Hefeweizen Love

Me too.

 

Weihenstephaner gets all of the press , but I enjoy Schneider EdelWeiss and Paulaner just as much (maybe even more ).

 

It's a style of beer that can be sublime when well made and still refreshing when not.

Is it easy to home brew?

 

Much appreciated for the heads-up to avoid Mad King - with my hop sensitivity, Kellerweis isn't drinkable for me, and no yeast character comes through. People who aren't sensitive to hops all seem to agree it's a good beer, so I won't argue that it isn't. It just falls way more into "pale wheat ale" than "hefeweizen" to me.

For other US hefes, I have heard plenty of praise for Live Oak and Dancing Man, though I haven't been able to try either as of yet. A lot of the others I've tried have also been more akin to pale wheat ales than hefes, at least to me.

Two Brothers Ebel's Weiss is a nice Bavarian-style hefe, and Troegs Dreamweaver is also good. I'm willing to bet almost no US hefes make it to China, though!

 

Damnit...I was totally that guy that doesn't completely read the OP. Or maybe I did and I forgot.

 

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