Weizenheimer
Smuttynose Brewing Company

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From:
Smuttynose Brewing Company
 
New Hampshire, United States
Style:
Hefeweizen
ABV:
4%
Score:
81
Avg:
3.5 | pDev: 14.86%
Reviews:
42
Ratings:
45
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Aug 06, 2015
Added:
Nov 11, 2002
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Rated by buzzy from Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -7.1%

Mar 06, 2014
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Rated: 3.29 by connecticutpoet from Connecticut

Aug 06, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by rab53 from Washington

Dec 09, 2011
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Reviewed by changeup45 from Florida

2.93/5  rDev -16.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Cloudy, peach colored with a thick off-white head which produced some nice lacing. Just not much here in terms of flavor. Somewhat weak with citrus and lemon that seemed a little watered down. Very easy to drink though, refreshing and still not a bad choice for a hot day. Always looking for a solid summer beer and sure, I'd get it again.
Aug 24, 2008
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Reviewed by tgbljb from Pennsylvania

3.63/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
poured a cloudy yellow color with modest white puffy head. Smell is nice and spicy, with cloves predominating. Some peasr and banana also to be found. Taste foloows through on the smell with nice spices (corriander) and some summer fruit noted. Finished refreshing and light, A good enjoyable beer.
Dec 10, 2005
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Reviewed by Dewey0603 from Connecticut

2.87/5  rDev -18%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
This has your typical hefe weizen look.Its cloudy,but a little light with a very nice two finger lacey head.The smell is a full floral,grassy,and lemony scent.This has a decent taste for the genre,but it ends a little weak.There is a very strong lemon,wheat start,but this ends a little watery.The mouthfeel is much too light even for this type of beer.I don't think I would try this again even if I could.
Sep 30, 2005
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Reviewed by Dithyramb from Maryland

2.5/5  rDev -28.6%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
Purchased a six pack in Avalon with a few other weisse beers to bring in the summer. Cute labeling caught my wife's eye. Don't remember seeing any best before notches.
Must be filtered; poured a clear yellow with faint carbonation, if any. Head was only attainable after a hard pour. Even then, it was decidedly short lived and limp.
Just about no aroma at all, even after sticking my nose way far into the brew.
Your average hefe and won't offend most folks. Finishes smooth and clean. Faint malts are the main flavor, nothing else holds up much.
Not very drinkable. Really couldn't hold its own up to the other two weisse we enjoyed over the long weekend. I won't be buying this one again.
May 31, 2005
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Reviewed by stirgy from Pennsylvania

2.82/5  rDev -19.4%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Cute label. The color was very light gold, almost straw yellow. Not really cloudy in appearance, but full of suspended particulates and cruddy yeast. The small head fizzed out quickly and the beer had little to no carbonation. The aroma is light and lemony with some sweet grains coming through as well as some buttery hop character. Pretty weak aroma overall. The taste is light, bittersweet and finishes with a bit of astringency. Light body of malt. Overall, this is very light. Somewhat flavorful with some spicy character and a little tanginess. Not bad, but not that entirely pleasant either.
Nov 02, 2004
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Reviewed by masterbruewer from Ohio

3.16/5  rDev -9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
Poured a cloudy golden orange with steady carbonation, thick white head and solid lacing.

The smell is pungent grain and wheat flavor.

The taste is classic hefe. Grainy and a little of the funky flavor that turns me off of hefes. But for a style I don't like, this is pretty good. Tastes a little like cider.

Mouthfeel is crisp and light.

Drinkability is average. Not great, not bad.
Sep 24, 2004
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Reviewed by meathookjones from Virginia

3.6/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Pours out a hazy golden yellow with about a half-inch of white foam that quickly falls to a light covering of bubbles. Some lace is left around the glass as this was consumed. From my experience most smutty nose product look a lot better in the head department but this was not bad. The smell was of wheat with a lemony zest as well as a bit of spiciness. Grainy cereal like flavors dominate the taste with a citric fruit spice about it. This one ends in a dry finish that leaved you looking for that next sip. Mouthfeel is almost medium with sufficient carbonation. It goes down fairly smooth and refreshing. Overall a solid example of the style that is refreshing and a good thirst quencher.
Aug 25, 2004
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Reviewed by Southernbrew from Georgia

2.84/5  rDev -18.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Pours hazy light-orange, moderate bubbly head.

Aroma of grain and a very light orange aroma.

Medium body, very smooth. Light grain flavors up front with a very slight banana/citrus flavor. Flavor doesn't really change much until the finish when it loses the fruit flavor and becomes slightly dry.

Not an especially impressive beer. It's certainly refreshing, but I found it really lacking in the flavor department. Probably won't buy again.
Aug 22, 2004
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Reviewed by NEhophead from Massachusetts

2.89/5  rDev -17.4%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 oz brown bottle.

Frothy white head that fades quickly to a thin layer. Lots of lacing that doesn't stick all that well. Yellow and whitish in color with a heavy looking haze.

Very, very faint aromas. Actually tough to pick out the aromas: some citric and wheat but nothing else.

A mild wheat and grain driven flavor with some lemon and light diacetyl. The flavors are not intense at all, which is disappointing considering how attractive the hefe looks. There's no unpleasant bitterness, but it lacks a lot of the flavors true to the style.

Very light on the palate with a decent amount of carbonation. No obtrusive aftertaste. Refreshing, but again the flavors true to the style are simply not present.

Light in terms of flavor and abv%, which is why this hefe is so drinkable. Not one I would recommend at all, but it would be easy to drink these all night without getting too hurt.

