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RATINGS: 38   MEAN: 3.14/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.08   EST. CALORIES: 156   ABV: 5.2%
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An authentic German styled unfiltered wheat beer. Vitzen is the phonetic spelling for the German "Weizen", which means wheat beer. "Hefe", pronounced Hay fa, means with yeast and refers to the cloudy appearance of the unfiltered beer. Angel City Vitzen uses the Weinstephan wheat beer yeast which gives the beer it’s spicy flavor. Michael points out that this beer illustrates how much yeast can influence the flavor and aroma of beer and anyone who has been to Germany can attest to it’s authenticity.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
mjg74 (2106) - La Mesa, California, USA - MAR 21, 2008
Bomber. Hazy amber in color upon pouring. Yeasty dry clove aroma. Somewhat grainy with a little spice. Not as sweet as I would like. But at least it’s not sour like most of their beers.

4.2
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 18/20
bsierra (213) - Vista, California, USA - MAR 17, 2008
UPDATED: OCT 23, 2008 On draft at Alpine Village. Poured with a cloudy orange hue. Nose of Clove and Banana with rich spices. Good carbonation with beautiful accents of ripe banana and spicy clove. This was a pleasure to drink.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
bhensonb (7143) - Woodland, California, USA - FEB 23, 2008
Bomber at wine frig temperature. Aromas of wheat, clove and banana. Hazy orange gold color and a white head that flattened rapidly. Medium body with mild, creamy carbonation. Flavors of banana, wheat and clove. Enough spice to tingle. It is one of the better, closer to the style, hefes that I can recall. The finish has all the flavors plus a touch of orange/lemon citrus. I’d suggest this not be served overly cold.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
jcwattsrugger (8704) - Florida and, New Jersey, USA - JAN 15, 2008
on tap-pours a retaining white head and cloudy yellow color. Aroma is lemon, clove? Taste is fermented/tart lemon, wheat, secondary spice/grass hops, yeast. Occasional.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
RSRIZZO (1634) - Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA - SEP 16, 2007
Had on 7/5/2006. Aroma is a light sour Hefe like scent. Color is a light hazy orange. Taste is a mellow Hefe taste. Its a bit flat but is a good taste and could be a good Hefe if the carbonation was up a bit.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
riversideAK (4381) - Shoreline, Washington, USA - MAR 20, 2007
A very clovey aroma. Appearance is an opaque golden orange. Clovey esters and small bannana flavor, but for sure it is mostly clove. It tastes pretty similar to a pasteurized Paulaner or Erdinger, but with less bannana and vanilla. It is also extremely carbonated. It is above average.

2.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
Pailhead (3326) - Plymouth, Michigan, USA - AUG 22, 2006
Bottle: Courtesy of Styles. Lots of banana with moderate clove and a touch of yeast. Pours a slightly hazy yellow with a minimal white head that fades to nothing quickly. Flavor has lots of lemon and minimal banana. Light clove in the finish. Thin and fizzy mouthfeel. I like Hefes, but this is quite the letdown.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Headbanger (2072) - Aurora, Illinois, USA - JUL 5, 2006
22oz bottle- Aroma of wheat and lemon on a cloudy orange body with no head. Tastes like a mellow flat hefe probably because the carbonation is so low. Has great potential.


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