Isar Weiss
Highgrain Brewing Co

12oz can, no date, served in a Libby globe porter glass.

Appearance: Lightly translucent golden yellow-approaching amber. Thin white ring of foam, an occasional small island of lacing noted.

Smell: Banana and clove.

Taste: Tastes a lot like it smells, but with some wheaty malt in the middle. Surprisingly crisp.

Mouthfeel: Highly carbonated, approaching fizzy. Dry finish.

Overall / Drinkability: Unusual for the style - has the smell of a Hefe, but tastes and drinks like a combination of a Hefe and a lager. Went well with Jalfrezi veg and basmati rice. Not sure I want another in a sitting but okay with food.

Strong banana flavor. Good beer.

Pours a deep golden orange/ brown. Little head even when I try. Quite cloudy as is expected.
Smells of cloves and maybe cardamom.
Tastes like it smells, strong clove and spice, underscored by the funk people call banana. I don't get banana, but I know this is the note people call banana.
It is well carbonated and crisp. It is a bit thinner than I prefer, but I think that's the style.
This was my first hefeweizen. It is very good. After this I've also tried hofbrau and weihenstephaner hefeweizen/hefe weissbier. I was surprisingly unimpressed (not to say they weren't good). Meaning this local brew stands up with the famous German beers, and a couple dollars cheaper.

 

12oz can canned 5/19/22 into a Spiegelau glass.
L: Pours dense apricot color hazed on top, lighter on bottom, low carbonation, 1" eggshell white head goes down to edge foam, no lacing.
S: Malts, fruity, a hint of banana bread, lightly floral.
T: Malts, caramelized sugar, light pineapple, yeasty Dum Dum's pineapple candy, banana & clove, a hint of citrus zest, fairly delicate.
F: Very soft, casual medium light bodied mouthfeel w/a clean smooth fast finish. Kind of lazy.
O: A very soft & smooth good tasting beer with agreeable drinkability. It is good in it's style.

 

 

 

L: Pours a hazy pale gold, and even with a non-careful pour, forms approximately one finger of white foam that dissipates almost entirely in short order.

S: The nose is primarily clove and grain, with faint, soft bubblegum notes.

T: The flavors in this beer are overall rather muted. A mix of bubblegum, clove, and pear flavors swirl about one another without rhyme or reason as it moves along the palate, and it leaves not much of an aftertaste.

F: Quite thin and watery, particularly for a wheaten malt bill.

O: Not exactly an impressive example of a hefeweizen, and not one I'm likely to repeat.

Look - slight haze yellow slight slight orange no real head or skimming
Smell - sweet banana slight clove
Taste - about the same as the smell but pretty light
Feel - light body and carb, kind of syrupy
Overall - ok but needs some work. Does have a Bavarian like style though

Poured from the can purchased at Jungle Jim's. Can date 7/6/2020
This could easily become one of my favorite american brewed Hefeweizen.
Clove and banana notes, just the way I like it.