Wisconsinite
Lakefront Brewery, Inc.

WisconsiniteWisconsinite
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From:
Lakefront Brewery, Inc.
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
Hefeweizen
Ranked #277
ABV:
5%
Score:
81
Ranked #25,305
Avg:
3.59 | pDev: 15.6%
Reviews:
51
Ratings:
297
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 12, 2023
Added:
May 10, 2012
Wants:
  9
Gots:
  49
Made with malted wheat and Wisconsin-grown hops and barley, Wisconsinite™ boasts a malty-sweet body and fresh-baked bread flavor. Weiss yeast lends its classic clove and banana notes.

13° Plato
11 IBU
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Ratings by ackeeper:
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Rated by ackeeper from Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +4.5%

Jun 17, 2014
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Rated: 4.29 by Hj7237 from Wisconsin

Apr 12, 2023
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Reviewed by defunksta from Wisconsin

3.16/5  rDev -12%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Appearance: Pours a slightly cloudy (80% clarity) medium golden color with no head whatsoever. (3.25)

Aroma: Moderate aromas of bread malt, wheat, lemon citrus with some German bread spice. Leans citrusy. (3.50)

Flavor: Moder flavors of lemon citrus, wheat, faint banana and bubblegum,. Lemon citrus lingers with sweetness. (3.25)

Feel: Medium-body, under-carbonated. Drinks flat. Lemon citrus and a tart mouthfeel. (2.75)

Rankings from a 4-way Blind test:
#1 New Glarus Bubbler: This one perfectly captures the essence of a hefeweizen. Strong German bread spices with cloves, banana, bubblegum. Yeasty, carbonated, clean. Extremely flavorful for the lower ABV. One of the top American Hefeweizens.
#2 Raised Grain Summer Vice: Has a nice orange citrus spice and authentic German wheat flavors of banana and wheat. The citrus gives it a slight American twist, but still has authenticity of banana and clove. Slightly sweet
#3 Great Dane Crop Circle Wheat: Drinks like a 50:50 citrus wheat and Hefe. Lots of lemon citrus and wheat, but still enough bread & spice to clean it up on the finish. Somewhat similar to #2.
#4 Lakefront Wisconsinite: Tart lemon citrus. Drinks flat, sweet citrus and tart. The worst of the bunch.

Overall: An underwhelming Hefeweizen here. Flat, no carbonation. Citrusy and too tart. I don't really need to say or drink any more of it. (Rating: 3.16)
Oct 27, 2022
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Reviewed by ChainGangGuy from Georgia

3.61/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
16 ounce pint - Stubby's Gastrogrub & Beer Bar in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Appearance: A soft yellow hue, a little touch of haziness. Slim, white head.

Smell: Restrained wheat with a sweet-smelling lemony accent and slight hints of banana and spice.

Taste: A little, light confectioner's sugar sweetness with the reserved wheat maltiness. A renewed blip of lemon citrus ahead of the banana and spiciness, both the estery and phenolics qualities are present but fairly inconsequential.

Mouthfeel: Medium-light body that, while not quite watery, is noticeably nimble. Medium carbonation.

Overall: Am easy-drinking albeit light-leaning, squeaky clean weizen.
May 21, 2022
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Reviewed by CHickman from New York

3.75/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This was average across the board in a good way, with a nice combo of lemon zest, yeast, honey, bubblegum, light peppery spices, sweet malt and a touch of clove. Very easy to drink.
Nov 27, 2021
 
Rated: 3.68 by donspublic from Texas

Nov 26, 2021
 
Rated: 3.5 by scaliasux from Wisconsin

Oct 11, 2021
 
Rated: 3.5 by mattmarka1 from Minnesota

Oct 07, 2021
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Reviewed by TheBigBoy from Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -16.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
It's a hefe and I've you like this style you will find this as a middle-of-the-road the pack offer in that genre. I did not pick up of any +'s or -'s in this hefe offer.
Aug 22, 2021
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Reviewed by Bitterbill from Wyoming

3.91/5  rDev +8.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Code of 2L2952 as best by date.??

Pours a lightly hazy orange yellow with a short lasting head of foam.

The smell is cloves, banana, wheat. Simple but basic to the style.

The taste is cloves, banana, wheat, some coriander. Flavourful and fits the style.

Close to medium bodied, the mouthfeel is good.

5.2% of goodness.
May 20, 2021
 
Rated: 3.97 by Haybeerman from Colorado

May 09, 2021
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Reviewed by ZAP from Minnesota

3.98/5  rDev +10.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Decent Hefe from Lakefront...leans a little sweet with banana, vanilla and bread notes....a bit of bubble gum on the flavor and aroma as well. Pours relatively clean looking...almost like a Krystall Weiss. Could use a touch more carbonation.

Kind of a nice change up from all the clove phenol forward hefe's I've been finding from local breweries this summer.
Jul 09, 2020
 
Rated: 3.41 by JustinTheJuice from Wisconsin

Jun 27, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by SSGCujo from Wisconsin

Sep 17, 2018
 
Rated: 3.87 by Krusader from Wisconsin

Apr 25, 2017
 
Rated: 3.25 by hawkssb04 from Utah

Apr 09, 2017
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Rated by mribbens from Illinois

4.42/5  rDev +23.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Great Weiss, I wish they would bring it back!!
Nov 14, 2016
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Rated by Ozyo1992 from North Dakota

4.56/5  rDev +27%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.75
Great craft
Mar 14, 2016
 
Rated: 3.05 by Millersbrewers from Wisconsin

Mar 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.27 by 03fatboy from Wisconsin

Nov 15, 2015
Wisconsinite from Lakefront Brewery, Inc.
Beer rating: 81 out of 100 with 297 ratings