Amber Weizen
Pyramid Breweries, Inc.

Amber WeizenAmber Weizen
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From:
Pyramid Breweries, Inc.
 
Oregon, United States
Style:
American Dark Wheat Beer
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
75
Avg:
3.16 | pDev: 16.14%
Reviews:
52
Ratings:
58
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 23, 2014
Added:
May 22, 2004
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  0
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Ratings by beertaster13:
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Reviewed by beertaster13 from Washington

2.11/5  rDev -33.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
Come on, step up to the plate Pyramid, there first of three 20th anniversary ales leaves much to be desired. Pours a murky dark ruby red amber with a tan head that loses much of its pep, reduces to nothing. Lacing is nowhere to be seen. The smell is rather clean, a huge hint of grains and wheat, bread and earthy tones are present. A apricot sweet malts is present as well. The taste is flat and uninspiring, the wheat and the sweet syrupy malts don't go well together, the malts are lacking real distinct flavor, a doughy bread taste just doesn't please the palate, medium bodied but not my cup of tea. Or beer?
Jul 30, 2004
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3 by Durandal_777 from Pennsylvania

Apr 23, 2014
 
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Dec 29, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by StoicBeast from California

Jun 04, 2012
 
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Feb 27, 2012
 
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Nov 29, 2011
 
Rated: 3 by scootercrabb from Illinois

Nov 21, 2011
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Reviewed by tmoneyba from Ohio

3.22/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Poured hazy dark amber with a moderate white head that diminished quickly with minimaql lacing. Moderate balanced sweet hoppy aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture and soft carbonation. Average balanced sweet malt flavor with a small bitter finish of average duration.
Dec 29, 2009
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Reviewed by Bagman007 from Texas

3.26/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Served in a bottle poured into a pint glass.

A- Nice amber coloring with just a tad bit of head.

S- Very yeast like scent with just a slight, slight hops.

T- Very smooth, crisp taste. Somewhat hoppy, but not very much.

M- Very smooth, not very bitter, dry finish.

D- Very drinkable, very smooth. Can definitely drink as a session beer.

Overall this beer is much better than I thought it would be from the scent. Very smooth, but not as hoppy as I would like it to be. A tad watery and bland though.
Jan 20, 2009
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Reviewed by EnojysAnyBeer from Colorado

3.73/5  rDev +18%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
I dunno what everyone is complaining about, but I've never had a beer of this style so I'm no pro.

A- Dark caramel with a hint of copper rod. Some sediment and a hazy transluscency. Weak tan head

S- Smell is OK but I can see how this would turn some people off. banana/clove esters along with a sweet malt backbone.

T- Taste is like the smell but the caramel malt is more dominant and some dark fruit flavors make an appearance. Label says there are nugget hops, but I don't really get a hoppy feel except maybe in the aftertaste.

M- Feels great, I love the feel of unfiltered beer. Moderate body and smooth carbonation

D- Drinks good but I feel the ABV% should be higher
Dec 29, 2008
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Reviewed by jujubeast6000 from Texas

2.76/5  rDev -12.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3
Reviewed 11/17/2005 (bottle):

Pours with a big head that is slightly off-white. Has an aroma which contains hops, and a nice wheat smell, but it's not a very strong aroma. Has a soft carbonated mouthfeel. An above average beer, but not very flavorful.
Nov 10, 2008
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Reviewed by scruffwhor from Illinois

3.49/5  rDev +10.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Dark cherry wood wheat color with a great, translucent orangey amber when held to the light. No head after a good pour, but a nice strong, single coulumn of bubbles rises to the top of the brew. Lots of wheat in the nose with the hops giving a spiced note to the aroma. Strong yeast gives the taste a dark fruity start. The middle has lightly roasted wheat and malt grains with just a dash of fresh spices from he hops. Chewy, yeasty palate finihes a bit talcy.
Oct 28, 2008
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Reviewed by kinger from Ohio

3.26/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pours a thick rich amber color with a good thick head. Swirled the last half inch in the bottle to obtain the yeast and poured into the glass. The yeast was suspended throughout the glass creating a wonderful effect. Decent aroma of caramel malts. Smooth and full mouthfeel complimented by a nice overall flavor and nice finish. I like the concept of an amber weizen and this brew seemed to capture the concept rather well.
Jul 29, 2008
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Reviewed by ahking from Michigan

3.1/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Interesting beer. Pours an absolutely gorgeous amber color made that way because you expect this color from a pale ale or amber ale. A Hefe of this color is rare and it really gets you into the beer before you drink. Unfortunately I didn't find much else to be spectacular here. I tried hard to get some unique aroma out of this beer, but it pretty much just smelled like ... well ... beer. Little characteristic hefe aroma here. Maybe a hint of sweet bananas, or that just could be malt, no hop aroma. Flavor was nothing too interesting. Little to no hop flavor, a tad flavor of banana and nilla wafer cookie. On a very positive note this beer is crisp, clean and refreshing. It's unoffensive and not cloying at all (I find way too many hefes are too sweet for me).

