High Desert Hefeweizen
Bend Brewing Company

High Desert HefeweizenHigh Desert Hefeweizen
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From:
Bend Brewing Company
 
Oregon, United States
Style:
Hefeweizen
ABV:
5.6%
Score:
79
Avg:
3.2 | pDev: 19.38%
Reviews:
6
Ratings:
17
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 04, 2021
Added:
Oct 09, 2004
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  1
Brewed with 50% wheat malt from Mecca Grade Estate Malt, this heritage style unfiltered American wheat ale is lightly hopped and features a medium body and a pleasant doughy malt character.
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Ratings by litheum94:
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Rated by litheum94 from California

3.5/5  rDev +9.4%

Jun 22, 2012
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

2.88/5  rDev -10%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
On Tap at the brewery. flicked the orange slice off immediately. Light hazy golden body with a skin of white head. Yet another wheat ale parading as a hefeweizen, Tried to capture the weizen characteristics, but they were so muted it didn’t make a difference. Kind of bland
Aug 04, 2021
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.2/5  rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Hazy yellow beer with 1/4" white head on the top. Looks pretty much the standard if not kinda dull. Aroma didn't smack heavy on the spice rack, but it also didn't get the wheat across either.

Taste brings some lemony smack to compliment the light wheat haze all over this beer. There is the usual suspects of clove and banana from the yeast, but they weren't that noticeable in the nose, but come out moreso in the taste and mouth feel. Carbonation seems just fine. Wasn't overly hopped or bitter, but just fell flat. Came out more like a sad pale wheat than it did a hefeweizen. With many other better beers at Bend, this is a total pass in the future.
Nov 24, 2017
 
Rated: 3.25 by tjcamm from Oregon

Aug 20, 2015
 
Rated: 3.37 by BlueSpader from Washington

Jul 07, 2015
 
Rated: 2.88 by cherche from Washington

Jun 27, 2015
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Rated by Tucquan from Pennsylvania

3.53/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Had this on 2015-05-04 in Bend, OR at the brewery on tap
May 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by westcoastbeerlvr from California

Jul 28, 2014
 
Rated: 1.5 by atpca from California

Jul 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by PortlandSunDevil from Oregon

Jun 17, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by chugamugofsud from Oregon

Feb 20, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by Travisnin from Idaho

Sep 13, 2012
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Reviewed by dgilks from Australia

2.21/5  rDev -30.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2
Cloudy golden colour with no head. Very poor for a hefeweizen.

Very weak malt aroma. Dull and lacking the banana and clove of the prototypical hefeweizen.

Very mild malt flavour with no esters. There's a touch of apricot and no phenols. What the hell is this?

Medium light body with moderate carbonation. Okay.

This is a bland and uninspired wheat beer. Very boring and dull.
Oct 10, 2011
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Reviewed by BBThunderbolt from Kiribati

3.33/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Served in straight pint glass on the breweries deck, overlooking the river. The first warning sign was the lemon slice on the rim of the glass. The beer poured a typical cloudy yellow with a half-inch of white head that only had OK retention and lace.

The aroma had a nice crispy wheat scent, but the expected Hefe features of banana and clove were very subdued. The flavors were pretty much the same, a mellow example of the style.

The body was almost typical, just a bit lighter than most examples of this style. Drinkability was pretty good on it's own, but combined with the almost bland flavors, why would you bother? Overall, a nice enough brew that's worth a shot if you're in Bend.
Jul 01, 2010
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Reviewed by SurlyDuff from Oregon

4.1/5  rDev +28.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Really a first-rate hefe. Best one in town, by far.

Served in a pintglass with a lemon slice on the rim. Cloudy golden yellow with a shiny white head, almost billowy.

Wheaty lemon in the aroma (no surprise) and a grassy sweetness.

Great balance of malt, hops, and wheat. The bitterness is perfectly measured, and only a slight sourness from the side of the rim that had the lemon. I gave the lemon a squeeze when i was down to the last third of the glass and it only added complexity, didn't overpower the good strong hefe flavors.

Great drinkability, perfect for a summer day.
Jun 13, 2008
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Reviewed by RedDiamond from Oregon

4.12/5  rDev +28.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
One of the better hefeweizens I’ve encountered in recent months. High Desert is the color of clouded Tang and smells of lemon (included), dishwashing detergent (an egregious enviro-contaminant) and tart wheaty malts (50%). The flavor is derived from the bracing tartness of wheat malts with a complimentary tinge of barley malt sweetness. I like what the sweetness does to the mix. The sweet and tart converge to create an almost orange-like citrus flavor that works very well. The lemon wedge, while enjoyable, is hardly necessary.

High Desert offers little by way of lace and the head is just a thin film. But the flavor possesses a splash of spiced exotica that adds complexity to this clouded wheat beer. One of Bend Brewing’s best in my opinion.
Oct 09, 2004
High Desert Hefeweizen from Bend Brewing Company
Beer rating: 79 out of 100 with 17 ratings