Sudwerk Hefe Weizen

Brewed by Sudwerk Privatbrauerei Hubsch
Style: German Hefeweizen
Davis, California USA

Draught at the 21st Amendment. Beer is cloudy, light yellow with a small, white, frothy/creamy, diminishing head.<P>The aroma is malty with moderate notes of toasted grain and cracker; Moderate lemon zest hop; Trace of yeasty dish rag; Light banana/clove, moderate coriander.<P>The flavor is moderately sweet, lightly bitter, moderately acidic with a long, dry/juicy, lightly/moderately sweet, trace bitter, lightly acidic finish.<P>The body is light, the texture is watery and the carbonation is lively.

Draught at 21st Amendment. Head is mostly diminishing. Body is light to medium yellow. Aroma is lightly to moderately malty (toasted grain), lightly yeasty (cobwebs), with light notes of banana, lemon zest, and clove. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Light on character overall, but not bad.

Had on tap at 21st Ammendment as a guest tap. Smelled of sweet bananas and oranges. Taste was same. Decent and enjoyable Hefe. Not outstanding, but good!

Light banana aroma. How hefe. Cloudy gold color with a white head that does a bit of lacing. Starts with banana and yeast, and wheat. Medium bodied, tends to thin as the carbonation effervesces, but it becomes creamy. There is clove development, but not overly much. The ale develops a bitter quality, that battles with the yeast and banana. It’s really very good.

.3 L sample on tap at the brewpub. No fruit was added. Musty banana-like aroma with some light clove presence. Lightly bready notes in the nose are present as well. Moderately hzy-cloudy murky yellow-ornge body with a small, whitish head. Start is doughy and sweet and a bit sugary. Some light banana yeastiness is in the middle. More sweet breadiness to finish with some light metallic flavors. Pretty straight-forward.

Pours hazy golden with 1-finger off-white head. Aroma of spicy florals, heavy clove, citrus. Tastes citric, floral, spicy, clovey, with a pretty smooth and crisp finish.

Bottle. Pours cloudy with a large creamy head that disappears to a thin lace. Smells and tastes lightly of bananas. Sharp taste and a little hard on the palate, but still tasty. Light finish that leaves you ready for the next gulp.

Another nice beer from the brewers at Sudwerk. This time around they made good with their Hefe-weizen. Aroma is fruity, like peaches, apples and bananas. Appearance is clear gold in color, nice white head with above-average carbonation. Flavors were light and refreshing, slightly bready, some grains and malt too. Overall quite a refreshing beer on (yet) another Valley summer afternoon.