Widmer Brothers Hefeweizen

Bottle, cloudy yellow body with white head. Mostly wheat aroma with a hint of lemon. Flavor is more of the same. Slight citrus finish.

On opening a bottle there is a stronger hop presence that it’s German forefather doesn’t have. To strongly hopped and no malty "sock in the mouth" to speak of. Shouldn’t bare the label "Hefeweizen" simply because it has nothing to offer in the category. No signature maltiness that over powers the palate, over hopped like a pale ale and almost no trace of spices like clove or coriander. No orange or banana to speak of. It wasn’t horrible, but it was a waste of money. A real hefeweizen is brewed in Bavaria, not Oregon. Try again... better yet, go out of business.

cloudy yellow with a good head, citrusy aroma and classic american hefe taste. tasty.

Pours from 12 oz bottle golden hazy, forming small foamy head that quickly dissipated. Aroma of faint wheats, slight hops, lemons and a bit of malt. Flavour is of bitterness, wheat, malts. A bit thin and watery, with an acidic bitterness. Rhrines perhaps? Overall OK beer, good for those hot days when outside and doing the lawn.

I’ve had this twice on tap at different locations, and it seemed to be better at one versus the other. It pours a classic wheat beer golden, with very subtle banana notes and lots of malt. Not the best, but defintely not the worst