Hellgate Honey Hefeweizen
KettleHouse Brewing Co. (Southside Taproom)
- From:
- KettleHouse Brewing Co. (Southside Taproom)
- Montana, United States
- Style:
- Hefeweizen
Ranked #228 - ABV:
- 4.8%
- Score:
- 85
Ranked #29,895 - Avg:
- 3.72 | pDev: 12.63%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- 56 minutes ago
- Added:
- Aug 20, 2002
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
Hellgate Honey Hefeweizen is a smooth drinker for those hot summer days. The honey helps boost the alcohol content while also adding a floral bouquet to the nose. Yeast is left in the beer to add body (creamy mouth feel in beer geek’s terms) head retention and stability (another beer geek term), and a slight haziness. All to let you know that you’re drinking a fresh locally made beer that is still alive!
16 IBU
16 IBU
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Rated by muchloveforhops3 from Montana
4/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
*archived rating*
Consumption date: 11.28.24
56 minutes agoConsumption date: 11.28.24
Reviewed by Victory_Sabre1973 from Minnesota
2.97/5 rDev -20.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
2.97/5 rDev -20.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
From a 16oz can. Canned on 06/25/2025
This beer is golden in color and slightly murky. The head is enormous, 5 finger and frothy white in color. Amazing lacing on the glass.
The aroma is pretty bland to me. I am really not getting much off the nose. No wheat beer aroma or honey aroma.
There's no wheat beer flavors here. There's no banana and cloves. There's a lot of cereal grain and honey flavors.
The body is smooth and decent feeling.
This is a tasty beer, but not even close to style.
Aug 17, 2025This beer is golden in color and slightly murky. The head is enormous, 5 finger and frothy white in color. Amazing lacing on the glass.
The aroma is pretty bland to me. I am really not getting much off the nose. No wheat beer aroma or honey aroma.
There's no wheat beer flavors here. There's no banana and cloves. There's a lot of cereal grain and honey flavors.
The body is smooth and decent feeling.
This is a tasty beer, but not even close to style.
Reviewed by NorsemanOne from Utah
3.71/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Canned 5.5.23
Poured at fridge temp into a willi glass
Pours a golden pale straw with a aggressive and dense white head. Some loose lines of thick lace left behind. 4
Sweet honey foremost, and a touch of hops. It's really faint. 3.5
Light, bright and soft honey with even softer hops and malt. Touch of bready grains. 3.75
Moderate and creamy body, fair to mild carbo and smooth. 3.75
Overall a nice hef that is very refreshing. 3.75
Jun 03, 2023Poured at fridge temp into a willi glass
Pours a golden pale straw with a aggressive and dense white head. Some loose lines of thick lace left behind. 4
Sweet honey foremost, and a touch of hops. It's really faint. 3.5
Light, bright and soft honey with even softer hops and malt. Touch of bready grains. 3.75
Moderate and creamy body, fair to mild carbo and smooth. 3.75
Overall a nice hef that is very refreshing. 3.75
Rated by HelloTMarie from California
5/5 rDev +34.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +34.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
One of the favorite beers!
Oct 11, 2020
Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado
3.8/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.8/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
i am shocked to see this beer listed as being so strong, it drinks like nothing, and really is refreshing and light, had no idea it was as strong as it is! the honey is obvious in here, which i love, but the beer is never sweet, and this stays easy drinking even with this additional flavor element. the base hefeweizen itself is also nice, checks all the necessary boxes for the style and seems quite traditional. the yeast has bready notes that bring out the fresh wheat malt, and also have familiar banana and clove esters, very cool with the honey, and it makes me wonder why we dont see honey in this style more commonly. its floral and bright, delicate even, and has nuances of white tea, orange zest, and elderflower. a little bit of a peppery thing from the yeast as it warms, and the wheat heavies up a little bit as it does too, but the flavors all remain really pleasant. this is frothy feeling, well carbonated, and oddly crisp for the style. a nice drinker in just about any weather, but it also screams summer to me. really quality stuff, impressive twist on a classic. i was pretty stoked on all the beers i had from these guys recently, better than i remember from the past, they really are making some great ale! id never say no to a can of this one!
edit: even better the second time around, clean, light, refreshing, and with a neat honey profile that plays so well with the yeast, even more striking to me now. increasing the overall score slightly, a perfect beer for spring in this part of the world.
