Hefeweizen
Brewer's Alley Restaurant & Brewery

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From:
Brewer's Alley Restaurant & Brewery
 
Maryland, United States
Style:
Hefeweizen
ABV:
4.6%
Score:
89
Avg:
4 | pDev: 10.5%
Reviews:
13
Ratings:
29
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 12, 2021
Added:
Jul 07, 2004
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  1
This is the lightest style of weizen beer. The grist contains a large portion of wheat, which lends a distinctive note to the malt body and aroma. This style is traditionally unfiltered and can have significant haze and cloudiness. Also, it has been brewed with a traditional Bavarian weizen yeast, which gives it a pronounced clove and spicy character, as well as banana and bubblegum, and even some slight vanilla notes.
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Ratings by Higravity:
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Reviewed by Higravity from Michigan

4.95/5  rDev +23.8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
By far their best beer. They use the right yeast and Tom does a decoction that really takes this beer to the next level. This is everything it should be a not much it shouldn't. Striaght from a new keg after problems adjusting the pressure I finally got me a pour. I had already had a few of their other offerings, but with some heartburn setting in I was switching to a lighter beer.

The beer poured rough but who cares it was a nice golden cloudy white head overflowing delight. Full of yeast and lots of lacing, was I in Germany? The nose was terrific, full of bannanas and meet back with a clove spice and a maltyness lingering. It was pure delight to drink this as it was all that I hoped for, a nice clean full malt flavor meet well by the yeast and phenolic bannana-clove punch. Subtle as a knife you don't see until it is in your ribs. I could drinnk this all day, enough said.
Sep 15, 2005
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.03 by Curt3 from Ohio

Aug 12, 2021
 
Rated: 4.78 by bubseymour from Maryland

May 02, 2016
 
Rated: 3.56 by Lucular from Maryland

Oct 26, 2015
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Reviewed by JamieDuncan from Maryland

4.7/5  rDev +17.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
On tap at Brewer's. Beautiful hazy yellow/golden color with white head and decent lacing. Wonderful hefe wheat aroma, seems to be a touch of orange with the wheat. Flavor is excellent, good bready wheat base with some banana and I am still getting a touch of citrus orange. No bitter finish, very low IBU. Creamy, clean and smooth. Absolutely first class hefe, no experimentation here or weird adjuncts, just really nailed it.
Oct 06, 2015
 
Rated: 3.81 by Hockey_Fan from Maryland

Sep 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by th3d1ck from Maryland

Aug 12, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by MattSharpless from Virginia

Jul 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by wrightst from Maryland

Jun 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by beely from Maryland

Feb 26, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by LXIXME from New Mexico

Jul 02, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by rturn2 from Georgia

Jun 14, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by waiting4lunch from Massachusetts

Sep 23, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by yankinwis from Wisconsin

Sep 12, 2012
 
Rated: 3 by GaryMarkle84 from Virginia

Aug 12, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by NumberNone from Maryland

Aug 05, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by Jfowler05 from Maryland

May 11, 2012
 
Rated: 4.5 by duceswild from Heard & McDonald Islands

Feb 19, 2012
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Reviewed by Rschis16 from Maryland

3.97/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
An unfiltered yellow beer, cloudy without much head or retention. Smells like nice wheat-malts with a small hint of lemon.

The taste is characterized not so much by its wheat malt, but more for its prominent lemon zest. The wheat malt is there and of course makes gives it the characteristic hefeweizen taste, but the lemon flavor is more memorable. Its a little Pinesol-like, which usually turns me off of beers like this, but for some reason it worked for this one. It has an interesting mouthfeel that can only be described as a zing. Maybe reminds me of lemonade even, but not nearly as tart. Overall, easy and clean, refreshing and a good example of the style.
Jun 26, 2011
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Reviewed by Huhzubendah from District of Columbia

4.13/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Matt brought a growler of this over to the house a few weekends ago. Thanks!

This beer appears yellow and extremely hazy. There is a large head and generous amounts of lacing on the glass. Aromas are typical Bavarian hefeweizen: banana, clove, wheat. This beer is tasty and refreshing - ideal for hot summer weather. This is without a doubt one of the better German style hefeweizens brewed in the U.S. I thoroughly enjoyed it and will be having it on a much more regular basis, now that I'm aware of it.
Jul 22, 2010
Hefeweizen from Brewer's Alley Restaurant & Brewery
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 29 ratings