Cordial moderate-bodied golden-hazed German-styled wheat ale features usual suspects. Ripe banana seeps into clove-spiced grassy-hopped lemon-dried midst of fizzy soft-watered fodder. Casual banana bread finish enlivened by wheat biscuit spine. On tap, dryer Berliner wiess qualities emerge, such as saltier lemon-seeded souring and raw-honeyed wheat breading. Plus, its body is a hazier yellowed beige.
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MOOSBACHER WEISSBIER
Murky golden-hazed hefeweizen with casual sweet ‘n sour banana-clove opening, spritzy lemon tartness and vanilla wafer pleasantry needs firmer body and less murky finish. Musty hard-candied lemondrop midst and washed-out banana bubblegum reminder regale fragile honeyed wheat base. Fizzy Seltzer-like flow diminishes astringent hop bittering of unassuming mediocrity.
SCUTTLEBUTT 10 DEGREES BELOW ALE
Creamy wintry weizenbock retains soft, fluffy texture for cinnamon-spiced brown chocolate theme. Prune, raisin, and cherry gird cocoa-dusted molasses malting as vanilla, cappuccino, and walnut illusions emerge. But seasonal clove and gingerbread spicing lacks stamina.
HOPPIN’ FROG WILD FROG WHEAT ALE
Robust for its style, well-balanced wide-ranging golden-hazed hefeweizen wields phenol white-wined green grape esters into sunny citric souring, pale wheat malting, dark floral potpourri and herbaceous nuances. Orange-peeled lemon zest brightens banana-coriander-clove sensation, gathering momentum over honey-sugared banana bread, cooked apple and vanilla cake illusions. Though minor phenolic acidity looms, fully realized brew retains endless expression.
WURZBURGER JULIUS ECHTER BAVARIAN HEFE-WEISS
Inviting pearly-headed yellow-hazed Bavarian wheat ale retains prickly peppered hop zest, sweet coriander-clove spicing, and ester-y banana tartness, staying lively on the tongue. Bubblegum illusions peak through lemony vanilla wafer midst. Musty apple-apricot-orange fruiting enlightens mild backend.
AVIATOR HEFE WEIZEN ALE
Huge puffy head, foamy carbolic froth, and cloudy pale appearance form initial impression for weak-bodied yeast-saturated wheat ale. Bursts in the mouth like champagne, then, after a few seconds, leaves only slight bitter grain finish. Nowhere nears as effervescent or strong as more reliable hefeweizens. Brewery defunct: 2002.
FRANZISKANER HEFE-WEISSBIER
Classy amber-clouded half-wheat beer punctuates sweet floral-wafted banana-clove conflux with sourdough yeast vibrancy and creamy vanilla resonance. Peppery hop sharpness awakens tart lemon candied sourness at midst. Nutmeg adjunct provides light holiday ale vestige. An uncomplicated but well defined moderate body.