Highside Hefeweizen
Strap Tank Brewing Co.
- From:
- Strap Tank Brewing Co.
- Utah, United States
- Style:
- Hefeweizen
- ABV:
- 4%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.97 | pDev: 10.08%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 16, 2024
- Added:
- Jul 26, 2018
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Reviewed by colts9016 from Idaho
3.89/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.89/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Review: 2108
Name: Highside
Brewery: Straptank Brewing
Location: Springville, UT
Style: Hefeweizen.
ABV: 4%
Date: Probably May 2024
As I kick off Father's Day, I reach for a Hefeweizen. The intriguing question is whether this is an American Wheat beer or a traditional German one. Opting for a Weizen glass, I pour the beer at a crisp 44 degrees, ready to delve into its unique beer. The hard pour created a frothy, creamy, one-fingered head with poor retention. The quick dissipation left no lacing on the glass, which is disappointing—charting the color at SRM 6, pale gold with light straw yellow hues. The clarity is mostly clear, with some yeast floating within.
Nosing the glass increases confusion; the aromas are Hefeweizen with a Belgium yeast note. I smell bananas, cloves, white pepper, wheat, lightly toasted malts, and a hint of floral and bready. Swirling the glass again, I noticed grass, light orange, a skosh of lemons, and a faint bubblegum note. Highside is more of a Hefeweizen and not a Belgian beer, the complex aromas creating a sensory journey for the nose.
The taste is more of a Belgian beer than a hefe. The yeast is more dominant than the malts. The yeast loads of banana, clove, phenolic(like bandaids), bubblegum, and earthiness. The malt profile leans heavily towards wheat, with lightly toasted malts. If this is a Belgian beer, it needs the spicy pepperiness I smelt earlier. Overall, the beer needs an identity to create a unique taste experience.
The mouthfeel is creamy and smooth with a slight tannic finish. The body is medium and has medium carbonation.
I believe this beer is suffering an identity crisis. Is this beer a Hefeweizen or a Belgian? If it is a hefe, I wanted more of the wheat to come out with an elegant yeast note. If this beer was Belgian, I wanted more of the yeast flavors. Nonetheless, this beer, being four percent, thanks to the Utah governing body, needs more maltiness to add some heft to the malt bill. I do not where to classify this beer, a Hefe, American Wheat, or Belgian Pale Ale.
Jun 16, 2024Name: Highside
Brewery: Straptank Brewing
Location: Springville, UT
Style: Hefeweizen.
ABV: 4%
Date: Probably May 2024
As I kick off Father's Day, I reach for a Hefeweizen. The intriguing question is whether this is an American Wheat beer or a traditional German one. Opting for a Weizen glass, I pour the beer at a crisp 44 degrees, ready to delve into its unique beer. The hard pour created a frothy, creamy, one-fingered head with poor retention. The quick dissipation left no lacing on the glass, which is disappointing—charting the color at SRM 6, pale gold with light straw yellow hues. The clarity is mostly clear, with some yeast floating within.
Nosing the glass increases confusion; the aromas are Hefeweizen with a Belgium yeast note. I smell bananas, cloves, white pepper, wheat, lightly toasted malts, and a hint of floral and bready. Swirling the glass again, I noticed grass, light orange, a skosh of lemons, and a faint bubblegum note. Highside is more of a Hefeweizen and not a Belgian beer, the complex aromas creating a sensory journey for the nose.
The taste is more of a Belgian beer than a hefe. The yeast is more dominant than the malts. The yeast loads of banana, clove, phenolic(like bandaids), bubblegum, and earthiness. The malt profile leans heavily towards wheat, with lightly toasted malts. If this is a Belgian beer, it needs the spicy pepperiness I smelt earlier. Overall, the beer needs an identity to create a unique taste experience.
The mouthfeel is creamy and smooth with a slight tannic finish. The body is medium and has medium carbonation.
I believe this beer is suffering an identity crisis. Is this beer a Hefeweizen or a Belgian? If it is a hefe, I wanted more of the wheat to come out with an elegant yeast note. If this beer was Belgian, I wanted more of the yeast flavors. Nonetheless, this beer, being four percent, thanks to the Utah governing body, needs more maltiness to add some heft to the malt bill. I do not where to classify this beer, a Hefe, American Wheat, or Belgian Pale Ale.
Reviewed by NorsemanOne from Utah
4.5/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Backlog
Poured into a shaker pint ~16oz
Pours hazy golden
bready and sweet/rich wheat, subtle citrus
Taste follows with a bit of doughy malts as well
Creamy, filling and crushable
Apr 26, 2023Poured into a shaker pint ~16oz
Pours hazy golden
bready and sweet/rich wheat, subtle citrus
Taste follows with a bit of doughy malts as well
Creamy, filling and crushable
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