Wieden Bräu Hefeweizen

Brewed by Wieden Bräu
Style: German Hefeweizen
Wien, Austria

Draught: This one had 5.1 % Abv. Citrus aroma. Hazy, dark yellow color. Rocky foamy head. Fruity flavor, mainly grain notes, spicy. Some hints of citrus, remarkable hopped and for a wheat quite bitter. Solid, hopped wheat.

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 4     Pale Yellow(1)->Copper(5) : 2     Still(1)->Volcanic Sparkling(5) : 3
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 3     Lasting: 3     Lacing : 4
Aroma:
Intensity : 3  
Yeast : 3   Bread : XX   Dough : 3   Esters : 3   Phenols : 4   Dusty : XX   Spicy : XX   Apple : XX   Banana : 3   Tropical Fruits : XX   Brett : XX   Barnyard : XX   Leather : XX   Wood : XX   Vinous : XX   Cheese : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX Sulfur : XX
Malt : 3   Pilsner : XX   Pale : XX   Vienna : XX   Biscuity : 2   Toasty : XX   Hay : XX   Caramel : XX   Honey : 2   Cereals : XX   Grainy : XX   Wheat : 4
Hops : 1   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : XX   Perfume : XX   Orange : XX   Floral : XX   Lemon/Lime : XX   Herbal : XX   Grassy : XX   Piney : XX
Notes : Pepper : XX   Cloves : 4   Coriander : XX   Ginger : XX   Orange : XX   Earth : XX   Vanilla : XX   Oxidation : XX   Bubblegum : 2
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Sourness : 1   Acetic : XX   Lactic : XX   Bitterness : 1   Farmy : XX   Complex : 3   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 3   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 3   Clean : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : XX

Comments: Served warmer than most, this tasty weizen managed to stay in the very high quality range that this brewery has used me to. A very yeasty, hugely clovey, phenolic and medicinal weizen with a pleasant balance and excellent, refreshing wheat extraction. Crisp.