On tap under the Primo Blue Hawaiian moniker at the Yardhouse in Pasadena. Fairly faint herbal and mild banana aroma in what otherwise was closer to a pale lager. Unfortunatley the flsvors didn’t lend any surprises - seemed like a watered down hefe or American wheat. Thin texture and mildly funky finish. Drinkable but not a good representation of the style.

<i>Draft at Claim Jumper, Lombard.</i> This is on the menu and the tap handle as "Claim Jumper Hefeweizen." I asked the server if this was from SLO and she concurred, but SLO doesn’t have a hefe. But then, this wasn’t much of a hefe. But the comments here and on "the Advocate" for this beer concur with my impressions, so here ’tis:<br />I requested a "short," so this came in a shaker instead of a weizen glass, slice of lemon floating inside. Slightly reddish color, no hefe haze. Foam is gone in less than a minute. Lemon adds to a citrusy smell impression. Taste is actually a bit hearty, but mostly from light malts. Touch of sourness, again from the lemon I flicked out. Some esters. I can’t pick out anything here that tells me it’s a wheat beer; more along the lines of a <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/goose-island-312-urban-wheat-ale/30913/7062/>312</a>. It’s okay as a summer beer &#40;I biked to the restaurant before going to the bus&#41;. But this ain’t no hefe, Hefé.

No hefe aroma. This one is very untasty. Seems to have some vanilla to it which doesn’t helf.

<b>Pint - Yard House - Honolulu, Hawaii <br /></b> 2008 – Hawaiian Beer Run<br /> Aroma – Strong wheat aroma with very little than that. <br /> Appearance –Yellow in color, light head and hazy. <br /> Flavor – This had to be the worst beer I have had thus far. Nasty flavor this needed help. It was over oxidized and way too much wheat and very little other flavor.<br /> Palate – Had a strange wheaty finish. Felt like I was drinking the wort. <br /> Overall – The worst beer on the islands. Needs to be re brewed and try again. This either sat too long or just does not travel well on a slow boat.