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Hefe Weizen
East End Brewing Company
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- From:
- East End Brewing Company
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Hefeweizen
Ranked #98 - ABV:
- 6.2%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #18,119 - Avg:
- 3.84 | pDev: 15.89%
- Reviews:
- 39
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 16, 2023
- Added:
- Mar 22, 2008
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 25
Formerly: Monkey Boy
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Rated by Jule17 from Ohio
3.8/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
So nana!!!!!!!!!
Jun 16, 2023Rated by johnnnniee from New Hampshire
4.06/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Working on cleaning up the backlog of notes I have. Sample enjoyed at the Steel Mill Saloon.
Jul 31, 2022Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts
4.32/5 rDev +12.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.32/5 rDev +12.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
No can date but picked up last week in PA
Pours a large creamy foamy 2+ finger head that just bows over the top of my chalice, good retention and messy lacing, hazy cloudy pale orange color
Nose nice creamy dough wheat, a bit of honey, vanilla cake, banana, a bit of citrus, lemongrass, floral spice notes, rich cake batter with vanilla-orange icing
Taste brings more creamy doughy wheat, very rich creamy cake batter, vanilla cake, orange icing this time, little candied orange and dried sweetened pome fruit, fair banana as well, mild generic citrus, lemongrass, vanilla spice blending with bananas foster late, generally fairly sweet with a semi sweet semi dry finish, a bit of floral mild spicy hop bitterness on the finish, a touch yeasty late mostly on burps
Mouth is med bod, fair creamy, med to higher foamy carb
Overall quite a nice hefe, glad I grabbed a 6-pack of this, it will be a great hot summer beer
Jun 30, 2022Pours a large creamy foamy 2+ finger head that just bows over the top of my chalice, good retention and messy lacing, hazy cloudy pale orange color
Nose nice creamy dough wheat, a bit of honey, vanilla cake, banana, a bit of citrus, lemongrass, floral spice notes, rich cake batter with vanilla-orange icing
Taste brings more creamy doughy wheat, very rich creamy cake batter, vanilla cake, orange icing this time, little candied orange and dried sweetened pome fruit, fair banana as well, mild generic citrus, lemongrass, vanilla spice blending with bananas foster late, generally fairly sweet with a semi sweet semi dry finish, a bit of floral mild spicy hop bitterness on the finish, a touch yeasty late mostly on burps
Mouth is med bod, fair creamy, med to higher foamy carb
Overall quite a nice hefe, glad I grabbed a 6-pack of this, it will be a great hot summer beer
Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado
2.19/5 rDev -43%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2
2.19/5 rDev -43%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2
CAN courtesy of my friend who brought it from the brewery for me. "Hefe Weizen."
Wheat. Clove.
No banana. No bubblegum. No orange peel. Doesn't taste very fresh. Wheat isn't gummy...this doesn't seem high in wheat (probably less than 50% wheat malt). Thin 2-row pale malted barley is prominent. No Noble hop grassiness or Saaz crackery/grassy hop flavour.
Not a well brewed or balanced hefeweizen by any stretch, but it's drinkable for what it is. Most homebrewed hefeweizens I've tried are better, not to mention many widely distributed expressions of the style.
D+ / NOT RECOMMENDED
***
12/05/20 can:
Mediocre but not awful.
C- / BELOW AVERAGE
Nov 14, 2020Wheat. Clove.
No banana. No bubblegum. No orange peel. Doesn't taste very fresh. Wheat isn't gummy...this doesn't seem high in wheat (probably less than 50% wheat malt). Thin 2-row pale malted barley is prominent. No Noble hop grassiness or Saaz crackery/grassy hop flavour.
Not a well brewed or balanced hefeweizen by any stretch, but it's drinkable for what it is. Most homebrewed hefeweizens I've tried are better, not to mention many widely distributed expressions of the style.
D+ / NOT RECOMMENDED
***
12/05/20 can:
Mediocre but not awful.
C- / BELOW AVERAGE
Reviewed by bigdeuce from Pennsylvania
4.14/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.14/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
This is one bad ass Hefeweizen. A small head that does not disapate quickly. Color is more of that of a Kristalweizen. A bit lacking on the nose for a weizen. This is it’s only drawback. Exploding banana/clove on the palate. Very creamy and full bodied for a weizen, bordering on the side of a Weizenbock but not fruity or cloying. Rich and creamy. A great beer.
Mar 01, 2019Rated by Reggie_Dunlop from Pennsylvania
3.81/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
It is what it is if you like this type of beer
Nov 24, 2018Reviewed by Beginner2 from Illinois
3.6/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.6/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
My first from East End. I hope to visit one of their two taprooms while in Pittsburgh. Dedicated. At it since 2004.
Their hefe was decent, but I was at a reception, so it is best I don't write a review from memory.
Like many hefes from American crafters, it is hard to approach the yeast of the Bavarian masters by comparison.
Nonetheless, I enjoyed Monkey Boy.
Oct 22, 2018Their hefe was decent, but I was at a reception, so it is best I don't write a review from memory.
Like many hefes from American crafters, it is hard to approach the yeast of the Bavarian masters by comparison.
Nonetheless, I enjoyed Monkey Boy.
Reviewed by PMcKenzie2004 from Pennsylvania
4.5/5 rDev +17.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +17.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Smooth, subtle wheat beer with hints of banana and spice. Great in the summer and very drinkable. Light, not overwhelming but interesting flavor. Mildly carbonated and refreshing.
Aug 30, 2018
Hefe Weizen from East End Brewing Company
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
119 ratings
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