Sierra Nevada Kellerweis Hefeweizen

Brewed by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Style: German Hefeweizen
Chico, California USA

It’s unclear, yellow-golden with a creamy head. The aroma has notes of yeast, clove, light banana and wheat. The flavor is sweet and a bit perfumed with notes of yeast and especially clove, that doesn’t leave much room for notes of banana and wheat. OK interpretation, bit the clove is IMO a bit too dominating.

Pours a huge 4 finger white head. Body is a hazy yellow with tons of carbonation rising to surface. Head retention and lacing are good. Aroma is of typical hefeweizen, wheat with fruity phenols. Cloves are also in there. Hops are not present. Taste is of fruity, spicy yeast and wheat/ malt. Not getting too much clove or banana, very mild tasting. No hops are detected. Mouth feel is good, not too highly carbonated. Light bodied but not watery. Head kinda faded halfway, wish it would have stayed. Overall, it is a very sessionable beer. This is one of the best American attempts of the style, not the best in the world but nice to see Sierra Nevada making something not overly hoppy

12-oz bottle Albersons Lafayette, LA - Aroma: bubblegum, lemon (hop/yeast); Appearance: hazy, orange-golden color, minimal white head (not lasting), some laces; Flavor: sweet, salty (malt), slight sour, bubblegum, fruity esters of lemon, banana (yeast/hop); Mouthfeel: medium bodied, thin-oily texture, average carbonation, dry finish; Overall: the slight aromatics and malts are well balanced, small juicy beer with a refreshing slight long-zesty finish.

Bottle at home. Unclear golden - white head. Fruity, orange, sweetness, sulphorm yeasty, wheaty, zesty. Bland - boring.

slight fruity aroma, palate was wheaty, lemon, orange rind, crisp and sweet at the same time. body filled out more as it warmed up.

Appearance: Poured from the bottle an opaque hazy golden color. Decent head. I took the label’s advice and poured 2/3, swirled the bottle, and poured the rest. Solid presentation. Smell: Distinct hef tanginess in the nose. Taste: The tangy nose carried over to the taste. There’s a refreshing crispness that borders on a tinny taste. But it doesn’t go over the line. Probably stays further from the line on draft. Mouthfeel: The carbonation levels were noteworthy with the very tiny bubbles. Drinkability: Not as complex as some other Hefs I’ve had (despite what the label says) but the Kellerweis is a solid, straight forward representation of the style. I’d have no problems recommending this to a friend that enjoys a better than average Hefeweizen.

Served in a 12 oz bottle. Aroma- clove nose, phenolic, notes of citrus. very pleasant. Appearance- golden yellow color, bright white head. Taste- very good! great blend of clove flavors, with banana, hints of vanilla. very smooth and drinkable. nice carbonation gives it a light body. Palate- light body, lively carbonation. slight sourness in the finish. Overall, a great beer on a warm summer’s eve. would go great with fish, fruity foods. a very good american version of the style.

Pours an opaque yellow, a shade slightly darker than the bottle’s label. Accompanied by a sizeable white foam head. Aroma is of banana and citrus. Honey, clove, orange peel and other spices. Thin texture without much carbonation. A pretty unique hefe, but not really my type of brew. Reminds me faintly of Duvel or Golden Monkey, probably due to having similar spices. In my opinion this beer would greatly benefit from a fuller body and higher alcohol content.