Browns Hefeweizen

Me and some buddies drove up to Troy to find a beer that would go well for our kegger. This was the chosen one. for Medium to full bodied. Very flavorful, lots of banana, clove, and yeast. Orangish hazy color. Packs a bit of a bite too.. which softens out once you get a couple sips in ya

Hazy, rather dark golden pour. Tiny white foam receding to a ring. Heavily phenolic offering, medicinal, band-aid like. A juicy banana puree with a medical cocktail. Husky and dusty graininess. Medium bodied, moderate to high carbonation. Not very complicated. Astringent finish.

My Bottom Line:
This overly sweet and phenolic Weizen was surely not in prime form this weekend, as vegetable connotations stumbled alongside banana syrup and confused cloves.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-There is no head at all to be found atop the turbid blond; this foam may have been killed by the lemon wedge which was served on the pint glass, within us asking for it might add.
-Carbonation was fizzy, and the body was rather anemic, giving a most forceful mouthfeel.
-The yeasty fruitiness was chaotic, passing from tropical fruit to herbal, unripe examples to perfumy soap, all doused in that sugary banana syrup.
-Oh well, maybe we got the bottom of the keg?

On tap at the brewpub.

On tap at the brewpub. Served with a slice of lemon, the brew pours a straw-yellow with a lively white head that fades. Quite hazy, almost opaque really. Aroma is lemon, some clove notes, but massively banana. Taste is much of the same: nice crispness from the wheat, some spice, but the banana esters here are absolutely overpowering...and in a good way. Lively carbonation, thin on the tongue and drinkable.