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A Slice Of Hefen
La Cumbre Brewing Co.
- From:
- La Cumbre Brewing Co.
- New Mexico, United States
- Style:
- Hefeweizen
Ranked #21 - ABV:
- 5.4%
- Score:
- 90
Ranked #9,354 - Avg:
- 4.03 | pDev: 9.93%
- Reviews:
- 59
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Yesterday at 02:07 AM
- Added:
- Jun 18, 2012
- Wants:
- 27
- Gots:
- 49
A traditional take on a Bavarian classic. Poured into a 23 oz. Hefe glass, this beer is served mit hefe with a voluminous white head. The aroma is everything we love in the style; clove, banana and vanilla. The body is rich and creamy, yet finishes fairly dry and is as refreshing as any beer you’ll drink here or anywhere else. By popular demand, this beer is now a year-round offering.
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Ratings by Bouleboubier:
Reviewed by Bouleboubier from New Jersey
4.29/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.29/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
(16 oz can, no date/code; purchased cold single from Tucson Hop Shop... no 23 oz glass on hand, so I split poured b/w a 16 oz nonic and a stemless wine glass)
L: proper pouring procedure yielded cloudy, yellow-amber liquid, fantastically fluffy, dense, moussy white foam... thick collar continues to the bottom; craggy crescent ring at the top... some scabs of yeast settle at the glass floor
S: pretty spot on: banana, clove-like phenol, maybe a hint of fresh-cut Granny Smith apple, fermenting dough... hint of a rough, raw edge to the fermentation (cider)
T: banana bread dough; rather spicy, clinging to the back of the palate, almost red hot dollar at the back corners of the throat... semisweet malt lingers for a bit through the finish, but there seems to be a subtle dullness in the aftertaste, just lacking a little accentuation
F: smooth, silky, almost creamy; perfect vanishing finish, ideal amount of residual slime left on the palate... could drop off with a little more snap and levity, but otherwise hitting the marks
O: tasty, excellent for an American attempt at the style... all the hallmark flavors are here, just perhaps not at the relentlessly intense as a Weihenstephaner (1856)
Jan 06, 2022L: proper pouring procedure yielded cloudy, yellow-amber liquid, fantastically fluffy, dense, moussy white foam... thick collar continues to the bottom; craggy crescent ring at the top... some scabs of yeast settle at the glass floor
S: pretty spot on: banana, clove-like phenol, maybe a hint of fresh-cut Granny Smith apple, fermenting dough... hint of a rough, raw edge to the fermentation (cider)
T: banana bread dough; rather spicy, clinging to the back of the palate, almost red hot dollar at the back corners of the throat... semisweet malt lingers for a bit through the finish, but there seems to be a subtle dullness in the aftertaste, just lacking a little accentuation
F: smooth, silky, almost creamy; perfect vanishing finish, ideal amount of residual slime left on the palate... could drop off with a little more snap and levity, but otherwise hitting the marks
O: tasty, excellent for an American attempt at the style... all the hallmark flavors are here, just perhaps not at the relentlessly intense as a Weihenstephaner (1856)
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri
4.1/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
16oz can. Poured out a slightly hazy, golden amber color with a small, off-white head of fluffy foam. It left sudsy trails of lace on the glass. It smelled of banana, clove, cracked wheat and caramel. Nice wheat, banana, clove and spices. Good hefeweizen.
Jul 25, 2023Reviewed by Treyliff from West Virginia
4.47/5 rDev +10.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.47/5 rDev +10.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
16oz can poured into a pint
Pours a hazy yellow with a one finger foamy white head that has good retention. Smells of banana runts, peppery clove, toasted wheat. Taste gives a strong note of banana and peppery clove that harmonize with a toasted undertone. The finish gives some creamy vanilla that almost mimicked banana pudding. Clove on the linger. Medium-light body, medium carbonation, foamy mouthfeel and crisp finish. An outstanding representation of the style that rivals some of the best German examples.
Jun 16, 2023Pours a hazy yellow with a one finger foamy white head that has good retention. Smells of banana runts, peppery clove, toasted wheat. Taste gives a strong note of banana and peppery clove that harmonize with a toasted undertone. The finish gives some creamy vanilla that almost mimicked banana pudding. Clove on the linger. Medium-light body, medium carbonation, foamy mouthfeel and crisp finish. An outstanding representation of the style that rivals some of the best German examples.
