The glorious hefeweizen

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  1. Feel_the_Darkness

    Feel_the_Darkness Initiate (0) Oct 17, 2012 Virginia

    I know this isn't a style that gets an overt amount of love (or respect...RESPECT IT) on the boards, but it IS summer time, and this is a beer that I think most can agree with accentuates the warmer months quite well. I also can't be the only fervent proponent of hefe's up here, so please, discuss. What are your favorites? Don't be afraid to bring in the kristall's, dunkel's, and weizenbock's, etc. either. Which ones do you hate? Which ones do you wish you could get your hands on more readily? Do you prefer the American brewed or the German ones? And for the love of god, someone tell me why I haven't tried Live Oak's brew yet...

    Cheers!
     
    #1 Feel_the_Darkness, Jun 19, 2013
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  2. fuzzylogic

    fuzzylogic Initiate (0) Nov 16, 2008 Pennsylvania

    SN Kellerweiss
    Anything wheat by Weihenstephaner
     
    #2 fuzzylogic, Jun 19, 2013
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  3. budgood1

    budgood1 Initiate (0) Dec 1, 2001 Minnesota

    Schell's hefeweizen. YUMMY!
     
    #3 budgood1, Jun 19, 2013
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  4. ScottK22

    ScottK22 Pundit (803) Dec 30, 2010 New York


    This is the correct answer.
     
    #4 ScottK22, Jun 19, 2013
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  5. BasterdInABasket

    BasterdInABasket Initiate (0) Nov 8, 2010 Wisconsin

    NG Dancing Man and Schneider Aventinus. I'm typically a stout/IPA drinker but these are two of my favorites.
     
    #5 BasterdInABasket, Jun 19, 2013
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  6. DBijnagte

    DBijnagte Initiate (0) Dec 7, 2012 Minnesota

    Wodan Weizen by Harriet Brewing in MN
    and yes Weihenstephaner
     
    #6 DBijnagte, Jun 19, 2013
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  7. Feel_the_Darkness

    Feel_the_Darkness Initiate (0) Oct 17, 2012 Virginia

    Mmm...Aventinus.
     
    #7 Feel_the_Darkness, Jun 19, 2013
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  8. herrburgess

    herrburgess Grand Pooh-Bah (3,077) Nov 4, 2009 South Carolina
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    Hofbrauhaus Traunstein's Gastro-Weisse.
     
    #8 herrburgess, Jun 19, 2013
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  9. Dtapeski

    Dtapeski Crusader (429) Oct 26, 2012 Colorado

    Said it before and will say it again, Dry Dock HefeWeizen and Live Oak HefeWeizen are both great representations of the style.
     
    #9 Dtapeski, Jun 19, 2013
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  10. djsmith1174

    djsmith1174 Savant (1,015) Aug 21, 2005 Minnesota


    +1
     
    #10 djsmith1174, Jun 19, 2013
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  11. Danny1217

    Danny1217 Initiate (0) Jul 15, 2011 Florida

    Schneider Weiss and Weihenstephan beers. Last month i went to the Weihenstephan brewery and the Schneider Weisse restaurant in Munich. So. Good.
    I really like Aventinus Wheat dopplebock, mein hopfenweisse, Vitus and Weihenstephan Hefeweissbier. Amazing beers.
     
    #11 Danny1217, Jun 19, 2013
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  12. Ragnarok88

    Ragnarok88 Initiate (0) May 30, 2013 Minnesota

    Just finished drinking a couple of Sierra Nevada's Kellerweis, which I think is pretty damn good. I also really like Weihenstephaner.

    Although I haven't had a lot of weizens I couldn't tolerate New Glarus Dancing Man Wheat or Laughing Fox, because both are clove bombs. I don't mind when clove is subtle like in Kellerweis or Weihenstephaner, but too much and it's like doing the cinnamon challenge.
     
    #12 Ragnarok88, Jun 19, 2013
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  13. Feel_the_Darkness

    Feel_the_Darkness Initiate (0) Oct 17, 2012 Virginia

    Haven't been able to try either yet. Hear great things. ISO on the east coast.
     
    #13 Feel_the_Darkness, Jun 19, 2013
  14. nsheehan

    nsheehan Savant (1,206) Jul 3, 2011 Texas
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    The native Texas BAs can answer better, but Live Oak is a keg only brewery so no bottles to send your way. However, Growler Room can fill a growler of it if you find an Austin TX trade buddy.

    I drink Hefe's year-round, they got me into craft and I'll hardly turn one down. It's a great style to start out with any night of the year IMO. I think the Live Oak Hef is great, but my favorite is probably the Hofbrau Munchnerweisse I had multiple liters of in Munich. Call me sentimental. My second favorite weissebier in Munich (not necessarily ever) was Paulaner's. Wolf Creek in Valencia CA does a great Hef, on par with Live Oak's I think. I like Weihenstephaner's kristall the best.

    I tend not to buy Hefe's except in bars, and when I do buy one, I'll usually just try one I haven't had. If I've had them all, and I really want a Hefe, I'll either go with Live Oak if in Austin, or a German one elsewhere.
    Picture from Paulaner biergarten, the flash made the bier look darker.
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    Prost!
     
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  15. Ri0

    Ri0 Initiate (0) Jul 1, 2012 Wisconsin

    One word. Incredible.
     
    #15 Ri0, Jun 19, 2013
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  16. LambicPentameter

    LambicPentameter Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2012 Nebraska

    Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier
    Hacker-Pschorr Dunkle Weisse
     
    #16 LambicPentameter, Jun 19, 2013
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  17. rauchfest

    rauchfest Initiate (0) Sep 5, 2008 Pennsylvania

    Schneider Weisse Tap X Meine Sommer Weisse & Weihenstephaner White Hoplosion both on draft in philly also Bayerischer Bahnhof Berliner Weisse.
     
    #17 rauchfest, Jun 19, 2013
  18. DmouthCaliBrewz

    DmouthCaliBrewz Initiate (0) Mar 29, 2013 New Hampshire
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    Meh I just can't get behind the style. I'm all for the warm weather session ales but I just loathe wheat beers for some weird reason. Though I'll sumpin sumpin is fucking amazing.

    Probly cuz in High school I got sick as shit from drinking multiple gallons of weissbier at a cabin in the mouintains on a backpacking trip through the Swiss/German alps. Worst. Hike. Down. Ever.

    Fuckin liter beers....worst.invention.ever.
     
    #18 DmouthCaliBrewz, Jun 19, 2013
  19. elNopalero

    elNopalero Grand Pooh-Bah (5,822) Oct 14, 2009 Michigan
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    Live Oak, Live Oak, Live Oak.
     
    #19 elNopalero, Jun 19, 2013
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  20. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    Paulaner HefeWeissbeer doesn't seem to get enough love (here on the boards, at least), definitely up there with Weihenstephaner imo. Plus, the availability and price of can't be beat.
     
    #20 TongoRad, Jun 19, 2013
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