Wagner Valley Summer Sail Hefeweizen

Brewed by Wagner Valley Brewing Company
Style: German Hefeweizen
Lodi, New York USA

growler. cloudy gold, small white head. aroma of spice and banana. sweet citrus taste, slightly sour, lots of banana. nice hot summer day beer.

Extra from beastiefan2k - thanks. Hazy orange/gold, thin white head. Nose is yeast, wheaty lemon, some undefined bright fruits. Fine but not exciting. Flavor is yeast, slight phenols, bananna, a hint of clove but that is covered by an odd chemical note. More clove and bananna in the finish. Kind of tingly on the tongue - I love the way this dissolves into a sea of bubbles. They nailed the body.

12oz, no date as an extra from Eugene, (beastiefan2k), thank you. Overcarbonated. Cloudy soft orange yellow with a four finger off white head, with about three ounces left in the bottle. The carbonation doesn’t take long to die down. Aroma has lots of lemon and banana, but not the big sweetness that I get sometimes with the banana notes. There is also some light spicy wheat and dusty yeast. The flavor seems to think that the yeast got stale. The lemon took over here and almost completely masked the banana, and it kinda became a bit of a sour mess. There is also a light toasty quality Sharp overcarbonation with medium body. Not impressed.

Hazy yellow with a thick white head. Light estery aroma of banana and clove. This does have some sweetness, but compared to most hefes it actually falls on the dry side. Banana notes are there, but I actually get quite a bit of lemon tartness, along with a zesty yeast bite in the finish. If you are looking for a super estery hefe, this may not be for you, but I think I found my new favorite beer for the dog days of summer.

Brewery Tasting: I got three flavors from this, banana, clove and yeast. While i liked the beer, the yeast could of been toned down slightly.

12oz bottle. Pours a clear, medium golden-orange color; fluffy white head with fine-bubbled lacing. Pleasant clove and banana in the aroma; a bit of spice. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: lively carbonation at the tip of the tongue, with a dense, almost fluffy banana and clove presence; light presence of esters; some bitter citrus notes come through at the very end. Very enjoyable and drinkable. I feel like some of these Wagner Valley beers are sorely underrated.

Another surprisingly nice brew from this brewery. Pours golden pale with a small head that quickly fades and leaves absolutely no lacing. Some thick sediment comes out as well, usually more used to seeing this in tripels. Aroma is strong, lots of banana and lots of clove, just the way I like it. Nice bananna sweetness. Taste is lemon-y and zingy. Too bad most other beers labeled as "summer" beers dont end up this good. Just my type of hefe. Nice light-medium body, very low bitterness.8/3/7/3/15

Rerate: 7 months later, now about a year old bottle. This has aged nicely and has really turned into a sweet yeasty bomb. Aroma is straight sweet candy and taste has went Belgian-esque with thick sweetness. Also a very fizzy head and palate. Looks very nice with the thick sediment making clarity low and the large fizing head thats loud as heck. Gotta love a good yeast!8/4/8/3/16

Hazy golden body, fairly large head, varied lacing. Big nose of bananas and cloves. Very fruity. Smooth finish with quite a bit of tartness. An interesting Hefe. Nice, I liked this.