Wildwood Hefe

Brewed by Wildwood Restaurant & Brew Pub
Style: German Hefeweizen
Calgary, Canada

Draught at the brewpub
Hazy blond color; creamy head. It has a sourish aroma and a quite dry mouthfeel, a bit acid as well, and very little wheat character. Refreshing.

(Draught) Sampled at the Great Canadian Beer Festival 2007 in Victoria on September 8th, 2007. ART-Y-FIC-IAL... Nose of yeasty wheaty base. Minor apple flavour with a cider basis. Bad. 4/3/4/1/6. Re-rate: (Draught) Sampled at the Great Canadian Beer Festival in Victoria, BC, September 8th 2008. Thin, white foamy head atop a cloudy golden body. Nose of tart, wet wheat and cardboard. Clean, mild and spicy flavour. Not the best example of this style but passable. 3/4/7/3/13

Hazy yellow. Light banana, marshmallow and melon on the nose. Thinnish, grainy, slightly acidic character. OK, but that’s it.

After the seasonal offerings of kolsch and witbier ran dry, they have treated us to this little gem. A hazy honey yellow with a creamy white head. Banana and a touch of vanilla aroma. Mostly banana in the palate, very subtle spiciness, and a citrusy tartness to the finish. Nice.

Yellow and with more aggressive spice than Brian’s Wit. Just a touch of the butter notes that were in the Wit at the end of the batch. I hope that this one ages a little better. A nice refreshing beverage a week before it hits the tap. Surprising in that it is the same yeast as Brewsters new Hefe.