Weyerbacher Hefeweizen

Formerly brewed at Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
Style: German Hefeweizen
Easton, Pennsylvania USA

Pours cloudy gold, fairly dark for a wheat. Okay head, lasts a bit, some lace. Aromas are herbal, with some clove, coriander and woodruff, flowers, wet straw, banana and vanilla. Taste was light, some yeastiness and white bread, no malt sweetness -- the malt was mostly sour and didn’t linger -- and little hop or bitterness. Mostly a citrusy tingly "cooler" with a bit of sweetness, and a touch of banana and vanilla. I think a little sweetness would have helped. Mouthfeel was thin, fizzy and watery.

An inch of white head tops this hazy sunset brew, which fades from pumpkin orange to golden on the way down. Moderate lacing. Banana clove aromas accompany the yeasty nose. Lots of honey, bread, oats and banana on the flavors. Where this beer loses is on the patae, which is grainy and thick. It lacks the creaminess of a great hefe. Still, a nice summer brew.

On tap at Andy’s. Cloudy, orange/amber color with a medium sized white head that dissipated fairly quickly. Kind of a toned down version of a German Hefe. All the right flavors and aromas are there(Banana, clove, citrus) but in a muted way. Refreshing and very drinkable, but boring.

Cloudy unfiltered golden color. Crisp and distinctly citrusy. Perhaps some faint spice aroma. Not a bad summer wheat.

Bubblegum, banana, and clovey yeasty nose. Cloudy golden yellow body. Looks and smells like a German hefe...Tastes like one too. This is nicely carbonated, nicely balanced, wheaty and pleasantly quenching. A tad bit off...Cabbage and vegetable, faintly sour. This is quite good for an American brewery.

Bottle: Banana is the strongest aroma with a moderate clove and light pepper aroma. Pours a cloudy orange with a small white head. Citrus and banana up front. Spicey finish with a lot of clove and a hint of vanilla mixed in. Some sourness and light acidity comes thru in the finish and I could really do with out it. Clove lingers for a little in the aftertaste. A decent hefe that is hurt a little by the sour and acidic finish.

A banana like aroma and a cloudy golden appearance with a large head. A banana like flavor is noticible. Nicely carbonated.

22 oz bottle. Not sure why they decided to package this one in a big bottle. Quite the impressive head in my hefeweizen glass. Lots of large bubbles that settle slowly. Pungent sour, decaying grass aroma. Slight lemon and yeast in there also. Slightly cloudy bright golden orange. Nice looking. Sort of flat. No carbonation in the mouth. Some wheat and banana in there but really just tastes flat. Finish is slightly tart and yeah just like others have written, kind of a rotten egg flavor and aroma that peeks through every once in a while. Not a very good german hefe. No crispness to the brew. A disappointment.