Cape Ann Fishermans Bavarian Wheat Ale

Brewed by Cape Ann Brewing Company
Style: German Hefeweizen
Gloucester, Massachusetts USA

Poured a nice bronze color with a big white head a lot darker than I thought it would be. Lots of sweetness and a very smooth finish I enjoyed it quite a bit.

Apple and clove nose. Clear golden, thin head, pretty much like apple juice. Tastes like it smells, but with the cloves taking a more dominant role. It actually has a bit of a barnyard finish. Not in the mold of a true hefeweizen, but fairly tasty. Wanting in malt and/or esters.

On tap at Barcade. Pours a lightly orange amber with a thin white head. Light citrus and malt, almost a touch of banana. Medium body, light malt profile, a bit of banana, Finishes with some light malt and some spicy banana flavors.

12 oz bottle. Light golden, slightly opaque pour with a thin white head. Aroma of yeast and malt. Fairly thin body. Wheat taste with a few faint spices present. A safe hefe but nothing really stands out.

Bottle. Before disturbing the sediment, this hefeweizen pours a translucent amber with a short fizzy white head. After dumping in the sediment laden slurry, the beer takes on a muddied gold color with a short fizzy white head. Aroma is wheat, yeast, bready malts, bubblegum, clove and light banana. Taste is sweet malts, big wheat and yeast notes, strong banana, light spice and light candy notes. Body is light and rather bubbly. Finish is more clove and wheat. Lots of banana and yeast along with more candy notes and sweet malt.

Location: 12 oz bottle from Norm’s, 8/11/09

Aroma: Yeast, dough, banana, clove, sweet, very much the standard hefe aroma
Appearance: Cloudy yellow-orange color, fluffy white head
Flavor: Similar to the nose, sweet and malty, banana, clove, mild earthy hops, a bit of an odd spice tang to it
Palate: Light body, clean, easy drinking
Overall Impression: This is a decent example of the German Hefe style. Nothing super exciting is going on here, but it’s drinkable and nice.

**Just submitted a Photo for this one as well, as it was missing one. (Randomly, this is the 3rd beer I’ve rated today and the 3rd one that’s missing a photo).

My Bottom Line:
Spicy hops are immersed in doughy yeast, banana esters and cloves in this lean and cuddly Hefeweizen.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-A veil of foam covers the hazy amber.
-The finish is rather shy, as is the citrusy wheat character.
-The mild hop personality ends in wooden bitterness.
-The comfy carbonation helps drinkability.
-This is lean and clean, but compared to Sierra Nevada’s Kellerweis it is rather tame and simple.

Bottles.

(12oz bottle) Large off-white head that mostly disspates atop cloudy apple cider body. Aroma is medium sweet, banana, bubblegum, light clove. Taste is medium sweet, banana, bubblegum, some soda water. Light body, light effervescence.