Horrid unfiltered lightweight never makes the cut. Absolutely no hefeweizen-styled banana-clove influence appears, making pale-yellowed suds closer to a lemony soft-grained American wheat beer instead. Washed-out mineral grained astringency and raw maize acridity dispel watery wheat-starched fluff.
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VICTORY MAD KING’S WEISS
Truly approachable moderate-bodied hefeweizen maintains sunny lemon tang and silken vanilla-caked banana-clove tartness over wispy sourdough-buttered wheat biscuit base. Mildly peppered perfume hops indulge pineapple-candied peach-tangerine snip and mild marshmallow waver. Serve to lighter palates as sessionable thirst quencher.
BEAR REPUBLIC WINE COUNTRY WHEAT
On tap at Pony Bar, unspecific mild hefeweizen places remote banana-plantain tartness across peppery-hopped lemon rot souring, de-emphasizing ‘special Weihenstephan yeast’ glorification. Salted corainder-clove spicing briefly seasons carbolic white-wined cider sharpness and barren apricot-orange snip over fragile white wheat base. Washed-out sour-candied citric finish may be closer to Berliner Weiss styling.
STARR HILL THE LOVE WHEAT BEER
Dubious unfiltered hefeweizen brings sour lemon-wedged orange tartness to plantain-dried banana lilt and eye-squinting raspberry vinaigrette tinge. Light sourdough backdrop fades.
(SOMERVILLE) SLUMBREW HAPPY SOL
Interesting hefeweizen hybrid brewed with honey, coriander, orange peel and blood orange juice reaches tangy midst over mild vanilla wheat base for crisp moderation. Lemony carbolic prickle brings Seltzer-like flow to summery citric splendor and cotton-candied banana-plantain auxiliary contrasts herbal white peppering.
NASHOBA VALLEY WATTAQUADOC WHEAT
Easy-flowing straw-hazed Bavarian-styled hefeweizen brings tart lemon-soured banana-clove entry to dry rice-maize midst and honey-spiced white wheat backdrop. A bit blanched, though some crystal malt sweetness shines upon sunny citric scamper.
RAMSTEIN DOUBLE PLATINUM BLONDE
Peerless golden-hazed perfume-wafted blonde ale way more interesting, assertive, and dynamic than usual moderate-bodied hefeweizens. Banana-chipped coriander-clove spicing and sweet vanilla-butterscotch creaming spread across soft fizz-hopped pep. Meringue pied apple, melon, peach, pear, and clementine illusions filter through marmalade midst. Further sips reveal tart white and green grape esters, lemony orange-tangerine tang, and lurking bubblegum sensation. On tap 2011, juicy orange tang brightened deluxe interior even better.
BLUE HILLS WAMPATUCK WHEAT
Well-balanced, if under-whelming, traditional German hefeweizen with viscous saffron hue, sinewy yeast particles, and clay-hopped plasticine waft brings lemon-bruised banana-clove sweetness and refreshing carbolic spritz to glutinous wheat bottom. Curacao orange zest and herbal eucalyptus-ginger nuance register alongside baguette midst. Subtlety is its saving grace.
COLD SPRING HONEY ALMOND WEISS
Dreadful 32-ounce canned version, labeled a ‘weiss’ during 2010 campaign, retains nasty vegetal-soured citric-rotted acridity. Mild raw-honeyed astringency drifts into phenol hop bittering. Cheap champagne flow overrides meager almond wisp and mandarin orange zest.
SAMUEL ADAMS COASTAL WHEAT ALE
Fair golden-hazed lemon-peeled sour-candied light body closer to Belgian witbier than German-styled hefeweizen. Sparkling lemon-lime fizzed Seltzer watering and wispy coriander-ginger-spicing provide crispness but glutinous wheat-malted stickiness becomes cloy. Dish-watered soaping voids acidic yellow-fruited whim. Lackluster lawnmower fodder.
(CAPE ANN) FISHERMAN’S BAVARIAN WHEAT
Sour lemon-candied moderate-bodied rust-hazed hefeweizen retains strong cider sharpness, dried orange pungency, unripe banana pliancy, and grassy-hopped earthiness. Piquant yellow grape esters and puckered green apple tartness advance mild grassy-hopped citric-soured acidity. Expectant clove spicing lacks.
SLY FOX ROYAL WEISSE ALE
Canned straw-hazed Bavarian-styled hefeweizen brings soft German pilsner malting to sour lemon-candied green apple tartness and billowy vanilla-creamed banana-clove-bubblegum sweetness. Metallic detergent-like oxidation relegates looming orange-fig-prune conflux, herbal woodruff -jasmine twinge and dark floral aspect. Bark-dried vegetal astringency at honeyed citric finish lowers appeal.
