Hefeweizen | SanTan Brewing Co.
Brewed by:
SanTan Brewing Co.
Arizona, United States
santanbrewing.com
Style: German Hefeweizen
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.00%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
SanTan Hefeweizen is an unfiltered Bavarian wheat bear, effervescent and sweet, with an unmistakable banana-clove character. Often paired with a lemon or an orange, SanTan embraces this American enhancement of the beer however we still believe it is the best the way it is brewed.
15 IBU
HISTOGRAM
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Ratings: 168 | Reviews: 40
3.73/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.21/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Cloudy yellow pour. nose is virtually nonexistent. drinkable but definitely more mainstream quality rather than a special craft. Some tastes of banana as well.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Cloudy yellow pour. nose is virtually nonexistent. drinkable but definitely more mainstream quality rather than a special craft. Some tastes of banana as well.
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3.5/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 oz. can:
Pours clouded golden yellow with a foamy white head that dissipates to hardly a cover. A little lacing sticks.
The smell and taste are of a typical American Pale Wheat Ale with enough of a banana/clove character to give a nod towards a traditional HW. Mild banana with a clove spicy touch in the finish.
On the thin side, though has some creaminess to it. Smooth enough to work.
A decent attempt at a traditional HW. Like I wrote above, leans more towards an APWA with a mild banana/clove HW character. An easy drinker. Not a bad brew overall!
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 oz. can:
Pours clouded golden yellow with a foamy white head that dissipates to hardly a cover. A little lacing sticks.
The smell and taste are of a typical American Pale Wheat Ale with enough of a banana/clove character to give a nod towards a traditional HW. Mild banana with a clove spicy touch in the finish.
On the thin side, though has some creaminess to it. Smooth enough to work.
A decent attempt at a traditional HW. Like I wrote above, leans more towards an APWA with a mild banana/clove HW character. An easy drinker. Not a bad brew overall!
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3.6/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Hazy, golden orange body; head starts out thick and creamy but quickly fades tow a thin, wispy ring around the top of the beer. Some fruity, almost orange-like esters in the nose; peach and pineapple. Fruity flavor with some banana and clove presence; twinge of bitterness. Medium body; coarse; a mild tartness; somewhat juicy yet dry overall.
Certainly not a classic German hefeweizen as there are additional notes of citrus and it seems just a bit bitter. But the beer seems fitting for a warm, late Spring/early Summer day. Satisfying.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Hazy, golden orange body; head starts out thick and creamy but quickly fades tow a thin, wispy ring around the top of the beer. Some fruity, almost orange-like esters in the nose; peach and pineapple. Fruity flavor with some banana and clove presence; twinge of bitterness. Medium body; coarse; a mild tartness; somewhat juicy yet dry overall.
Certainly not a classic German hefeweizen as there are additional notes of citrus and it seems just a bit bitter. But the beer seems fitting for a warm, late Spring/early Summer day. Satisfying.
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3.5/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.65/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.69/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.3/5 rDev -9.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
Pours a hazy gold with a white head. Smells of banana, clove, yeast, and wheat. Tastes of banana esters, ground clove, yeast, wheat, and sweet malt. Medium in body and carbonation. Overall a pretty good hef.
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look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
Pours a hazy gold with a white head. Smells of banana, clove, yeast, and wheat. Tastes of banana esters, ground clove, yeast, wheat, and sweet malt. Medium in body and carbonation. Overall a pretty good hef.
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3.82/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.17/5 rDev +14.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
3.75/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4.18/5 rDev +14.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pour is a cloudy yellow with nice foamy head and lacing. Smells of citrus (Orange/Lemon) and some fruit. Taste is very nice, sweet fruity texture mixed with a burst of orange, banana, and lemon with a nice dry finish. This is a excellent fall beer around the fire pit and actually very good when hot out, well done San Tan!!
