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Hefe Weiss
Sprecher Brewing Company
- From:
- Sprecher Brewing Company
- Wisconsin, United States
- Style:
- Hefeweizen
Ranked #229 - ABV:
- 4.2%
- Score:
- 83
Ranked #24,324 - Avg:
- 3.65 | pDev: 13.97%
- Reviews:
- 160
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 12, 2023
- Added:
- Mar 02, 2001
- Wants:
- 19
- Gots:
- 29
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Ratings by DrDemento456:
Reviewed by DrDemento456 from Pennsylvania
3.9/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.9/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A - A nice golden yellow with a nice bit of haze and only a slight layer of sticky white head that turns into a sweet lace ring.
S - A bit more citrus forward with bread yeasts, clove, and maybe some banana
T - No banana in the taste (maybe a touch of banana skin) with slight bittering lemon, clove to balance, and an impressively smooth wheat like yeast making the finish crisp.
M - Light to medium yet it was still a sipper to me.
Overall not a bad version of the style at all. Not really worth the price I paid (4.17 for a 16oz bottle) or even distributed in my area but really not worth tracking down again. Pretty good beer though.
Dec 20, 2011S - A bit more citrus forward with bread yeasts, clove, and maybe some banana
T - No banana in the taste (maybe a touch of banana skin) with slight bittering lemon, clove to balance, and an impressively smooth wheat like yeast making the finish crisp.
M - Light to medium yet it was still a sipper to me.
Overall not a bad version of the style at all. Not really worth the price I paid (4.17 for a 16oz bottle) or even distributed in my area but really not worth tracking down again. Pretty good beer though.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by defunksta from Wisconsin
3.59/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: Pours a completely clear, light golden color with a strong white head. SRM of 7. (4.00)
Aroma: Strong aromas of pale malts, bread malts, some bread spice with an earthy Munich malt. (3.75)
Flavor: Moderate flavors of bread malts, bread spice and cloves. An earthy and rustic malt flavor mixes with some brett yeast that lingers. (3.50)
Feel: Medium-bodied, average carbonation. Finishes rustic and earthy. (3.50)
Compared to New Glarus Bubbler 5/2023: Pours lighter and clearer, milder head. Milder aromas. More earthy and brett flavors. Less bread and German spice. Less complex flavors and mouthfeel. Winner: Bubbler
Compared to Utepils Ewald The Golden 5/2023: Pours lighter and clearer, milder head. Milder aromas. More earthy and brett flavors. Less bread and German spice. Less complex flavors and mouthfeel. Winner: Ewald
Overall: An okay hefeweizen here. A little more earthy, rustic, with even possibly some Brett type of yeast flavors. I think there are far better hefeweizens out there and so will probably pass this up in the future. (Rating: 3.59)
May 12, 2023Aroma: Strong aromas of pale malts, bread malts, some bread spice with an earthy Munich malt. (3.75)
Flavor: Moderate flavors of bread malts, bread spice and cloves. An earthy and rustic malt flavor mixes with some brett yeast that lingers. (3.50)
Feel: Medium-bodied, average carbonation. Finishes rustic and earthy. (3.50)
Compared to New Glarus Bubbler 5/2023: Pours lighter and clearer, milder head. Milder aromas. More earthy and brett flavors. Less bread and German spice. Less complex flavors and mouthfeel. Winner: Bubbler
Compared to Utepils Ewald The Golden 5/2023: Pours lighter and clearer, milder head. Milder aromas. More earthy and brett flavors. Less bread and German spice. Less complex flavors and mouthfeel. Winner: Ewald
Overall: An okay hefeweizen here. A little more earthy, rustic, with even possibly some Brett type of yeast flavors. I think there are far better hefeweizens out there and so will probably pass this up in the future. (Rating: 3.59)
Reviewed by pweis909 from Wisconsin
3.28/5 rDev -10.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.28/5 rDev -10.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Looks about right and aroma hits the hefe note you’re probably expecting, but the beer lacks a malty depth and frankly seems watered down. I like a good erizan and this is nothing special
Mar 24, 2022Reviewed by HopHippie from Wisconsin
3.54/5 rDev -3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.54/5 rDev -3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
L: Hazy yellow with no head.
S: wheat, banana, lemon, hint of pepper.
T: very sweet, corn, banana, cloves.
F: Very light, almost water consistency, good carboation.
O: Definitely the one I like the least in the sampler pack however it is an ok beer, just wish it had more flavor.
Jul 21, 2020S: wheat, banana, lemon, hint of pepper.
T: very sweet, corn, banana, cloves.
F: Very light, almost water consistency, good carboation.
O: Definitely the one I like the least in the sampler pack however it is an ok beer, just wish it had more flavor.
Reviewed by scaliasux from Wisconsin
3.52/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.52/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
L - Medium-light gold. Moderate haze. Medium tall, white head fairly persistent.
S - Lemony banana and cloves; a little grain.
T - Sweet grains; spiciness - mainly cloves; lemon; banana.
F - Medium.
O - Decent hefe - a little sweet, not the perfect flavor balance for me.
Jul 27, 2019S - Lemony banana and cloves; a little grain.
T - Sweet grains; spiciness - mainly cloves; lemon; banana.
F - Medium.
O - Decent hefe - a little sweet, not the perfect flavor balance for me.
Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
3.53/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Had on tap. Cloudy orangish yellow with thin layer of white foam. Smell has the usual wheat, banana, orange zest, with some corn sweetness thrown in. Taste is the same, big banana, almost too much, really sweet citrus, corn, wheat, and a touch of clove. Feel is thin and too sweet
May 04, 2019Reviewed by German-Helles from Wisconsin
3.56/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12oz. bottle into a Sprecher pint glass. A very nice white pillow of foam, two fingers plus, that fades a bit quickly but not completely. A nice cloudy straw color, with some carbonation that looks nice.
The smell is more cloves than banana.
The taste is the same as the smell, a little strong on the clove, & no bubble gum taste. It does taste good, just a bit more clove than I had hoped for, and a touch bitter.
The feel is a little dry, not as creamy as it looks.
Overall this beer tastes very good. If I was in the mood for a Hefe and saw this on tap,I would have one or two.
Feb 20, 2019The smell is more cloves than banana.
The taste is the same as the smell, a little strong on the clove, & no bubble gum taste. It does taste good, just a bit more clove than I had hoped for, and a touch bitter.
The feel is a little dry, not as creamy as it looks.
Overall this beer tastes very good. If I was in the mood for a Hefe and saw this on tap,I would have one or two.
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.57/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.57/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
I think at this point I just have to admit that I like Sprecher more than the average neckbeard up in this joint. This one had an appearance that lacked the wheat haze. Weird. Head was thin, aroma has plenty of the banana, bavarian, lemon feels.
Light body, easy to drink, low bitterness, high carbonation. I dig their 16 oz fat boy format.
Oct 14, 2016Light body, easy to drink, low bitterness, high carbonation. I dig their 16 oz fat boy format.
Reviewed by KTCamm from New Jersey
3.56/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
8/3...cloudy fuzzy hazy, some foam remains. Classic hefe nose, banana and cloves. Strong banana in the taste too. Creamy smooth with a fast finish. Slight lemon in there too. Average hefe.
Aug 20, 2016
Hefe Weiss from Sprecher Brewing Company
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
304 ratings
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