Vancouver Island West Coast Wheat from Vancouver Island Brewery

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Brewed by Vancouver Island Brewery
Style: German Hefeweizen
Victoria, Canada

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Ratings Average Score Seasonal ABV Style Pctl Serve in
1 2.9/5.0 2.81/5.0 Summer 5.2% 0 Weizen

Commercial Description:
A classic unfiltered beer known as a Hefeweizen (heh-feh-vite-zen). "Hefe" is the German word for yeast, "weizen" translated means wheat. Our Bavarian brewmaster, Ralf Pittroffa combination of specialty wheat and barley malt and imports the yeast strain from the world's most renowned yeast manufacturer in Munich, German...

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CapFlu (3480), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	6/10	4/5	5/10	3/5	11/20

May 31, 2008

(Bottle) Purchased at the Penny Farthing in Oak Bay for $2. Pours a lofty white head with a very cloudy deep amber body. Nice presentation: opaque and darker than most Hefes. Nose of mild bananas balanced with a caramel malt base. The flavour is much the same, it hits on all the needed elements - strong enough to let the drinker know is not that lemony flavoured Summer drink at Steamworks yet a tad underpowered for the beer aficionado. Overall good.

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