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Sierra Nevada Kellerweis Hefeweizen

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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
5403.67/5.03.66/5.04.8%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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 blankboy (3207), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Oct 26, 2009  
Bottle [12oz]. Pours a slightly hazy, bubbly gold with an average size somewhat-lasting fluffy white head. Slightly sweet aroma of banana, yeast and light spices. Mild, yeasty flavour along with light spices, sweet malt, wheat and banana (too much banana for me, but any banana is too much for me). Average bodied. A decent Hefe, though a bit too sweet and banana-ey for me but that’s a personal preference and not a knock on the beer.


 zdk (232), New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/517/20
Oct 26, 2009  
bottle: a very good hefeweizen. Hazy orange, thin white head. bubbly and good. Smells of banana and spicy cloves. Tastes similar, nice balance of paper hops.


 patrickfannon (346), Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Oct 25, 2009  
Bottle. 12 oz. Pours transluscent golden with a thin, wispy white head. Aroma of hay, wheat, hops, and lemon. Moderate to light bodied. Weak mouthfeel. Loose, clean finish. Decent hefeweizen.


 LooseCannon (932), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Oct 24, 2009  
12oz bottle. Pours cloudy golden in color with thine white head. Aroma wheat, lemon and spice. Taste wheat, spice and lite hops with dry finish.


 TheGrandMaster (1862), Auckland, New Zealand
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/513/20
Oct 23, 2009  
Bottle (in NZ), pours a cloudy bright gold with a foamy white head. Cloves and a little banana, a touch metallic. A grainy palate, a good moderate dryness, with a lemons, pepper and cloves. An easy drinking Hefe.


 NachlamSie (1642), Tennessee, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/517/20
Oct 23, 2009  
bOTTLE. Pours cloudy orange with a large head. Smells promising. . .lots of coriander, banana, spice, and papery hops. It’s very tasteful and delicate, not at all blunt or candied. The flavor follows up excellently. It is remarkably similar to Weihenstephaner’s classic example of the style, but doesn’t quite live up to that legen. Still, complex depth of spices, grain, lemon, banana entertain my palate. This is a surprsing offering from Sierra Nevada. I love the brewery, but often when they stray from the standard PNW approach to brewing they falter. This ,however, is win.


 larryLSB (157), La Selva Beach, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Oct 22, 2009  
Poured from 12 oz. according to directions. Golden yellow with white large foamy head.Nose of grass, lemon, bananas and spice. Tastes of banana, yeast, malt and lemon with good carbonation. Very enjoyable beer.


 beerledgend (919), Meadowbank Auckland, New Zealand
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/102/511/20
Oct 21, 2009  
Hazy orange colour with thin white head. Banana, clovey and corriander on the nose. Thi mouthfeel, short spicey flavour.



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