Weizen
Lillebräu

Pours a slightly cloudy, golden coloration with a medium, fluffy head. Smells of doughy, biscuity malt and tropical/berry hops with notes of melon and red berries, as well as some faint banana esters. Taste is a decent balance of doughy, biscuity malt, fruity, grassy hops and rather subtle esters, with notes of honeydew melon, red berry and citrus peel, as well as lighter banana and just a hint of clove. Finishes with a light bitterness and some melon and citrus peel lingering in the aftertaste. Smooth mouthfeel with a medium body and carbonation.

This is certainly a very modern take on the traditional German Hefeweizen that almost feels more like an American Pale Wheat Ale, with the hops standing out a lot more than the yeast esters here. While it's quite spritzy, with a certain zesty quality to it, those typical estery notes are being very much overshadowed by the hops here, while it also kinda lacks the full body and creamy mouthfeel that I associate with the style. So while this makes for a very interesting modern interpretation of the Hefeweizen, it's not really in line with what you would expect of a traditional example of the style. That is not necessarily a bad thing, of course, but maybe this should be marketed as a "Hoppy Weizen" or something instead, while I also don't think that that modern interpretation justifies the price point of 3€ for a small bottle like this.