Fair golden-hazed lemon-peeled sour-candied light body lacks expectant banana-clove theme of better German-styled hefeweizens. 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.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: SAMUEL ADAMS BREW. CO., BOSTON, MA.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: CAPE ANN BREW. CO., GLOUCESTER, MA.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
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.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: SLY FOX BREWERY, ROYERSFORD, PA.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
Canned straw-hazed Bavarian-styled hefeweizen brings soft German pilsner malting to sour lemon-candied green apple tartness and billowy vanilla-creamed honey-dropped 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 citric finish lowers appeal.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: SIERRA NEVADA BREWERY, CHICO, CA.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: PRIVATE LANDBRAUEREI SCHEUERER, MOOSBACH, GERMANY
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: SCUTTLEBUTT BREW. CO., EVERETT, WA.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
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.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: HOPPIN’ FROG BREW. CO., AKRON, OH.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
Robust for its style, well-balanced wide-ranging hazy golden hefeweizen wields white wine waft into sunny citric souring, dark floral potpourri, and herbaceous nuances. Orange-peeled banana-coriander-clove sensation gathers momentum over honey-sugared banana bread, cooked apple, and vanilla cake illusions. Though minor phenolic acidity looms, fully realized brew retains endless expression.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: WURZBURGER HOFBRAU, WURZBURG, GERMANY
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
Heavily-hazed pearl-headed yellow-bodied 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.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: AVIATOR ALES, INC., WOODINVILLE, WA.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
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.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: BRAUEREI-AYING FRANZ INSELKAMMER, AYING, GERMANY
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: BRAUEREI-AYING FRANZ INSELKAMMER, AYING, GERMANY
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
Old-styled gold-hazed medium-bodied Bavarian dark wheat pours out of bottle with lively carbolic vigor, amplifying creamy vanilla seduction before leaving banana nut and raisin bread illusions in its wake. Musty clove-spiced cherry-apple-grape fruiting fortifies chewy malt center to sweet honeyed wheat finish.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: BAMBERGER MAHR'S BRAU, BAMBERG, GERMANY
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None



