Southern Tier Heavy Weizen

I can’t believe I haven’t rated this yet! - anyway - hazy gold beer, with a clingy, soapy lace - a lot of lemon and orange zest in the aroma, with a little bit of peppery and floral character, and tangy wheat and citrus - the flavor is a little bit too sweet, but other than that, this is some pretty complex and tasty stuff - tangy orange starts things out before the sweetness become dominant - as the sweetness develops, so do strong flavors of flowers and herbs, reminiscent of a saison - a tiny bit of phenolic character/banana reminds you that this is supposed to be a weizen - a bit of ginger and pepper in the finish - a little bit of hops and herbal bitterness as well - a decent offering, but I’d like it more if it were dry rather than sweet.

22oz bottle poured to hoegaarden tumbler. aroma is typical for the style, as is nicely clouded orange hue; reminscent of a glassof egg wash waiting for its baker. flavor however is a perfect blend of traditional weizen flavors combined with a punch to the frontal lobe. very spicy and nearly puckering. after tasting, the nose mutates to include some of the notes from the flavor. i love to use mainstream import weizens as session beers, but ST has ’repaired’ the style to compensate for some of the downfalls of those beers: low % and a bland palate upon repeated drinkings. this i would love to buy in 12 packs

22 oz. pours hazy dark gold with small white head. aroma is citrus, clove, and a hint of banana. mouthful is full of spice and tang. finnish lingers a bit with ginger and some pepper. very complex hefeweizen.

22oz. bottle. Spicy, malty aroma, plenty of clove and banana esters to be found, along with lighter touches of citrus, malt sweetness, grassy hop and wheat grains. Cloudy medium-dark straw yellow color with a lasting, fine head and thin strands of lace. Flavor is very lightly sweet to start with a touch of honey, turning mildly bitter and peppery, and finishing with notes of lemony citrus, leafy herbs, clovey spice, and lingering malt sugars. Alcohol presence is quite difficult to detect. Mouthfeel is smoothly effervescent, active and with a slight acidic edge, body is certainly fuller than your standard Weizen. This seems about like it should be.

Pour is a cloudy orange with a large white head. Aroma is of decent bananas and a nice citrus and clove. Flavor is decent with some yeast and a nice bitterness with a little pepper and alcohol. I never thought i would ever see a 8% Geman Hefeweizen but this works.