Reviewed by gatornation from Arizona
4/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a hazed golden wheat color with a white head . Smell is wheat ,banana, and clove. Taste follows the nose fruity ,with banana baked bread ,clove and cracked wheat . Mouth feel hoppy wheat/malt ,very tasty.
Jan 23, 2023Rated by Manta200 from Kentucky
4/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4 16oz cans from a trade with lordofthewiens
Nov 09, 2022Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
4.09/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Had on tap. Cloudy bright yellow body with a blowing white head and moderate lacing. Wheat, doughy bread, harsher yeast, lemon, moderate clove, and light botanicals in the nose. Taste is much the same, but the yeast being somewhat harsh does detract a bit, wheat, clove and lemon very nice though. Feel is well balanced, yeast is not a problem here, bright and chewy. Good for a moderate spring day, would have again
May 01, 2022Reviewed by ZenAgnostic from Texas
2.04/5 rDev -49.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 1.75
2.04/5 rDev -49.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 1.75
One Pint (437ml) can poured into Shock Top hefe glass. BB 09/27/20 printed on bottom of can. So this has about another 2 months of freshness left in it. Picked up as part of a $10 4-pack from the grocery store during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Appearance - Instructions on the back say to pour 2/3 of the can into an angled glass. Then to swirl remaining 'yeast' and to pour vigorously for a full, rich head. A normal 2/3 pour into a standard weizen glass (also pictured on diagram) already brought the head to the top of the bottle so it's not really even possible to follow the instructions unless you save the rest for when the head dies out after a few sips. Hazy straw gold body, which becomes cloudy when you pour in the yeast after. Large medium-tight foamy head with decent retention, regular cascading lacing that sticks in distinct strata as the head breaks down. Looks great. 4.5
Smell - Typical banana, bread and spices, but a little thin. And a strong dry cardboard smell. Offputting. 2.25
Taste - A little too thin, water, bland and yet somehow also offensive like it's skunked or something. Which would be weird considering this is in a can. Actually like licking dry cardboard and tasting metal at the same time. 1.75
Mouthfeel - A little thin and watery for the style. And noticeably astringent. 1.75
Overall - Worst beer I've ever had in the hefe style. Disappointed. Not the 90/100 beer I was expecting. Far below par. And there's no discernible damage to the can, not even a tiny dent, so I don't know what excuse I can give it for tasting like it's stale or skunked. Bad batch? Left in hot truck? Whatever is going on, there's no way a beer this terrible could be rated 90% unless this is just a bad can. Only way I could possibly rate it lower is if it was infected and was so bad that I couldn't even finish it. And while it's bad enough that drinking it is an extreme chore, I think I can finish it. 1.75
Jul 17, 2020Appearance - Instructions on the back say to pour 2/3 of the can into an angled glass. Then to swirl remaining 'yeast' and to pour vigorously for a full, rich head. A normal 2/3 pour into a standard weizen glass (also pictured on diagram) already brought the head to the top of the bottle so it's not really even possible to follow the instructions unless you save the rest for when the head dies out after a few sips. Hazy straw gold body, which becomes cloudy when you pour in the yeast after. Large medium-tight foamy head with decent retention, regular cascading lacing that sticks in distinct strata as the head breaks down. Looks great. 4.5
Smell - Typical banana, bread and spices, but a little thin. And a strong dry cardboard smell. Offputting. 2.25
Taste - A little too thin, water, bland and yet somehow also offensive like it's skunked or something. Which would be weird considering this is in a can. Actually like licking dry cardboard and tasting metal at the same time. 1.75
Mouthfeel - A little thin and watery for the style. And noticeably astringent. 1.75
Overall - Worst beer I've ever had in the hefe style. Disappointed. Not the 90/100 beer I was expecting. Far below par. And there's no discernible damage to the can, not even a tiny dent, so I don't know what excuse I can give it for tasting like it's stale or skunked. Bad batch? Left in hot truck? Whatever is going on, there's no way a beer this terrible could be rated 90% unless this is just a bad can. Only way I could possibly rate it lower is if it was infected and was so bad that I couldn't even finish it. And while it's bad enough that drinking it is an extreme chore, I think I can finish it. 1.75
Reviewed by Beer_Right_Back from Arizona
3.75/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Classic large banana and clove flavor in this stereotypical hefe. Crisp and refreshing, this would be a perfect beer to have alongside your bacon and eggs for breakfast.
Jun 02, 2019
A Slice Of Hefen from La Cumbre Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
232 ratings
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