Hefe
Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling
- From:
- Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling
- Texas, United States
- Style:
- Hefeweizen
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.47 | pDev: 17.87%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Dec 26, 2016
- Added:
- Aug 25, 2011
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by fivehoursfree from Texas
2.75/5 rDev -20.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.75/5 rDev -20.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Poured with no head. tad bit of carbonation. Amberish in color.
Smelled of ripe banana
tasted sweet and spicy (cloves)
Mouthfeel was heavy.
All in all, not what I expect for a Hefeweizen. If you were to drink this and live oak hefe, you wouldn't even know they were supposed to be the same style. If they were to call it a dunkelweizen, it would be more appropriate, because it is that much darker, sweeter, and heavier.
Oct 09, 2011Smelled of ripe banana
tasted sweet and spicy (cloves)
Mouthfeel was heavy.
All in all, not what I expect for a Hefeweizen. If you were to drink this and live oak hefe, you wouldn't even know they were supposed to be the same style. If they were to call it a dunkelweizen, it would be more appropriate, because it is that much darker, sweeter, and heavier.
Reviewed by elNopalero from Michigan
3.79/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.79/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Technically speaking just about every beer Ranger Creek releases is a new release. Earlier this summer they had two recession-themed session beers (a play on ‘recession’ and ‘session’, natch!): an IPA and a hefeweizen. Now they have a ‘regular’ hefe available and I’m glad to have caught it during their open house in September. (Bit of trivia: this hefe comes with a pedigree as it won the gold as a homebrew recipe in its earliest incarnation)
Poured into a nonic pint with a very faint amount of foam and some thin bubbling. Cloudy/hazy, with a dirty gold/straw color. It’s darker than I’d expect, certainly a few shades darker than the standard hefe. Yeasty, with bananas and some bubblegum on the nose. Citrusy. Very carbonated, zesty, heavier mouthfeel than I expected too. It’s big and vibrant and very enjoyable. So glad they’re not serving this with an orange!
Sep 11, 2011Poured into a nonic pint with a very faint amount of foam and some thin bubbling. Cloudy/hazy, with a dirty gold/straw color. It’s darker than I’d expect, certainly a few shades darker than the standard hefe. Yeasty, with bananas and some bubblegum on the nose. Citrusy. Very carbonated, zesty, heavier mouthfeel than I expected too. It’s big and vibrant and very enjoyable. So glad they’re not serving this with an orange!
Reviewed by jamescain from Texas
3.67/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.67/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a pint glass.
Appearance: It poured a surprisingly dark orange that was very opaque, like a hefeweizen should be, there however; was virtually zero head that only formed a thin ring around the side of the glass. I attribute the zero head to the pouring by the bartender.
Aroma: Lots of banana notes, subtle clove and bready notes and a hint of spices. The aroma is really pleasant.
Taste: I was surprised how bitter the finish was on this beer. I don't mind bitter and its calculated IBUs could be within the limit for a hefeweizen, but it just seemed high. Taste wise there wasn't much complexity, but it wasn't off putting in anyway.
Mouthfeel: Medium body with high carbonation that tickles the tongue. Refreshing.
Overall: I'll probably give it another try when/ if it's bottled, but if it is not bottled then I don't think I would buy it again. There is some steep competition in Texas when it comes to hefeweizens.
Aug 26, 2011Appearance: It poured a surprisingly dark orange that was very opaque, like a hefeweizen should be, there however; was virtually zero head that only formed a thin ring around the side of the glass. I attribute the zero head to the pouring by the bartender.
Aroma: Lots of banana notes, subtle clove and bready notes and a hint of spices. The aroma is really pleasant.
Taste: I was surprised how bitter the finish was on this beer. I don't mind bitter and its calculated IBUs could be within the limit for a hefeweizen, but it just seemed high. Taste wise there wasn't much complexity, but it wasn't off putting in anyway.
Mouthfeel: Medium body with high carbonation that tickles the tongue. Refreshing.
Overall: I'll probably give it another try when/ if it's bottled, but if it is not bottled then I don't think I would buy it again. There is some steep competition in Texas when it comes to hefeweizens.
Reviewed by rcfunk from Texas
2.37/5 rDev -31.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
2.37/5 rDev -31.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
This is the second time I have been really let down by this brewery. This beer tasted like there was something wrong with the brewing process itself which is why I am so disappointed by it.
The beer was murky (almost as murky as their Mesquite Smoked Porter served at Draught House a few months ago). It smelled normal but tasted really bad. I found myself wondering if the beer had been brewed with unfiltered city water as there was a strong flavor of chlorine in the brew. It's pretty rare for me to not finish a beer I have paid for, but this was one such incident.
Aug 25, 2011The beer was murky (almost as murky as their Mesquite Smoked Porter served at Draught House a few months ago). It smelled normal but tasted really bad. I found myself wondering if the beer had been brewed with unfiltered city water as there was a strong flavor of chlorine in the brew. It's pretty rare for me to not finish a beer I have paid for, but this was one such incident.
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