Flying Dog In-Heat Wheat Hefeweizen

Pours a hazy amber with a small white head (comprised of tiny bubbles) that reduces fairly quickly. The nose is classic hefe: lightly dusty and lightly sour wheat with citrus and yeasty banana notes in supporting roles. These notes are not as well balanced or integrated as some hefes, but I still like the aroma. The mouthfeel is light and slick with fairly assertive carbonation and a clean finish. The flavor follows the nose, concluding with an emphasis on a light clove note. While this may not be a top tier hefeweizen, I think its a fairly solid and tasty brew. It’s certainly better than I was expecting given my experience with other Flying Dog session beers and the average score it holds on this site.

Pours a lightly cloudy burnt orange color with a massive, foamy, beige head. Smells mostly of sweet citrus, some wheat characters, but not a ton. Nothing offensive, but somewhat disappointing aroma for this style. The flavor is a touch overcarbonated. Some spice and alot of orange citrus make up the flavor along with the miniscule wheat character I barely noticed in the smell. Needs a little more wheat and banana flavors that typically come withthis style. The citrus is a bit too much. Definitely drinkable, but disappointing.

Bottle courtesy of dpjuart. Big sour aroma, like a Belgian sour farmhouse ale. Mild yeasty character, light orange peel and lemon zest. Very little wheaty sweetness. Cloudy amber with thin head. Medium body with heavy carbonation - fizzy with carbonic burn. Starts with quite a citrus and funky yeast sour kick, acid malt and wheat flavor. Tangy throughout, with light yeast bitterness, lemon rinds, and mild floral hops. Not a bad beer, just not what I want in a German Hefeweizen. Doesn’t taste off, just not the style.

sour aroma, notes of green olives and spices with a metallic aftertaste. Not particularly good.

xmas variety pack, pours a cloudy golden with a smallish white head. smells of wheat and slightly of clove. Taste is wheaty with a drying lemon aspect. All in all, another average beer from this brewery.

Another bottle from the Christmas variety pack. Poured a cloudy golden yellow with a thick foamy white head. A wheat and citrus aroma. A nice crisp taste of citrus with a subtle lingering bite and bitterness. A very mild flavor.

Light bodied, Lacking flavor and mostly empty in every category. Not a fan of this beer at all.

It’s hard for me to not like a wheat, but this left me a little cold. It was little better than a mainstream beer, honestly. Good colors and head, but something is just not quite right with this beer.