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Southern Tier Heavy Weizen

Percentile
91
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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
3153.57/5.03.56/5.0Special8%99.3Shaker, Weizen
Commercial Description:
Heavy Weizen explores the inner depths of creativity and craftsmanship, taking a style of ale that is delicate and quaffable and shaping it into something exuberant and sturdy. The foundation of Heavy Weizen begins with prodigious quantities of North American malted barley and wheat. Next, the finest European hops are added to complement this ale's unique disposition by giving spicy aromas. Its spirit is forged during fermentation where our Bavarian weizen yeast consumes sugars and creates divine flavors reminiscent of bananas and cloves. Then, by aging this ale, we allow the divergent characteristics to blend together, becoming one. To capture Heavy Weizen's spirit, this wheat ale remains unfiltered to leave some of the yeast in the bottle. Serving this ale with a wedge of lemon is recommended, but optional. 18 plato, 38 IBUs, 2-row pale malt, malted white wheat, hallertau magnum, saaz.
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 MatSciGuy (635), Rosemount, Minnesota, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Jul 13, 2008  
[Bottle] Pours a cloudy sort of gold with a moderate whitish head. Aroma is primarily wheat malt, with a little bit of spices and quite a bit of yeast. Flavor follows the aroma, and is quite malty with low hop bitterness, but the saaz make an appearance in the finish for sure. Nice and crisp with a medium mouthfeel. The alcohol is noted, but not overly present. Good stuff.


 tennisjoel (946), Shakopee, Minnesota, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 11, 2008  
Bomber rating. Pour is a yellowish orange with just a dusting of white head. Nose is honey, cereal grain, not much banana/clove as in most traditional hefes. More honey in the flavor. Eh, I prefer more of the typical banana clove hefes. This one is okay, but isn’t knocking my socks off.


 maniac4016 (114), bill clinton, Iceland
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/517/20
Jul 11, 2008  
22 oz. bottle, is very reminisant of traditional germans on palate more hops than trad. hefe, but balance is there long finish that is lond & dryish. very good


 LooseCannon (931), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Jul 10, 2008  
22oz bottle. Pours cloudy orange with thin white head. Aroma sweet, wheat and light citrus hops. Taste dry, wheat and citrus with dry finsih.


 HonkeyBra (1342), Lemont, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/515/20
Jul 8, 2008  
Woah, um, ok. The name of this weizen is very apropos. It is, in fact, heavy. It basically is like drinking a hefe on steroids: stronger, thicker, darker, and LOVES baseball.


 moelikebeer (220), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Jul 7, 2008  
Bottle. Cloudy golden pour with a medium head. Sweet aroma of banana, wheat with a touch of hops. Similar flavor with a hint of coriander and other spice.


 RagallachMC (631), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Jul 6, 2008  
22oz bottle. Aroma: Wheat and bread yeast, cloves and pepper, slight banana and orange. Appearance: Golden in color and hazy. Off-white head was medium sized and foamy with fair retention. Fair lacing. Flavor: Wheat and bread, and yeast. Clove, banana, and orange. Fairly sweet throughout. Some grassy, spicy, and earthy hop notes into the finish. Palate: Medium-full bodied. Medium carbonation. Light alcohol warmth in back of mouth. Overall: I liked this. Nice hefe flavors with an extra kick. If it was a little drier, it would be even better.


 Skyview (4050), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/517/20
Jul 6, 2008  
From a 22-oz bomber shared by badgerben, pours a hazy golden blonde brew with a thick white head that literally stays throughout the pour. Aroma of heavy banana esters, cloves, coriander, some vanilla and marzipan. Taste is full bodied, some carbonation with a heavy banana ester and clove presence, some bubblegum, wheat malt and yeast. Finish remains thick with a mild spiced banana aftertaste that lingers after the finish. This is definitely the thickest hefe I’ve tried.



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