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Icon Series: Amarillo Hefe
Saint Arnold Brewing Company
- From:
- Saint Arnold Brewing Company
- Texas, United States
- Style:
- Hefeweizen
- ABV:
- 5.4%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.71 | pDev: 11.05%
- Reviews:
- 23
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Apr 08, 2020
- Added:
- May 06, 2013
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 15
Brewer Sam Wright's Description: The recipe for Amarillo Hefe came from a beer I developed for my sister and brother in law's wedding. They wanted a hefeweizen for their reception, and I decided to put my own twist on it. Since some people like to put lemon or orange slices in hefes, I figured I could replace that with the bright citrus flavor and aroma of Amarillo hops. The base beer starts as a fairly traditional Hefe. As fermentation starts to putter out, a healthy dose of Amarillos are dry hopped to complement the banana and clove flavors of the yeast. The balance gives an impression of added spice flavor, but no spice was added. Just malt, hops, yeast, and water. Enjoy!
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Ratings by jamescain:
Reviewed by jamescain from Texas
3.83/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a SA perfect pint.
It pours a hazy straw yellow with a fluffy white head about two fingers thick that slowly fades to a thin lacing over the top of the beer. The smell up front is mostly banana and clove with a touch of hops. It is definitely more hoppy then a standard hefeweizen. The hops provide a profile of grapefruit and citrus. I would have liked more hop nose I guess. I still enjoy the nose as just a hefeweizen but I was hoping for more of an IPA meets a hefeweizen. The taste is very yeasty and bready. Typical hefeweizen flavors with a slightly more assertive bitterness. The beer is light bodied with high carbonation and a nice dry finish. Overall I like this beer a lot and would definitely buy some more. Its a nice alternative to a certain other hefeweizen that does not come in bottles. I'd be happy to see this getting rebrewed.
May 15, 2013It pours a hazy straw yellow with a fluffy white head about two fingers thick that slowly fades to a thin lacing over the top of the beer. The smell up front is mostly banana and clove with a touch of hops. It is definitely more hoppy then a standard hefeweizen. The hops provide a profile of grapefruit and citrus. I would have liked more hop nose I guess. I still enjoy the nose as just a hefeweizen but I was hoping for more of an IPA meets a hefeweizen. The taste is very yeasty and bready. Typical hefeweizen flavors with a slightly more assertive bitterness. The beer is light bodied with high carbonation and a nice dry finish. Overall I like this beer a lot and would definitely buy some more. Its a nice alternative to a certain other hefeweizen that does not come in bottles. I'd be happy to see this getting rebrewed.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by HipCzech from California
3.88/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.88/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Serving: 12 oz bottle (marked "05/14/15") poured into a stemmed Pilsener (beer tulip) glass.
Appearance: Bright, hazy gold with quickly dissipating head of off white foam. Minimal lace and a slight film of bubbles persist.
Smell: Wheat bread, fruity (slight banana) and spicy yeast, lemon and lime zest.
Taste: Malty body with expected wheat and yeast notes, nicely balanced by bright citrus of the hops.
Mouthfeel: Light body with effervescent carbonation.
Overall: A solid hefeweizen smartly balanced by bright citrus character of Amarillo hops.
Jul 27, 2015Appearance: Bright, hazy gold with quickly dissipating head of off white foam. Minimal lace and a slight film of bubbles persist.
Smell: Wheat bread, fruity (slight banana) and spicy yeast, lemon and lime zest.
Taste: Malty body with expected wheat and yeast notes, nicely balanced by bright citrus of the hops.
Mouthfeel: Light body with effervescent carbonation.
Overall: A solid hefeweizen smartly balanced by bright citrus character of Amarillo hops.
Reviewed by Joe_Howard from Texas
4.09/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
pours a cloudy kinda straw color with a thin, quick dissipating head. The smell is typical hefe with banana and clove aromas plus the citrus aroma from the amarillo hops. The tastes reflects the flavor exactly and I am a huge fan of dry hopping using the amarillo. Overall a very interesting interpretation of a hefeweizen beer.
May 23, 2015Rated by VelvetHammered from Texas
4.43/5 rDev +19.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.43/5 rDev +19.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Light, full of flavor, clean
May 19, 2015
Icon Series: Amarillo Hefe from Saint Arnold Brewing Company
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
157 ratings
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