So this is an average tasting beer that is refreshing and drinkable. Good enough for the most, beer geeks may not appreciate the lack of complex flavors.
Jul 24, 2008
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Reviewed by Matty1918 from Massachusetts

3.06/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Sampled on draft in Redmond Wa.

The color was a hazy golden orange.
An average head that left lots of lacing.

A slight spice and a hint of earthy grain...not much aroma.

An average tasting Heffe....not much in wheat.

Mouthfeel was good...slight carbonation just wish there was more taste.
Apr 22, 2008
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Reviewed by csmiley from Ohio

3.27/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A - Appears to lie between orange and gold in color. Head, retention, and lacing were all spot on for average.

S - Sweet caramel aromas come to the nose first. The sweetness is followed by some spicy grain and yeast. A very light smell wheat shows up in the background.

T - Taste follows smell. Caramel comes through up front. Midway there is some spiciness and yeast / bread. The very end has what I have to guess as wheat. It is so far removed from the flavor that it is hard to pinpoint exactly.

M - Light bodied with good carbonation. Sweet with a very, very mild bitter finish.

D - Drinkability is good. I could have several of these with no problem. The only thing holding it back was a lack of perceptible wheat.
Mar 27, 2008
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Reviewed by prototypic from Ohio

2.81/5  rDev -11.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Appearance: It's slightly hazy and a dark amber color. Head is about a finger and a half. Retention was short and virtually no lacing lined the glass.

Smell: Light on the nose is an understatement in this instance. There's a bit of a grainy smell to it. Very light caramel malts are present. That's about it.

Taste: It's primarily malty and sweet. Very light dark fruit flavors are present. It is grainy with just a slight hop twist toward the end.

Mouthfeel/Drinkability: It's light bodied. Carbonation is okay. It's relatively smooth and it goes downeasy enough. But, it's bland flavor severly limits drinkability. Overall, it's very average. I wouldn't seek it out.
Mar 02, 2008
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Reviewed by Halcyondays from California

3.69/5  rDev +16.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
12 oz. bottle,

A: Pours a cloudy red, with little to no head, dissapointing as the American wheat genre usually has big, billowy heads. A below average looking beer.

S: Smells heavily of malt, some root beer, and a hint of cherry, fruit.

T: Tastes spicy on the first taste, but then that backs up to reveal a nice pleasant malty flavour, with a bit of pasta al dente, and a bit of dark fruit, plum especially.

S: Smooth, the carbonation shows up in the mouthfeel even though it isn't there visually, a little to light-bodied for my tastes though, even though this is a wheat beer.

D: Nice drinkability for a wheat beer, a nice surprise since I tend to find their regular hefe mediocre. Probably the 2nd best tasting beer I've had from them, No. 1 being Snow Cap.
Oct 28, 2007
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Reviewed by briman from Texas

2.55/5  rDev -19.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Served from bottle into standard pint glass.

Pours a slightly hazy basic copper color. Smallish beige head dissipates almost immediately, leaving pretty much no lace.

Aroma is caramel, with a light wheat undertone. Somewhat sweet.

Flavor is faintly sweet, with some mild wheat. At first I thought it had some sweetness along the lines of a hard candy, but after the first sip it was basically gone. Not much there honestly. What exactly makes this a "dark" wheat ???? Tastes like a basic generic american wheat ale.

Medium body, moderate carbonation. Balance seems ok, but let's be honest...with no taste and no character, how hard could it really be to balance ? Seems like any other wheat beer out there...certainly nothing distinguishing about this one. Won't be buying this again.
Sep 03, 2007
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Reviewed by xav33 from Michigan

2.55/5  rDev -19.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3
Pyramid Amber Weizen
12 oz bottle
Moderate pour in a shaker
Recent brewing(?), enjoyed 07/07

Poured a murky brown with an average frothy somewhat lasting head.

Smelt of light to moderate toasted wheat.

Taste was upfront moderate sweet caramel and light bitter toasted malt followed by a light bitter yeasty and toasted malt on a short finish.

Palate was light to medium bodied, slightly oily on a dry finish, lively carbonated and lightly astringent.

Overall, a light mellow dark weizen that seems slightly bland and falls a bit short.
Jul 21, 2007
Amber Weizen from Pyramid Breweries, Inc.
Beer rating: 75 out of 100 with 58 ratings