Sippelicious
Arcadia Brewing Company

 

 

 

16 ounce prowler into weizen glass, filled on 11/4/2018. Pours fairly hazy medium golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big banana, bubblegum, clove, peppercorn, pear, red apple, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big banana, bubblegum, clove, peppercorn, pear, red apple, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, floral, grassy bitterness; peppery yeast spiciness; and light wheat tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of banana, bubblegum, clove, peppercorn, pear, red apple, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness. Medium-plus carbonation and body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.8%. Overall this is an excellent hefeweizen. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and pretty refreshing to drink with the mellowly bitter/spicy/drying finish. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Perfectly balanced German yeast complexity and pale/wheat malts; with nice earthy noble hop presence against sweetness. A bit more hoppy than expected, but still spot on style all around. A really enjoyable offering.