Tyranena Fargo Brothers Hefeweizen

Brewed by Tyranena Brewing
Style: German Hefeweizen
Lake Mills, Wisconsin USA

Bottle... Hazy, light yellow ale with a tiny, fizzy, white head. Has all the appropriate hefe esters and phenols in the aroma and flavor. Lightly smoky. Perfect balance, but thin and watery. Fizzy carbonation. Finishes crisp and clean. Not a favorite style of mine. A shout goes out to kmweaver for sharing the bottle.

(12oz bottle, thanks kmweaver) Small white head atop a cludy lemon yellow body. Aroma is medium sweet, banana, clove, some bubblegum. Taste is medium sweet, banana, some bubblegum, clove, light lemon. Watery light body with light acidity, low carbonation.

Cloudy gold, with a weak head, especially so for a Hefe. Good phenolics, smooth banana. Sweet start with a well done tangy finish. Full bodied, filling. This just needed a good, tall, classic Hefe head to really shine. A good one just the same, worth re-trying.

Bottle. Pours a medium tan head with an aroma of wheat and bananas. Slightly sweet and dry. Not much after flavor to it.

On tap at the Tyranena tasting room. Poured a medium and hazy golden color with a larger sized white head. Aromas of stronger cloves with some bananas and light wheat. Tastes of bananas and cloves. At times, I was also getting a pepperiness too. Props to the bartender for asking if I wanted a lemon slice instead of just putting one in there.

Light yellow color. Smell of yeast and banana foster. I like this smell alot. Taste of alcohol, yeast and bananas. A tangy wheat aftertaste.

Sweet banana and bubblegum aroma, followed by the wheat grain, very small head,somewhat odd for a hefeW, tart banana and bubblegum taste,light clove in background, also a little wheat can be detected. I liked the sweetness involved, also the ester emphasis,but just a touch more malt body would be better

12 oz bottle


A nice change of pace for the warm days of summer. Since it is too hot to crack open any of the imperial stouts in the cellar, the lighter beers get the nod. Overall, this hit the mark in most areas. Tyranena has done a good job with this release.

Aroma / Appearance - A rich three fingered head rose above the body leaving a pile of white foam above the liquid. The body was a cloudy bronze, giving off hints of bananas, wheat, honeysuckle and pears. It was an extremely sweet and inviting bouquet so after a few minutes I dove right in.

Flavor / Palate - The first impressions upon taking a sip were of caramel, bananas, pear, honeysuckle and vanilla. It had the mouthfeel of cream soda. It went down smoothly with a clean, dry finish. The aftertaste was very subtle and faint. I would rate this as an excellent choice for the dog days of summer (like today when it is 105 degrees F).