In the can, headier stylistic Nod Hill ‘weisse’ collab obscures “classical banana-clove” onrush with dryer white peppered herbage and sourer lemon rot that keeps honeyed wheat base from sweetening up enough.

Soft-toned ‘double decoction keg-conditioned’ meringue-headed moderation lets sunny lemon fizz restrict its banana bubblegum sweetness as green grape esters, green apple tartness and parsley herbage stay distant. Though toned-down, lemony pith, rind and zesting still outdo dulled-out banana and clove schwag.
Desiccated orange, dry lemongrass and tart plantain depart from bubblegummy banana-clove sugaring upfront. Its sourdough bottom holds up and a dry rum snip softly serenades, but sweet hefe fans will be miffed.
On tap at Tapastre, stylishly dryer hefeweiss offers lemony banana-clove expectancy to lightly smoked wheat malts and salted herbal hop sedation. A tad underwhelming.
On tap at Growler & Gill, expressive medium-bodied hefe combines tangy orange-peeled banana and clove piquancy with doughy wheat sweetness, musky lemon-rotted herbage and tingly chamomile snips in distinct manner.
On tap at Hoover’s, passable summertime moderation fuses mildly soured pineapple flavoring to stylish banana-clove sweetness. But its soapy lemon spritz, dry plantain stead and random herbal perfuming interfere with banana-clove-induced pineapple adjunct.
On tap at Ambulance, simple lemon-soured banana and clove snapshot given pale wheat malt setting and herbal thyme cameo. Spritzy lemon zest cuts back stylish banana-clove conflux a tad much. Centrist nicety.
Sweet ‘n sour blueberry (huckleberry) tartness spreads across light white wheat malting of fizzy summertime moderation. Lemony gooseberry, curacao orange and white grape tang plays backup to juicy blueberry invigoration. Easygoing session ale.
Dousing autumnal pumpkin pie sweetness with hefe-like banana and clove sugaring gives moderate-medium body its candied glaze. Earthen gourd, toasted pumpkin and squash contrast pumpkin-pied allspice, nutmeg and cinnamon seasoning as hefe flavoring dissipates.
On tap at Coastal Craft Beverage, lemony herbal resonance soaks up stylish banana-clove-coriander sweetness to its honeyed wheat spine.
On tap at Denny’s Beer Barrel, lemon-soured moderation gains temperate banana-rotted clove and bubblegum sweetness above desolate white wheat spine.