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Sierra Nevada Ruthless Weiss Beer


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A German Hefeweizen brewed by
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company

Chico, California USA

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243.33/5.03.29/5.05.42%82.9Weizen P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Sold only on draft at the brewery. This unfiltered ale is fermented with a special wheat beer yeast which imparts a clove-like spiciness with vanilla or nutmeg notes and a fruitiness reminiscent of bananas or apples. Low in bitterness and mildly tart with a soft roundness characteristic of a Hefeweizen (hazy wheat).

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 swoopjones (1167), Buffalo, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Aug 29, 2008  
on tap @ Blind Tiger Sierra Nevada tasting. Very nice american made hefe. Pours a cloudy light yellow. Clovy, banana light citrus aroma. Taste follows the aroma up correctly. Nice beer


 Delirium (433), Santa Cruz, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/514/20
Aug 26, 2008  
Draught at 99 Bottles in Santa Cruz. Lightly cloudy yellow with a moderate white head. Aroma is light banana, somewhat sweet, with a bit of clove. Flavor is the same, with a small bit of hops in the finish, and a good bit of yeastiness. Slightly sweet, though none of the bubble-gum sweetness of some hefeweizens. Not exceptional, but solid.


 19641948 (492), Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 6, 2008  
Pours a cloudy golden yellow with a bleached head. Lively aromas with an augmented feel of clove, lemon, and banana. Mild grain flavor gives way to a boost of spicing and yeastiness. "Ruthless" is appropriate: this beer has oomph.


ahalloin (47), Arlington, Virginia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
May 17, 2008  
I had this beer at the Sierra Nevada tasting at the Brickskeller in DC. Pours a yellowy-golden unfilitered (or lightly filtered as Steve Grossman said) look with a good amount of head. The head retention is fantastic. The aroma is of orange peel, clove, and maybe some banana. The beer imparts a lovely bouquet of spicy wheat, clove, and non-descript fruit in a smooth medium-sized mouthfeel.


 riversideAK (1630), Shoreline, Washington, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Apr 20, 2008  
Hazy golden yellow. Aroma of wheat cereal, bubble gum, clove, and banana. The flavor is very similar. Medium carbonated, smooth, and rather light.




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