Sudwerk Hefe Weizen

A hazy weizen with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, a lightly sulfure banana aroma, with rotten eggs. In mouth, a rather light weizen with crips malt, light fruity notes, light bodied. On tap at brewpub, August 27 2009.

Date: July 12, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Roadtrip
Appearance: hazy yellow, fine white head
Aroma: light sweet banana aroma, well balanced clove
Flavor: sweet banana flavor, evenly balanced clove, light bitterness
Overall: pretty mild for a hefeweizen
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *4

On tap at Extreme Pizza, Sacramento. A fruity/banana-ey hefeweizen that is pretty usual for the style, but ultimately boring. Nothing really stood out too much about this. The palate was probably the highlight, having a spritzy mouthfeel and finish. Decent overall, just won’t go out of my way to be getting this again. Final: Good minus.

On tap at Sacramento Brewing. This cloudy yellow beer poured with a thin white head and a flowery wheat aroma. The wheat base is tasty and there is a fair amount of hop bitterness with some banana ester.

Banana and wheat malt aroma with esters in the background. Almost a lemon color, hazy, with a white sticky head, and some action. Banana and a bready wheat grain malt taste with a hint of butter in the background. Light bodied, slight butter and watery/resin feel, with lively soft carbonation that seems to be krausened. Very drinkable this sixer will be gone shortly.

From a 12 oz bottle out of a $7.99 six pack from BevMo in Vacaville, CA this poured a cloudy yellow with a medium white head and average lacing. Nose of banana and yeast. Nice clean mouthfeel. Flavor is banana mostly, and the finish is dry. Very decent hefe.

Draft @ Ruth McGowans, Cloverdale, CA. Pours a hazy pale yellow/orange color with a small white head. Has a wheat malty citrus and banana aroma. Sweetish wheat malty citrus flavor with some hints of banana. Has a sweetish wheat malty finish with hints of citrus in the aftertaste.

Slightly hazed straw color. Virtually no head and no lacing. Very odd, as this beer shows no other characteristics of being an old or bad bottle. Aroma is very yeasty and spicy, with a banana bready sweetness. Flavor is clovey with some banana pith, vanilla, and a touch of peppery hop bitterness in the finish. Very clean, crisp, and refreshing. Dry and drinkable.