 24, 2009  
12 oz bottle purcahsed at Lukass in Kansas City, Missouri. Pour is a very hazy, unfiltered orange yellow golden, with a foamy one inch white head that falls quick. Aroma of mildly sour wheat, muted bubblegum, and sweet banana esters. There is a nice clove element behind that. The nose is nice, though not terribly complex. Taste is sweet banana esters, big clove and bubble gum. The mild;y sour wheat from the nose is not present in the taste, and probably would have helped balance this out a bit. Also some apple fruit present. Palate is chewy medium, also notable unfiltered. Carbonation is low to medium, right for the style. This is a nicely drinkable hefe, though not terribly complex.


 gearbike (418), West Bloomfield, Michigan, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 23, 2009  
Everything in this beer is suitably done. It is just a plain but class beer. Often a beer with this sweet banna taste will have an overwhelming aroma but no Kellerwies. It is very clean and smooth.


 HughConway (367), Washington, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/59/20
Aug 22, 2009  
12oz bottle. It’s good for an American weissbier, but not even close to the Germans. Compare back to back with a Schneider, Hacker, Erdinger or Paulaner.


PolishHammer (74), , Connecticut, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/516/20
Aug 21, 2009  
Really good! Wheat and pink grapefruit aroma, and sour grapefruit taste. Terrific summer beer. True to style in terms of the subtle wheat taste and well-rounded flavor. Clean finish. Cloudy with a thick white head.


 demitriustown (706), Shelby Township, Michigan, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 21, 2009  
12 oz bottle: Aroma is bubble gum, orange, slight yeast, and some coriander. Appearance is a cloudy almost apple cider like look to it but a bit lighter and more yellow. Taste is bubble gum, coriander, light citrus and yeast. Palate is carbonated with a slight spicy aftertaste. Overall, he a pretty decent Hefe that not overly hoppy like Sierras Porter or Stout. Cheers!


 potbeercollege (430), Boulder, Colorado, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Aug 21, 2009  
Nice hazy light pumpkin orange. White head that lasts. Smells of fruit, specifically bananas. Nice light wheat smell. Tastes of fruits and spicy bananas. A little to sweet.


 blindeyedbetty (152), Arlington, Virginia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 21, 2009  
12 oz. bottle pours a rich, melted-buttery yellow, opaque with a creamy white head that leaves sparse, sticky lacing as it melts. Initial aroma is of stinky bellybutton lint (wtf IS that???) that warms up to a wheaty, spicy (corriander? cloves?) aroma. Hearty body with a malt and wheat front palate, a yeasty sort of middle and a finish of that spice again with just a touch of lemon. Nice hefe with good body and expanded palate that I didn’t expect. More complex but still an easy drink. Personally, I’d dig this with spaghetti with sausage-marinara sauce and a huge chunk of really garlicky garlic bread.


 badgerben (3605), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Aug 20, 2009  
Clear gold color with a medium head. Nice aroma of just over-ripened bananas. Same strong banana flavor, lots of wheat. The cloves don’t come out much. Almost lemony at the finish. Really solid.



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