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pour is a cloudy yellow with nice foamy head and lacing. Smells of citrus (Orange/Lemon) and some fruit. Taste is very nice, sweet fruity texture mixed with a burst of orange, banana, and lemon with a nice dry finish. This is a excellent fall beer around the fire pit and actually very good when hot out, well done San Tan!!
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2.88/5 rDev -21.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
3.75/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.62/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Definate banana! The look is amazing! Darker hazy amber without much head. I don't like banana but delicious wheat bit!
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look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Definate banana! The look is amazing! Darker hazy amber without much head. I don't like banana but delicious wheat bit!
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3.68/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
poured from a can into a 10oz glass. canned on 10/8/15, so about 6 months old. bit long in the tooth for a hefe.
pours very nicely though. clear yellow body with decent carbonation. 1/2 inch white head which maintains. lacing is faint but consistent.
getting very little on the nose other than faint aroma of banana and Belgian yeast. no cloves at all.
taste is pretty decent though. no unpleasant staleness you sometimes get with old hefes. clean, faint banana, and yeasty. still some bite
mouth is a little on the thin side, not much dryness in the finish.
overall, for a 6 month old hefe, not bad at all. would be interesting to try a month old for comparison. can imagine in the desert heat of AZ, quite a pleasant and refreshing brew.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
poured from a can into a 10oz glass. canned on 10/8/15, so about 6 months old. bit long in the tooth for a hefe.
pours very nicely though. clear yellow body with decent carbonation. 1/2 inch white head which maintains. lacing is faint but consistent.
getting very little on the nose other than faint aroma of banana and Belgian yeast. no cloves at all.
taste is pretty decent though. no unpleasant staleness you sometimes get with old hefes. clean, faint banana, and yeasty. still some bite
mouth is a little on the thin side, not much dryness in the finish.
overall, for a 6 month old hefe, not bad at all. would be interesting to try a month old for comparison. can imagine in the desert heat of AZ, quite a pleasant and refreshing brew.
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3.7/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Aroma: Pear, banana, wheat, clove.
Taste: Pear, bubblegum, clove, wheat, and banana.
Overall, a little below average. Rather watery and lacking carbonation. Consumed at Posh restaurant as a pre-dinner delight. It gets a 74/100.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Aroma: Pear, banana, wheat, clove.
Taste: Pear, bubblegum, clove, wheat, and banana.
Overall, a little below average. Rather watery and lacking carbonation. Consumed at Posh restaurant as a pre-dinner delight. It gets a 74/100.
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4.74/5 rDev +29.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Unfortunately I only managed to grab thier Hefe in cans on my short trip to Phoenix, but it's the best canned Hefe I've ever had.
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look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Unfortunately I only managed to grab thier Hefe in cans on my short trip to Phoenix, but it's the best canned Hefe I've ever had.
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2.96/5 rDev -18.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
With a lively head and a pale-going-towards-opaque-straw color, it boasts a very subtle banana and spice flavor with a bright orange and lemon taste. Mid-level in terms of hefeweizen, but Karl Strauss’s Hefeweizen and La Cumbre’s A Slice of Hefen is better!
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look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
With a lively head and a pale-going-towards-opaque-straw color, it boasts a very subtle banana and spice flavor with a bright orange and lemon taste. Mid-level in terms of hefeweizen, but Karl Strauss’s Hefeweizen and La Cumbre’s A Slice of Hefen is better!
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1.52/5 rDev -58.4%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5
This isn't a hefeweizen by any stretch of the imagination. I'm not sure why it's reviewed well at all.
Hazy? No.
Banana? None.
Clove? None.
Hefe yeast character? None at all.
This is a bad beer.
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look: 2.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5
This isn't a hefeweizen by any stretch of the imagination. I'm not sure why it's reviewed well at all.
Hazy? No.
Banana? None.
Clove? None.
Hefe yeast character? None at all.
This is a bad beer.
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4.14/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Hefeweizen from SanTan Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
3.65 out of
5 with
168 ratings
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