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RATINGS: 15   MEAN: 3.08/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.98   SEASONAL: Summer   IBU: 14   EST. CALORIES: 129   ABV: 4.3%
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At an elevation of 4,293 feet on the SW slope of Mt. Marcy, lies the well-spring of the Hudson River. Pure and clear, here the river begins a wild 315 mile tumble to the greatest city in the world. Headwater Hefe is unfiltered and brewed in classic Bavarian style. Using imported wheat and barley, this beer is lightly hopped with hints of banana and clovein the aroma and finish. Serve in a tall glass to enjoy its billowy white head, reminiscent of the Hudson Headwaters. Don’t get over your head. Drink Responsibly.


2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
jcwattsrugger (8999) - Florida and, New Jersey, USA - FEB 5, 2012
12 oz bottle-pours hazy yellow with an offwhite head. Aroma is raw wheat, some herbal. Taste is raw wheat, some herbal hops.
Earlier Rating: 10/8/2007 Total Score: 3.2
Hunter Mt. Hefe-on tap-pours a dissipating white head and cloudy yellow color. Aroma is banana, clove, some yeast/wheat. Taste is lots of clove, banana, some yeast/wheat, some lemon with it. When it warms up the banana comes to equal the clove. OK effervescence.

2.8
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
bhensonb (7570) - Woodland, California, USA - FEB 11, 2012
Bottle from Paula. Pours pale gold with a foamy 3 finger white head. Light banana and clove aromas. Near med body. Banana and clove indeed, but rather light. There is also some citrus. Finishes mildly the same. Really, really light hefe.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Cletus (6062) - Connecticut, USA - JUL 19, 2010
Draught at the brewpub. Pours a hazy amber/yellow with a white head. Smells of coriander, lemons, bananas, clove. Tastes of sweet wheat, clove, spicy, some ginger hints, pronounced citrus.

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
Glouglouburp (4772) - Montreal, Quebec, CANADA - JUL 24, 2006
Opaque and muddy yellow with a nice head and great lacing. Strong bubble gum aroma with the typical banana. Wheat and fruity taste with a flavour I can only describe as banana skin. An average hefeweizen and unfortunately this was best of the six beers we had at the pub. A prime example of the brewpub crawler golden rule: the fancier a brewpub looks from the outside, the worst the beer.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
douglas88 (3672) - Salt Lake City, Utah, USA - JUN 27, 2011
12 ounce bottle listed as Headwater Hefe Beer. Pours a very cloudy orange color with a small white head. The aroma is sweet oranges, cloves and banana. A nice sweet but also grainy brew, some orange, lots of sweet yeasty banana esters, smooth. A nice brew, simple.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
decaturstevo (3669) - decatur, Tennessee, USA - FEB 14, 2012
Yellow pour with white head and lace. Wheaty malt and corriander. Wheat, clove, and banana flavor. Light bodied and a tad fizzy. ok beer

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
deyholla (3522) - Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA - MAY 1, 2011
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Poured a hazy pale gold with a white head that dissipated to the edges and laced slightly. Aroma was full of strong sweet citrus with light flora and a wheat backing. Flavor was similar with a combination of citrus and wheat with a bit of a sweet finish.

2.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
GonZoBeeR (2597) - Ste-Eulalie, Quebec, CANADA - JUL 21, 2006
Aroma:good banana and wheat flavor... Appearance:hazy yellow-white,good head... Flavor:sweet banana,cream....

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
rudolf (2245) - Buffalo, New York, USA - AUG 10, 2005
Cloudy whitish with a fluffy yellow head. Bananna and clove nose w. bubblegum, wheat, surprisingly malty (light but noticable.) Flavor is bananna, light lemon, toasty malt in the finish. A bit sour & thin. In line with other brewpub Hefes I’ve had.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
BeerHawk (1635) - Huntsville, Alabama, USA - AUG 27, 2011
Bottle - "Headwater Hefe". Poured a hazy golden with a creamy white head that was lasting nad left good lace. Aroma of wheat, light banana, clove, and lemon. The flavor found wheat and yeast. Light body with a light lemon, clove, and wheat aftertaste.


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