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Hefeweizen
Yazoo Brewing Company
- From:
- Yazoo Brewing Company
- Tennessee, United States
- Style:
- Hefeweizen
Ranked #184 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 84
Ranked #22,681 - Avg:
- 3.72 | pDev: 14.52%
- Reviews:
- 147
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 29, 2023
- Added:
- Nov 01, 2004
- Wants:
- 20
- Gots:
- 117
An authentic example of a Bavarian Hefeweizen. “Hefe” means cloudy or yeasty and “weizen” means wheat. This beer is made with mostly wheat and uses a true Hefeweizen yeast that gives it a fruity, banana aroma with just a hint of cloves. The tart finish makes this the perfect summer beer.
13 IBU
13 IBU
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Ratings by Roman5150:
Reviewed by Roman5150 from Spain
4.02/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Bottle purchased from Frugal Mcdougal's, Nashville, TN. Poured into Pint Glass
As an avid Hefe drinker, this is a damn good beer. Does it taste like it's German counterparts? No. It is most definitely an american hefeweizen, but a damn good one at that. I would put it second behind only SN's Kellerweis as the best American Hefe i've had.
Looks like a normal hefe, unfiltered with nice yeast suspension. nice white head.
Smells like a typical hefe, heavier on the banana presence than a German one, and also some citrus and heavy coriander notes.
The taste is extremely banana heavy, more so than any other Hefe i've had. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, I personally love the taste of this beer, but it is pretty unique when you compare them to almost any other Hefeweizen, German or American. Taste is sweet and short, doesn't really last long, as it's a little watery, but it's still balanced pretty decent. Somewhere in the middle I also was getting some subtle vanilla and citrus notes. Basically this tastes like what you would expect a "light" hefe to taste like, with extra banana. It's very drinkable, and very refreshing as are most wheat beers.
Overall I would buy this again, as I like supporting local breweries. Living in Nashville, I can get this as fresh as you can possibly get... which is pretty important considering how fast wheat beers go sour. This is a very unique hefe, I found it rather enjoyable in it's own way, but not a solid representation of the style. If you really want to experience what a true Hefeweizen tastes like, start with a Weihenstephaner, and from there expand to Franziskaner, Paulaner, and even Ardinger.
Apr 09, 2013As an avid Hefe drinker, this is a damn good beer. Does it taste like it's German counterparts? No. It is most definitely an american hefeweizen, but a damn good one at that. I would put it second behind only SN's Kellerweis as the best American Hefe i've had.
Looks like a normal hefe, unfiltered with nice yeast suspension. nice white head.
Smells like a typical hefe, heavier on the banana presence than a German one, and also some citrus and heavy coriander notes.
The taste is extremely banana heavy, more so than any other Hefe i've had. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, I personally love the taste of this beer, but it is pretty unique when you compare them to almost any other Hefeweizen, German or American. Taste is sweet and short, doesn't really last long, as it's a little watery, but it's still balanced pretty decent. Somewhere in the middle I also was getting some subtle vanilla and citrus notes. Basically this tastes like what you would expect a "light" hefe to taste like, with extra banana. It's very drinkable, and very refreshing as are most wheat beers.
Overall I would buy this again, as I like supporting local breweries. Living in Nashville, I can get this as fresh as you can possibly get... which is pretty important considering how fast wheat beers go sour. This is a very unique hefe, I found it rather enjoyable in it's own way, but not a solid representation of the style. If you really want to experience what a true Hefeweizen tastes like, start with a Weihenstephaner, and from there expand to Franziskaner, Paulaner, and even Ardinger.
More User Ratings:
Rated by RYNO2727
4.18/5 rDev +12.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev +12.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Very nice, somewhat similar to Weihenstephaner hefe. Banana flavors up front with pleasant cloves in the end
Dec 09, 2023Reviewed by cbuzz24 from Mississippi
4.03/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
So far, my favorite hefeweizen. Actually, there is one I like better, but it has been years and I cannot recall what it was, but for an everyday hefe, this one is perfectly fine!
Oct 04, 2023Reviewed by BloodSoakedAleMug from New York
4.25/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.25/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look: Pours a really pretty looking golden, transparent yellow color with a generous two finger head of rocky, bone white foam that fizzles away rather quickly. Leaves no lacing with below average head retention.
Aroma: Nose is comprised mostly of sweet banana bread and very mild clove, with just a touch of honey and bubblegum in the foreground. Smells very good.
Taste: Really excellent flavor. It's bright, dry, crisp and floral with just the right amount of sweetness to round it out. Upfront floral notes of slightly waxy and dry flavors of raw honeycomb and freshly picked parsley. Goes sweet very briefly, with malty flavors of French bread / sugar cookies and bubblegum. Ends on more really fresh flavors of parsley - with a touch of lemon verbena and banana.
