Fine unfiltered German-styled hefeweizen with sugary crystal malting, tangy citrus quip, and fizzed hop frisk. Polite banana-clove-bubblegum sweetness subsides to musty sourdough finish. On tap, spicier lemony cider wisp and deeper banana-clove resonation penetrate firm barley-wheat base.

Juicy mandarin orange succulence deepened by grapefruit-pineapple souring and sunny lemonade disposition as crisp seltzer water brightens fizzy summery treat. Brewery defunct: 2007.

Supposed “honey brewed” lager lacks German wheat essence, finishing bland and paper thin as plodding grain-malt sweetness drowns in a sea of watery boredom.

Pervasive butterscotch sweetness elevates perfume-hopped banana-clove swerve of delicious light-bodied dark amber wheat beer. Well-balanced, gently carbonated, and elegant, gaining floral mist by ethereal yellow-fruited finish.

Unfiltered – Agitate Before Pouring claimed the label – so we shook the sucker up before opening. Tasted fine, too (although a tad watery and less wine-like than most wheat ales). Coriander, nutmeg, and ginger caress smoky malt resin, providing distinguished creamy ‘weizen’ with spicy wintry positivity. Note: originally named after Mo’s Restaurant founder, then changed to MoM Hefeweizen.

Gentle hop fizz contrasts soft coriander-spiced vanilla-banana vestige laminating wheat wafer spine. If lemony tartness was more pronounced, exuberant German-styled brew would be better defined as Belgian-styled white ale. Brewery defunct: 2007.

Durable silky hop fizz, perfumed yeast nose, cotton candy pleasantry, and orange peel elegance imbue cloudy unfiltered moderate-bodied German knockoff (with heavy viscosity and yeast sediment). When served with lemon slice, wheat-barley essence absorbs fruit dollop and weakened lime flow. Serve to pilsner fans looking to expand their horizons.

As West Coast foe to New York’s Heartland Brewery, mild dark lager offers freshly harvested husked wheat dryness to distant unripe orange bittering. An understated, casual hefeweizen suited to lighter tastes.

Give brewer credit for expanding Japan’s desire to experiment outside the lines of typical rice-wheat-barley-based pilsners and lagers. Spiced-up crystal malt elegance given orange rind-embittered apricot-peach resonance. Increasingly dry grape-wined white ale contrasts candied coriander-powdered sweetness reminiscent of raspy Belgian ale. Inconspicuously wheat-based, though cork-like citric tartness strengthens alcohol acerbity.

Embarrassingly weak unscented ‘ale’ with dry malt tangent, dull fruitiness, and biscuit-y barley ruse as indistinguishable as its inefficient wheat essence. The second worst Michelob off-shoot: weak, watery, acidic, and insulting.

Bland straw-hued witbier (with toasting white-haired Mom on label) lacks expectant yellow-fruited hefeweizen nature. Grassy Saaz hop astringency, stifling horse blanket-hay-buckwheat earthiness, and herbal white-peppered deficiency disrupt tart ginger-coriander illusions.

Sweetish pale-hazed German-styled wheat beer with soft lemony orange insistence, clove overtures, and bubblegum hints mellowing polite hop fizz to delicately integrated grain bottom underlining arid citric finish. Try with a lemon.