Very disappointing considering the promising appearance. It just lacked a lot of flavor IMO. This is one to pass on.
Aug 02, 2004
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Reviewed by PSUDREW from Pennsylvania

3.65/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Nice refreshing summer brew.

there is a pleasent odor is a mix of citrus and floral aroma.
Hazy clouds that don't dissapte gives the brew an intersting presentation

I think this brew's taste succeeds becasue it mixes the tartness and bitter nature of citrus (instead of the inate sweetness) with the sweet, and spicy that you have in other hefes.

All in all, a pleasing summer brew that will leave you satisfied
Aug 01, 2004
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Reviewed by GnomeKing from Pennsylvania

3.28/5  rDev -6.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
A nice, sweet floral and wheat smell appealed to me instantly. The cloudy appearence made a nice impression at first, particularly with the pale yellow glow it gave off sitting near a table lamp. After looking at it more closely, though, the sediment turned me off some. I like wheat beers to be cloudy, and I'm not skittish about sediment, but this just didn't look good. The dark pieces of sediment moved like things floating in a thick goo.

The taste is pleasant. The hops, which are predominantly in the finish, add a nice bite not present in many beers of the same category. The aftertaste is nicely complex, but there was one element to the finish which I didn't like, but can't quite identify.

The good outweighs the bad in this one, but it's not a brew that's up to the calibur of Smuttynose's great IPA and Big A (Double IPA).
Jul 23, 2004
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Reviewed by JMH_ from New Jersey

3.33/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
pours a decent looking slightly clody golden colour with a smaller than expected head that's not terribly sticky and not long lasting. not bad, but needs some work. the smell here is pretty average. typical hefe but blander. sweetness overpowers citrus and there's only a slight notice of spice and wheat. the taste here is pretty good, but, again, it seems to be watered down a bit. wheat upfront, with a bit of fizzy citrus and then wheat again in the back. i would have kicked up the carbonation on this one a bit. overall, this isn't a bad brew, but definitely could stand for some tinkering. a decent summer thirst quencher, but not amongst my favourites in the smuttynose family.
Jul 09, 2004
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Reviewed by cbl2 from New York

3.27/5  rDev -6.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Appearance:

Crystal clear pale straw

Smell:

Bursting with banana, reminiscent of Runts bananas

Taste/Mouthfeel:

Tastes like it smells, with a sweet banana flavor up front followed by the wheat flavor expected in all weizen. Overall dry and crisp, better than most filtered weizen (I prefer my wheat cloudy). Out of Portsmouth New Hampshire
Jun 30, 2004
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Reviewed by RBorsato from Virginia

4.3/5  rDev +22.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Hazy straw color with a nice light creamy white head and good carbonation. Wheaty grain aroma with a very slight citric zestiness. Grain flavors dominate. Light-medium (leans light) bodied and refreshing.

An excellent example of a well made American Wheat ! Very refreshing for those hot muggy DC days... Certainly NOT "An authentic bavarian-style hefeweizen" as claimed on their website. Do not buy or review this thinking you are going to get the classic banana-clove characteristics...

Bottled: 09/03
Tasted: 06/24/04
Jun 25, 2004
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Reviewed by Gavage from Nevada

3.63/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Pours a clear yellowish orange color with a nice 1+" white head. Some light lacing develops. The aroma is of wheat and grass. The flavor is mild as the wheat tones are soft but are balanced with a bit of spiciness and lightly sour citrus.

The mouthfeel is lightly crisp and dry on the finish. This is on the lighter side of a medium bodied beer. Some small sediment does float in the glass. Carbonation seems a bit weak. Drinkable, but this is most enjoyable as a hot summer day brew.
Jun 18, 2004
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Reviewed by Foxman from New Jersey

3.92/5  rDev +12%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
It pours an almost clear lemony yellow, bubbly and iridescent. Unlike the experience of others with this beer, four-plus fingers of spongy white head erupts and retains for quite some time. A webwork of lacings clings to the inside of the glass.

The aroma brings a tangy wheaten sweetness. A fetching yeasty sourness overlays a slight banana note and mingles with a cool, spicy character.

Upon sipping, a grainy wheat semi-sweetness is leavened by accompanying tones of tanginess and earthy fruit. An underlying bitterness comes through in the middle before a doughy yeast essense asserts closer to the end. The finish is comprised of more grain and a softer lingering bitterness. Overall, it's decently balanced and considerably refreshing.

Light bodied, it still lends a thin coating sensation across the palate, and the yeasty carbonation gives a lively feel.

The flavor doesn't deliver as distinctly as the aroma presages, but it still refreshes nicely and establishes a pleasant identity. The fruit and grain mingle to freshen the palate, and the carbonation and sour tang augment the sensation. It goes down almost like water, but it's considerably more fun to drink and therein lies a strength. Sure, smutty wheat's not so good, as any farmer will tell you, but Smuttynose wheat is good enough to make this sixer an enjoayble enough expereince.
Jun 08, 2004
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Reviewed by BadBadger from New York

3.55/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
This beer pours a golden color. It is rather clear no yeasties floating about. The smell is some what fruity. There is very little head what so ever. The taste is pleasant: fruity undertones and mild sweetnes. Not a bad take on a hefe. definitely a drinkable beer on a hot summer day. If they all lack the carbonation of this one, enjoy it out of the bottle.
Jun 02, 2004
Weizenheimer from Smuttynose Brewing Company
Beer rating: 81 out of 100 with 45 ratings