Effervescent lemon spritz leaves banana-clove-bubblegum sweetness in the midst as white grape esters enter the easygoing summertime fray. Honeyed white wheat spine tingled.
LIQUID STATE YARD LION HEFEWEIZEN
Tag Archives: hefeweizen
LIVE OAK HEFEWEIZEN
“Harmonious” idiosyncratic Bavarian hefe may be America’s finest and boldest. Effervescent lemon spritz welcomes sweet banana-bubblegum-clove expectancy, vanilla eclair creaming and white-peppered respite atop floury sourdough wheat base of meringue-headed golden bliss.
NOD HILL GARTEN WEIZEN HEFEWEIZEN
Decocted melanoidin green grape tannins sidle stylish lemony banana-clove stead given mild vanilla creaming, dainty floral perfuming (and herbier backup than most Bavarian hefes).
CZIG MEISTER LAWMAN HEFEWEIZEN
On tap at Plank Pizza, subtle banana-clove-bubblegum sweetness gains light powder-sugared vanilla sprinkle and spritzy lemon-soured cider sidebar above sinewy sourdough wheat malting.
TRIPLE CROSSING DAGWOOD HEFEWEIZEN
On tap at Taphouse 15, “aggressively top fermented” hefe lets lemon-peppered lime spritz prickle stylish sourdough-sugared banana and clove sweetness. Slight banana nut bread, vanilla cake and cider illusions flutter and mild basil tea herbage felt below.
NOST LADY
On tap at Casual Pint – VB, understated hefeweizen slides bubblegum candied sweetness into faded lemon-fizzed banana and clove easement, picking up mild apricot, apple and peach snips on the way to its fragile sourdough spine.
CATSKILL JOHN O’ THE BIRDS HEFEWEIZEN
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, hazy straw yellowed hefeweizen retains lighter mouthfeel despite stylishly higher 6% ABV. Subtle brown-sugared banana bread sweetness and mild clove spicing allow lemon-soured dried plantain stint and wispy herbal tinge to contrast vanilla wafer flouring at its sourdough bottom.
SCHOFFERHOFER PASSIONFRUIT HEFEWEIZEN
Crisply brisk lemony passionfruit juicing never recedes as fizzy orange soda, ripe red grape, sweet cider and candied mango illusions sweeten German brewers’ variant tropical hefe.
BOW & ARROW DESERT RAMBLER HEFEWEIZEN
Middling hefe defers some of its stylish banana-creamed clove spicing to herbal gingering, lemon zesting and cider sweetening over dryish raw honeyed sourdough wheat base.
JAILBREAK FEEL THE MONKEY HEFEWEIZEN
In the can, skunked cabbage waft and murky lemon-rotted orange adjunct scour anticipated banana-clove sweetness, picking up dried plantain starching. Better on tap.
FIFTH HAMMER SPARKLE MAGNET HEFEWEIZEN
On tap at Ambulance and a tad richer than most hefeweizens, its creamier soudough sugaring gets upped while the lemony banana-clove influence stays in the herbal midst.
ASPIRE JUBILATE HEFEWEIZEN
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, fizzy lemon liming nearly obscures banana-clove sweetness to its creamy sourdough wheat base. Yet a certain sinewy honeyed yeast clouding thickens its texture (as sharp cider sneaks in).
