Dancing Man
New Glarus Brewing Company

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From:
New Glarus Brewing Company
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
Hefeweizen
Ranked #3
ABV:
7.2%
Score:
94
Ranked #2,710
Avg:
4.21 | pDev: 10.93%
Reviews:
487
Ratings:
1,443
Status:
Active
Rated:
Yesterday at 10:52 PM
Added:
Jul 07, 2007
Wants:
  511
Gots:
  172
If you dream of wheat this brew will get your toes tapping. Since 1995 we have brewed Bavarian style wheat beers exclusively for the same great state that grows and malts our own Wisconsin wheat. In a world full of posers this is a true hefe-weizen naturally 100% bottle fermented and hazy.

Expect this beer to cascade effervescent into your glass. The rich spicy clove and cinnamon notes will greet your nose while sweet fruit and wheat kisses your lips.

Lick the foam from your mouth and admit sometimes you just gotta get up and dance.
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Ratings by blackearth:
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Reviewed by blackearth from Minnesota

3.82/5  rDev -9.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Purchased from the Hilltop brewery in New Glarus, WI. Poured into a weiss glass this beer showed a bright golden body with a white head. Aroma of fruity esters most notably cloves and a faint bubble gum character. Mouthfeel was light bodied with crisp carbonation. The malt and wheat flavors were good, but not outstanding. Good drinkability, but I wasn't reaching for a second one.
Sep 01, 2009
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Reviewed by thebeers from Pennsylvania

3.93/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Hazy, dark amber-tinted yellow with three fat fingers of light tan head. Distinct rings of lacing.

Big banana yeast in the nose with a hint of wheat bread behind.

The taste follows closely with a touch of Belgian soapiness and clove mixed in. Fairly sweet.

Medium-to-full bodied with relatively reserved carbonation.

Nice homage to a classic German Hefeweizen.
Yesterday at 10:52 PM
 
Rated: 4.15 by MatthewJW from Wisconsin

Mar 09, 2024
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Reviewed by blkgeorge

2.88/5  rDev -31.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
I bought this amongst a bunch of imported German wheat beers. It's plain bad. Overly sweet and estery. Malt liquor wheat beer. This is what happens when you fuck up the malt bill but still sell the shit. A great wheat beer for Wisconsin drunkards that don't know any better.

For a brewery that is perceived infallible around the Midwest, this is some mediocre shit that's good enough to sell to rubes.
Feb 17, 2024
 
Rated: 4 by Nyoder

Nov 26, 2023
 
 
Rated: 5 by Hj7237 from Wisconsin

May 31, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by bruindre from Massachusetts

Feb 09, 2023
 
Rated: 4.52 by Ristaccia from Nebraska

Dec 11, 2022
 
Rated: 3.5 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Feb 17, 2022
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Rated by bret27 from California

4.49/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Bottle courtesy of JohnnyHops.
So good!
A lot of banana character.
Would not have guessed 7.2% either.
Feb 03, 2022
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Reviewed by defunksta from Wisconsin

4.01/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Appearance: Pours a clear, glowing, medium orange color with a moderate white head that sticks around. SRM of 8 (3.75)

Aroma: Strong aromas of bread and spice upfront. There is bread, cloves, and Belgian spices. Some coriander and banana before a bready and banana malt backbone.

Flavor: Strong flavors upfront of sweet bread and bananas. There's cloves and spices. Prominent bread malts with yeast and clove spices on the finish.

Feel: Medium to heavier bodied. Good carbonation. Finishes with cloves and banana bread that linger pleasantly. Balanced. (4.25)

Compared to Boulevard Tank 7 12/12/21: Pours a lighter and clearer color with a milder white head. More bread, banana, and clove spice. Less juicyfruit. Drinks more malty and smooth.

Compared to Weihenstephaner Hefeweizen 2/2024: Pours nearly identical, Similar aromas. More sweet orange and orange spice. Less bread spice and yeast, slightly sweeter.

Compared to Weihenstephaner Vitus 2/2024: Pours darker, milder head. Milder aromas and flavors. Dryer and yeastier.

Overall: A very tasty hefeweizen here. I don't get much cinnamon here. Yet, nice bready, banana, and clove spices. Yet the carbonation comes through here for a nice balanced and clean finish. I think that is what makes this beer drink so well. I enjoyed this one for sure. (Final Rating: 4.01)
Dec 12, 2021
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Reviewed by chum_husk from Minnesota

3.23/5  rDev -23.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
12oz glass bottle - review from notes

Slight hops and spice cut through, but its mostly honey, nanners, and clove. A little too sweet, but still a classic banana hefe - and with a hefty amount of alcohol
Sep 21, 2021
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Reviewed by Manta200 from Kentucky

4.5/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Thanks to Bshaw22, I finally had the top 3 Hefeweizen of BA
This is, in my humble opinion, one of the best American brewed Hefeweizen.
I will make it to the brewery some day and have it on tap.
Sep 03, 2021
 
Rated: 4.75 by Guinnsslvr from Illinois

Aug 28, 2021
 
Rated: 4.02 by Z-man from Michigan

Aug 21, 2021
 
Rated: 4.43 by sbuck from New Mexico

Jul 18, 2021
 
Rated: 3.85 by BrendanStoehr96 from Wisconsin

Jun 29, 2021
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Reviewed by UrbanCaveman from Ohio

4.61/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
L: Pours a beautifully cloudy burnished amber, and even with a fairly careful pour, formed a four-finger head of dense off-white foam. Plenty of tiny bubbles visible racing from the bottom.

S: A delightful bouquet of ripe wheat, bubblegum, clove, and white grape.

T: At the risk of redundant repetition, "delightful" seems again apropos. Each sip opens with a lovely slurry of clove and banana flavor, with some pear and white grape notes developing as it moves across the tongue. By the swallow, some light citrusy coriander tones join in, and linger alongside the clove for the aftertaste.

F: That is as lush and pillowy as one could want a wheat beer to feel. The phrase "cream of what" came to mind as a descriptor for this brew's mouthfeel.

O: That is decidedly impressive for a US brewed hefe. Dan clearly picked up a trick or two during his time at Ayinger. I'll be trying to find this (and Bubbler) any time I'm able to get near Wisconsin during the brewing window.
Jun 19, 2021
 
Rated: 4.09 by einman from Minnesota

May 14, 2021
Dancing Man from New Glarus Brewing Company
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