Bavarian Style Hefeweizen | Black Market Brewing Co.
Brewed by:
Black Market Brewing Co.
California, United States
blackmarketbrew.com
Style: Hefeweizen
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.00%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
No notes at this time.
Added by SShelly on 12-06-2009
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4.53/5 rDev +20.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
This is the real deal. A respectable tasting bavarian from the USA.
Looks right, smells right, tastes right. And when I say right I just mean bavarian. No offense to the lemon people.
Poured from a can no less.
Edit: forgot to mention this immediately reminded me of a Erdinger on tap. Or maybe it was Koenig. I better go check.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
This is the real deal. A respectable tasting bavarian from the USA.
Looks right, smells right, tastes right. And when I say right I just mean bavarian. No offense to the lemon people.
Poured from a can no less.
Edit: forgot to mention this immediately reminded me of a Erdinger on tap. Or maybe it was Koenig. I better go check.
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3.55/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
22oz bottle. Somehow the whole Prohibition theme doesn't work when dealing with a German brewing staple.
This beer pours a glassy, medium golden yellow colour, with one skinny finger of weakly foamy, and mostly just bubbly dirty white head, which leaves some low-lying cannonball splash lace in places around the glass as it quickly sinks away.
It smells of semi-sweet, grainy wheat malt, soft earthy yeast, wet banana chips, a subtle white pepper and clove spiciness, and plain weedy, leafy noble hops. The taste is bready, grainy wheat malt, a twinge of white breakfast biscuit, muddled earthy spice, underripe banana peel, ethereal hints of played-out bubblegum, and more weak leafy, musty hops.
The carbonation is mostly just soft and lilting in its genial frothiness, the body sort of on the light side of middleweight, and pretty smooth, actually, with a small burgeoning creaminess. It finishes off-dry, the wheatiness not ready to cede the day, just yet, while the spice and hop astringencies carry on with their downward spiral.
Not quite sure what awards this one has garnered, but IMHO it lies somewhere in the middle between bland American pale wheat ales, and the best of class from yer old-school German brewers. Easy enough to drink, I suppose, but there's nothing here to encourage me to lay down the ducats for another.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
22oz bottle. Somehow the whole Prohibition theme doesn't work when dealing with a German brewing staple.
This beer pours a glassy, medium golden yellow colour, with one skinny finger of weakly foamy, and mostly just bubbly dirty white head, which leaves some low-lying cannonball splash lace in places around the glass as it quickly sinks away.
It smells of semi-sweet, grainy wheat malt, soft earthy yeast, wet banana chips, a subtle white pepper and clove spiciness, and plain weedy, leafy noble hops. The taste is bready, grainy wheat malt, a twinge of white breakfast biscuit, muddled earthy spice, underripe banana peel, ethereal hints of played-out bubblegum, and more weak leafy, musty hops.
The carbonation is mostly just soft and lilting in its genial frothiness, the body sort of on the light side of middleweight, and pretty smooth, actually, with a small burgeoning creaminess. It finishes off-dry, the wheatiness not ready to cede the day, just yet, while the spice and hop astringencies carry on with their downward spiral.
Not quite sure what awards this one has garnered, but IMHO it lies somewhere in the middle between bland American pale wheat ales, and the best of class from yer old-school German brewers. Easy enough to drink, I suppose, but there's nothing here to encourage me to lay down the ducats for another.
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4.13/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.52/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
On-tap at Pitfire Pizza. Reviewed from brief notes. Pitcher to shaker pint.
Pours a cloudy golden yellow with a light smattering of magnolia foam that recedes to nothing fairly rapidly. Delicate lacing, poor retention.
Aroma is sweet and faintly grainy with neither significant phenols or esters.
Sweet-tart on the palate - with hints of buttermilk (from the wheat) and overripe bananas. Finishes not-quite-dry and refreshing.
Soft, medium-bodied mouthfeel with sufficient carbonation.
