Polite Berlin-styled hefe provides salty lemony herbage for lightly vanilla-creamed banana and clove sweetness to its sugared wheat base. Crystalline, yes, but somewhat unassuming at dryish finish.
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ASLIN EARTH DAZE HEFEWEIZEN W/ TOASTED COCONUT
On tap at Ambulance, unconvincing toasted coconut adjunct gets watery as stylish banana-clove-bubblegum sweetness fades into dry rummy midst mired by gluey wheat slickness.
FOUNDATION RADIANT WAVES HEFEWEIZEN
On tap at Pompton Craft House, offbeat hefe invites sourly citric New Zealand Pacifica hops to bring tart lemon-candied murk to compromised banana-clove sweetness, wavered vodka-like whir and mild herbal tinge. Tepid doughy base falters.
CAPSTAN BAR ZESTY SUN HEFEWEIZEN
Tidy banana-bubblegum-clove sweetness picks up tart Lemondrop-hopped lemon rot and light herbal sneak over clover-honeyed wheat breading.
OLDE MECKINBURG HORNETS NEST HEFEWEIZEN
On tap at Growlers To Go – Kitty Hawk, fair clouded golden hefe needs sweeter banana-clove tandem, creamier honeyed wheat malting and niftier sugar cookie respite to fight back less fulfilling herb-dried lemon spritz undermining its stylish depth. Restraint sourdough breading falters.
TARBORO OH HEF YEAH! HEFEWEIZEN
On tap at Growlers To Go – Kitty Hawk, dry orange oiling desiccates vanilla-creamed banana and clove sweetness atop treacly honeyed wheat malting.
SCHOFFERHOFER GRAPEFRUIT HEFEWEIZEN
Easygoing hefe variant utilizes red grapefruit sugaring for syrupy soda-like suds sweet-toothed candy lovers may love or find cloying. Either way, it’s closer to a summery shandy or radler than any wheat-based hefe. At the finish, bubblegum-candied orange and tangerine enliven sugary red and white grapefruit juiciness.
NESHAMINY CREEK WAYWARD WHEAT BAVARIAN STYLE WHEAT
Fizzy orange-oiled plantain souring and murkily tart lemon meringue spicing infiltrate pasty wheat-sugared baked breading, lacking proper stylistic banana-clove sweetness.
REVERIE BANANA STAND HEFEWEIZEN
Far-off hefe variant promotes guava-soured pineapple salting, lemon-rotted herbage and tannic green grape esters over stylish banana-spiced sweetness and mucky raw-honeyed wheat base.
GRIMM WEISSE
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, new labeled hefe circa 2023 lets sour green grape esters and cucumber-watered watermelon rind earthiness lead into its stylish banana-clove-bubblegum sweetness contrasted at the finish by musky herbage. Sourdough breading reinforces sourly sweet fruiting.
YEASTY BANANA SLINGER
The first lactose milkshake hefeweizen marketed (?) during 2022, its banana-sweetened Madagascar vanilla bean creaming could be richer and the wheat-honeyed base needs deeper resonance. Unexpected champagne-sparkled white and green grape esters add tart edge to slightly unique variant.
EVIL TWIN NYC JEPPEWEIZEN
On tap at Pompton Craft House, banana bubblegum sway outdoes spritzy lemon tartness, raw honey starching, mild plantain sway, dainty coriander-clove spicing and soft herbal snips.
