Style Information

Technically speaking, the term Hefeweizen refers to wheat beer in its traditional, unfiltered form. Since the yeast has not been filtered from the beer, it has a cloudy appearance. The style is made with at least 50% malted wheat and hop notes are very low. The color of a Hefeweizen should be pale yellow to pale amber, with a notable cloudy appearance. The aroma should have notable phenolic character, with notes of cloves, bananas, bubble gum or vanilla. The taste should mirror the aroma, with notes of sweet fruits like bananas, cloves, spices and a slight sweetness. Bready yeast flavors should also be noted. The feel should be medium to full bodied. ABV should be 4.9% to 5.5%. IBUs should be very low at 10 to 15.

Glassware	Description
Weizen Glass	A wheat beer glass is a glass that is used to serve wheat beer, known also as weizenbier or hefeweizen. It is much taller than a pint glass, and is considerably wider at the top than at the base,... [more]

	Beer	Consumed
1.	Dancing Man Wheat by New Glarus Brewing Company	64
2.	HefeWeizen by Live Oak Brewery	48
3.	Kellerweis Hefeweizen by Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.	47
4.	Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier by Brauerei Weihenstephan	43
5.	Weisse Versa by Karbach Brewing Co.	43
6.	Hefe Weizen by Summit Brewing Company	42
7.	Hefe Weizen by Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery	37
8.	Unplugged Imperial Weizen by New Glarus Brewing Company	24
9.	Hefeweizen by August Schell Brewing Co., Inc.	14
10.	Ginger In The Rye (Rye Munich Weizen) by Short's Brewing Company	13

	Beer	Avg Score
1.	Imperial Hefeweizen by Tyranena Brewing Company	92
2.	Hefeweizen by August Schell Brewing Co., Inc.	90
3.	Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier by Brauerei Weihenstephan	89
4.	Wiesen Edel-Weisse by Private Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn GmbH	88
5.	Dancing Man Wheat by New Glarus Brewing Company	84
6.	Hacker-Pschorr Hefe Weisse Natürtrub by Hacker-Pschorr Bräu GmbH	83
7.	Schneider-Brooklyner Hopfen-Weisse by Private Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn GmbH	83
8.	Heavy Weizen (Imperial Unfiltered Wheat Ale) by Southern Tier Brewing Company	83
9.	Fargo Brothers Hefeweizen by Tyranena Brewing Company	82
10.	Solstice by New Glarus Brewing Company	82