An unremarkable example of the style, with a flavor profile that is neither especially clean or flavorful, though no significant off notes present themselves either. A far cry from the real thing, but still satisfying while sitting in the sun after a long morning of exercise.
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look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
On-tap at Pitfire Pizza. Reviewed from brief notes. Pitcher to shaker pint.
Pours a cloudy golden yellow with a light smattering of magnolia foam that recedes to nothing fairly rapidly. Delicate lacing, poor retention.
Aroma is sweet and faintly grainy with neither significant phenols or esters.
Sweet-tart on the palate - with hints of buttermilk (from the wheat) and overripe bananas. Finishes not-quite-dry and refreshing.
Soft, medium-bodied mouthfeel with sufficient carbonation.
An unremarkable example of the style, with a flavor profile that is neither especially clean or flavorful, though no significant off notes present themselves either. A far cry from the real thing, but still satisfying while sitting in the sun after a long morning of exercise.
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3.25/5 rDev -13.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.8/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
(Draught at our hotel). Pours cloudy yellow with creamy white head. Aroma has loads of ripe banana, clove, wheat and a bit of bubblegum. Taste is semi-sweet with light bitterness. Medium bodied with thick texture. Smooth, yeasty finish. Pretty good hefeweizen!
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
(Draught at our hotel). Pours cloudy yellow with creamy white head. Aroma has loads of ripe banana, clove, wheat and a bit of bubblegum. Taste is semi-sweet with light bitterness. Medium bodied with thick texture. Smooth, yeasty finish. Pretty good hefeweizen!
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4.07/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This is the best year-round beer Black Market brews, and I am a dark beer fan. My only complaint is semi noticeable quality control. Sometimes I have this beer at the brewery and it just isn't as enjoyable as the previous.
Great, smooth taste. Served in a 20 ounce glass at the brewery. Easy drinking, enjoyable beer with classic qualities associated with the Bavarian Style.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This is the best year-round beer Black Market brews, and I am a dark beer fan. My only complaint is semi noticeable quality control. Sometimes I have this beer at the brewery and it just isn't as enjoyable as the previous.
Great, smooth taste. Served in a 20 ounce glass at the brewery. Easy drinking, enjoyable beer with classic qualities associated with the Bavarian Style.
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3.75/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a Celebrator pokal. Pours a clear, medium golden amber with a one finger white head that dissipates slowly to a thick film. Classic aroma of wheat, light banana and clove. Flavor follows with semi-sweet wheat, yeast, clove and banana and mild breadiness. Finishes drier and lighter in flavor. Light bodied with active carbonation. A pretty good domestic take on a hefeweizen. Finish flavors don't linger as much as the better German versions, but overall nicely made and enjoyable.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a Celebrator pokal. Pours a clear, medium golden amber with a one finger white head that dissipates slowly to a thick film. Classic aroma of wheat, light banana and clove. Flavor follows with semi-sweet wheat, yeast, clove and banana and mild breadiness. Finishes drier and lighter in flavor. Light bodied with active carbonation. A pretty good domestic take on a hefeweizen. Finish flavors don't linger as much as the better German versions, but overall nicely made and enjoyable.
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3.56/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a hazy gold with a white head. Smells of banana esters, yeast, wheat, and sour oranges. Tastes of mild wheat, German yeast, some sour funk, and banana. Medium in body and carbonation. Overall a decent hefe, however it's not the typical hefeweizen I'm used to.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a hazy gold with a white head. Smells of banana esters, yeast, wheat, and sour oranges. Tastes of mild wheat, German yeast, some sour funk, and banana. Medium in body and carbonation. Overall a decent hefe, however it's not the typical hefeweizen I'm used to.
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Bavarian Style Hefeweizen from Black Market Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
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84 ratings
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Staying with my sister's family in Temecula, California, we went to old Temecula this afternoon for lunch. With a great tri tip sandwich, I tried this beer, which the waiter told me was a Belgian white. Obviously it wasn't, but it was a tasty hefeweizen. Hazy golden color, banana, cloves and a good amount of yeast. Refreshing and good.
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