Feel: Mid-light body. Crisp but not watery. Low-mid carbonation levels. Sessionable - you could drink this all day with absolutely no problem.
Quick aside before I close out this review - I had bought a six pack of this, the first three I drank were phenomenal - the fourth one I had was clearly infected - it smelt like sour cheese and tasted like a white wine. The other two beers were fine, but Yazoo has to do a better job of sanitizing/sterilizing their cans before they bottle their liquid. Not pissed or anything but that's definitely something that can be easily fixed by just being a bit more cautious and thorough before bottling.
Overall this is a pretty damn good Hefe. Would highly recommend if you can find it fresh.
May 09, 2023Aroma: Nose is comprised mostly of sweet banana bread and very mild clove, with just a touch of honey and bubblegum in the foreground. Smells very good.
Taste: Really excellent flavor. It's bright, dry, crisp and floral with just the right amount of sweetness to round it out. Upfront floral notes of slightly waxy and dry flavors of raw honeycomb and freshly picked parsley. Goes sweet very briefly, with malty flavors of French bread / sugar cookies and bubblegum. Ends on more really fresh flavors of parsley - with a touch of lemon verbena and banana.
Feel: Mid-light body. Crisp but not watery. Low-mid carbonation levels. Sessionable - you could drink this all day with absolutely no problem.
Quick aside before I close out this review - I had bought a six pack of this, the first three I drank were phenomenal - the fourth one I had was clearly infected - it smelt like sour cheese and tasted like a white wine. The other two beers were fine, but Yazoo has to do a better job of sanitizing/sterilizing their cans before they bottle their liquid. Not pissed or anything but that's definitely something that can be easily fixed by just being a bit more cautious and thorough before bottling.
Overall this is a pretty damn good Hefe. Would highly recommend if you can find it fresh.
Reviewed by JZH1000 from Colorado
3.88/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Had on tap at Flying Saucer Draught Emporium
On arrival 1 finger of fine white head was present that over a few minutes receded to a covering and good ring around the glass. Body is a lightly hazy golden straw. Some lacing is left.
Aroma is doughy and spicy banana. Very soft an smooth with only a touch of bite, as it should be.
Taste isn't quite as full as the aroma but it's still good. This beer is quite wheat and doesn't have as much yeast character as I'd like, but it's still very good and the yeast is a light vanilla with a nice dose of banana.
Feel is right in the middle with a slight dryness but the wheat makes this very full feeling making this quite versatile, but some might want this to feel bigger.
Overall this is a very tasty hefe that is quite drinkable. Not the hugest hefe but the yeast is just right.
Oct 21, 2022On arrival 1 finger of fine white head was present that over a few minutes receded to a covering and good ring around the glass. Body is a lightly hazy golden straw. Some lacing is left.
Aroma is doughy and spicy banana. Very soft an smooth with only a touch of bite, as it should be.
Taste isn't quite as full as the aroma but it's still good. This beer is quite wheat and doesn't have as much yeast character as I'd like, but it's still very good and the yeast is a light vanilla with a nice dose of banana.
Feel is right in the middle with a slight dryness but the wheat makes this very full feeling making this quite versatile, but some might want this to feel bigger.
Overall this is a very tasty hefe that is quite drinkable. Not the hugest hefe but the yeast is just right.
Reviewed by UrbanCaveman from Ohio
4.19/5 rDev +12.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
4.19/5 rDev +12.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
12 oz can, poured into a weizen glass at 40 degrees F.
L: Mildly cloudy straw gold, topped with a thick band of white foam. Decent retention and lacing.
S: Ripe wheat, coriander, cloves, bubblegum, and faint banana.
T: Exactly as the aroma advertised, which was a delightful surprise for a US hefe. The fruity esters are quite noticeable.
F: Fluffy, but not quite as full and fluffy as a hefe might warrant being.
O: A solid, enjoyable hefe.
Jul 18, 2021L: Mildly cloudy straw gold, topped with a thick band of white foam. Decent retention and lacing.
S: Ripe wheat, coriander, cloves, bubblegum, and faint banana.
T: Exactly as the aroma advertised, which was a delightful surprise for a US hefe. The fruity esters are quite noticeable.
F: Fluffy, but not quite as full and fluffy as a hefe might warrant being.
O: A solid, enjoyable hefe.
Reviewed by WunderLlama from Massachusetts
3.75/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Translucent yellow, thin white ring , loopy lacings
Faint clove and banana
Taste is light banana and clove , slight tang on the finish
Light mouthfeel , fizzy
Nice beer
Jul 18, 2021Faint clove and banana
Taste is light banana and clove , slight tang on the finish
Light mouthfeel , fizzy
Nice beer
Hefeweizen from Yazoo Brewing Company
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
494 ratings
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