mirjukka (705), LOHJA, Finland
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Jan 6, 2009 bottle 500ml 3,01€ from Alko EXP 11.03.09
hazy golden yellow bit white head pleasant scent taste tasty mixture of grain and wheat banana and spicy hops. Pleasant phenols in aftertaste. KI9A (9), , Illinois, USA does not count | 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 | Jan 5, 2009 A: Wonderful cloudy gold. Huge puffy head, hangs around a long time.
S: Cloves, bready, citrus.
T: Big spice, cloves, banannas, orange. A bit of a hop spice near the back.
M: Super clean, and smooth. Spicyness stays until the next sip, but, while drinking this, it is normally not too long between sips!
D: Fantastic. Just as good during a clold winter night, as it is during a hot summer day.
This is the world’s standard, for Hefe’s. Hands down.
Viper666 (622), Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Dec 31, 2008 Bouteille 500ml, courtoisie de Blankboy. De couleur dorée et voilée. Nez de levures fruitées (bananes, citron), moyen dépices (clou de girofle et coriandre) et de blé, léger de gomme balloune et de pain avec des notes de sucre bonbon et de houblon herbeux (herbes fraîches). Mince-moyenne en bouche avec un pétillement moyen mais croustillant ainsi qu une texture moyennement crémeuse et aux petites notes aqueuses. Goût de levures fruitées (bananes, citron) accompagné dun moyen goût épicé (clou de girofle, notes de coriandre) ainsi qu un léger goût de gomme balloune lors de lentrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un moyen goût de blé aux notes asséchantes avec un léger goût de pain et des petites notes de sucre bonbon et de miel puis en finale l’on retrouve une légère amertume de houblon herbeux (herbes fraîches) et de levures épicées (léger regain de clou de girofle). Post-goût moyen et aux notes sèches composé de levures fruitées (peau de banane, léger zest d’agrumes) avec de faibles notes de houblon herbeux.
seta18 (12), Boston, Massachusetts, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Dec 30, 2008 This is one of my favorite beers, it has a great flavor with a slightly dark cloudy yellow color. Very easy to drink and always good. Bottle BusBoy (20), , California, USA
| 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 | Dec 28, 2008 Bottle, poured a nice head... swirled to get the yeast and added to the glass. Dynamic baked bread aroma. Spicy too with honey and cloves. Very yeasty and malty. Smooth on the palate. Great flavor. One of the best Hefe Weissbiers I have tried. Perfect in every way.
KimJohansen (7049), Copenhagen V, Denmark
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Dec 28, 2008 Hazy amber with medium off whtie head. Aroma is sweet and yeasty with banana notes. Flavour likewsie adn it finished sweet. coldbrewky (730), Saugerties, New York, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Dec 23, 2008 Tap last night at my local. A pleasant yeasty spicyness. Light to medium body. Citrus and clove dominate the nose with whisps of light malts. Malts appear in second half of mouthfeel. Great on a cold night. mpersinger (183), , California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Dec 21, 2008 500ml bottle: Pours hazy, slight golden with an elegant white head. Clove aroma, mineral and malt. Clove dominates flavor, slight banana, prickly carbonation. Light-bodied. Gets more wheaty as it warms.
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