Oct 10, 2019edit: even better the second time around, clean, light, refreshing, and with a neat honey profile that plays so well with the yeast, even more striking to me now. increasing the overall score slightly, a perfect beer for spring in this part of the world.
Reviewed by Darkmagus82 from Texas
3.87/5 rDev +4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.87/5 rDev +4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Poured from can into a pint glass
Listed as 4.8 % abv. on can
Appearance – Appropriate for the name, the beer pours a haze honey-amber color with a one finger head of puffy white foam. The head has a great level of retention, slowly fading over time to leave some large spots of foamy lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – Again very appropriate for the name/style, the aroma is massive of a wheat bread smell that has a good showing of honey. Along with these aromas comes a decent quantity of a yeast cake smell as well as some lighter notes of hay and orange.
Taste – The taste begins with a wheaty flavor that has a little bit of honey and yeast upfront. As the taste advances the honey gets a little bit more potent toward the middle of the flavor profile. All the while, some light lemon and orange notes come to the tongue along with some banana and clove. At the end, a little bit of an herbal and grassy hop taste join in all while the honey spikes big at the very end to leave one with a wheaty and somewhat sweeter and yeasty taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is average in thickness and creaminess with a carbonation level that is average as well. I would have liked a little more thickness for the wheat flavors, but all said, the average body was decent as it did help highlight the sweet and at only 4.8 % abv it was very fitting.
Overall – A rather nice honey hefe overall with lots of flavor. Easy drinking and tasty. One to try if you get the opportunity.
Apr 13, 2019Listed as 4.8 % abv. on can
Appearance – Appropriate for the name, the beer pours a haze honey-amber color with a one finger head of puffy white foam. The head has a great level of retention, slowly fading over time to leave some large spots of foamy lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – Again very appropriate for the name/style, the aroma is massive of a wheat bread smell that has a good showing of honey. Along with these aromas comes a decent quantity of a yeast cake smell as well as some lighter notes of hay and orange.
Taste – The taste begins with a wheaty flavor that has a little bit of honey and yeast upfront. As the taste advances the honey gets a little bit more potent toward the middle of the flavor profile. All the while, some light lemon and orange notes come to the tongue along with some banana and clove. At the end, a little bit of an herbal and grassy hop taste join in all while the honey spikes big at the very end to leave one with a wheaty and somewhat sweeter and yeasty taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is average in thickness and creaminess with a carbonation level that is average as well. I would have liked a little more thickness for the wheat flavors, but all said, the average body was decent as it did help highlight the sweet and at only 4.8 % abv it was very fitting.
Overall – A rather nice honey hefe overall with lots of flavor. Easy drinking and tasty. One to try if you get the opportunity.
Reviewed by loren01 from Washington
3.13/5 rDev -15.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
3.13/5 rDev -15.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
Bought this while in Missoula. Comes in one pint river friendly cans now.
A: Pours a slightly cloudy yellow color. Good white frothy head, good lace down the glass
S: Yeast smell, also smells of honey
T: Wheat, also a slight honey taste.
M: Smooth easy drinking, perfect amount of carbonation.
D: Not a bad wheat beer, decent flavor, however nothing really stands out with this one. Pretty average I would say. Not one of my favorites from Kettlehouse.
Sep 06, 2006A: Pours a slightly cloudy yellow color. Good white frothy head, good lace down the glass
S: Yeast smell, also smells of honey
T: Wheat, also a slight honey taste.
M: Smooth easy drinking, perfect amount of carbonation.
D: Not a bad wheat beer, decent flavor, however nothing really stands out with this one. Pretty average I would say. Not one of my favorites from Kettlehouse.
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