Flying Dog In-Heat Wheat Hefeweizen

Brewed by Flying Dog Brewery
Style: German Hefeweizen
Frederick, Maryland USA

A brewery doesn’t have to constantly push the outer limits of brewing to be a good brewery. I love a finely crafted session beer just as much as I love an eye-opening nuclear explosion of flavor mushrooming atop my tastebuds. Flying Dog brewing is one such brewery that, while it may dapple in the extreme arts at times, its heart and soul are good, old-fashioned sessionable brews. Presenting herself before me today is their cleverly named In-Heat Wheat, a German inspired hefeweizen of reputable accord.

Hazy golden straw glistens and sparkles while soft tufts of pure white clouds mingle lazily in a haze. A gentle layer of foam lingers from start to finish, while nothing can interrupt the billowing bouquet of classic German aromas mingling with their American counterparts. Orange and citrus backed by soft bananas and banana bread, wheat, and pungent clove. There is definitely no fear of the clove here. Our first meeting is thick and rich. Soft, moist, and chewy bananas atop warm banana bread sprinkled with cooked nuts. Clove permeates every porous core of In-Heat Wheat while her super-soft mouthfeel soothes with each subsequent quaff. Despite her full body, soft chewy mouthfeel, and gracious palate of flavors, she is easy to drink and excitingly thirst-quenching. A breath of spice lingers, just in time to bid farewell as all good things must come to an end.

Not many American Hefeweizens are able to pull off a proud showing of the traditional German palate. Flying Dog does just that with their In-Heat Wheat. The typical American characteristics of orange and citrus definitely take back-stage while the cloves, bananas, nuts, and wheat took center stage. I shall gladly quaff another.

Bottle. Cloudy, golden color with a thin white head. Banana, clove and some lemon zest on the nose. Initial flavor is grassy bubblegum with a lingering clove finish. Despite the flat appearance it is softly carbonated. Syrupy mouthfeel with an artificial sweetness. Not bad but a little more carbonation is needed IMO.

(12oz bottle) Pours a clear golden body with a small white head. Aroma of banana, wheat, bubblegum, and clove. Flavor of wheat grassy hops, and banana.

Bottle. Poured cloudy gold with a white head. Aroma of wheat, banana, spice, clove. Taste is banana, clove, wheat. Mouth is light and carbonated. Overall, an okay summer brew.

Bottle. Hazy orange pour, rich yeast and banana aroma. Flavor of some spices, cloves, farmhouse hay and again, banana. Soild summer session beer, underrated in my opinion.

Pours a hazy golden color with a thing white head. Lots of carbonation. Aroma is straight up bananas. Flavor is more bananas, a little clove and some nice wheat malt characteristics. A little bit funky sour on the backend though. Serviceable beer.

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Hazy yellow color with a big white head. Aroma of banana, spices and yeast. Flavor of banana, spices, yeast and wheat. Pretty good.