hughie (3016), Bedford, Bedfordshire, England Dec 7, 2006 Cloudy orange-gold with a large white head. Initially a rather vegetal aroma was followed by yeast, old leather and a salty seaside tang. Later some bubblegum emerged. Taste had sourness, cloves, some wheaty background and a late bitterness. Thought-provoking if not completely delicious. fonefan (10868), VestJylland, Denmark Oct 22, 2006 Bottle. Golden cloudy color with a huge white lasting head. Aroma and flavour of wheat, yeast and fruits. DruncanVeasey (2690), The Penguin’s Arms, Europe, Warwickshire, England Oct 9, 2006 Updated: Oct 11, 2006Specimen no. 200, courtesy of the in-laws. Hastily chilled sample in the brewery’s novelty, world cup-shaped Weizen. Deep murky orange topped with fine white foam. Plenty of spicy, piney dryness, perfumey banana and sour wheat in the nose. Smoothly milky mouthfeel. Flavour oddly stale and grainy at first, but plenty enough fruit (banana, peach?) ,tangy wheat, and strange dryness emerging to keep me raising the vase. A woodily boozy, almost smoky rum note also, unusual for a Hefe. That graininess reminds me of Etalon. A dry, complex and difficult-to-describe example of the style. Thaichile (599), 10aFly, New Jersey, USA Sep 27, 2006 Bottle. Pours a hazy yellow gold with a very nice white head. Nose is wheaty and banana. This continues into the flavor. A nice balance between the sweet and sour characters. This was a good hefeweizen although I think it was slightly thin. bubbleflubber (885), Collinsville, Virginia, USA Sep 25, 2006 Pours hazy straw into the glass, with a big frothy head that leaves light webbed lacing. The nose is of banana and yeast. This transfers into the flavor in much the same fashion. The carb levels are a bit high, with the mouthfeel a shade thinner than normal (or maybe not... I’m riding the fence on this). Not bad at all... missing the clove finish that makes a truly indicative master hefe. GRM (1237), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada Sep 24, 2006 Brown bottle, 1 pint 9 ounces, purchased on August 26, 2006 while tripping to Beers of the world (Rochester) with Dum, Ian and Lubière; eye: burnt orangey, white head that disappears but leaves a ring around the glass, no effervescence, cloudy; nose: yeast, bread, banana, grapefruit, light malt, light clove; mouth: yeast, "spicy" bitterness, coriander, banana, finale in yeast with a hint of "spicy" bitterness, creamy texture, lightly sweet, mildly bitter, slightly astringent, medium body, good carbonation; overall: slightly disappointed
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 1 pinte 9 onces, voyage à Beers of the world avec Dum, Ian et Lubière, acheté le 26 août 2006; oeil : orange brûlée, mousse blanche qui disparaît assez rapidement, pas d’effervescence, voilée; nez : levure, pain, banane, citron, pamplemousse, léger malt, léger clou de girofle; bouche : levure, amertume piquante, coriandre, banane, finale en levure avec une petite pointe d’amertume, texture crémeuse, légèrement sucrée, moyennement amère, légère astringence, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation; en résumé : un peu décevante Geiserich (1775), Vienna, Austria Sep 20, 2006 Bottled: Fruity, sourly aroma with citrus notes. Orange color, much carbonation and huge head. Flavor is sweet with fruity notes of cloves, peaches and apricot. Wam, sometimes soapy mouthfeel. A bit light bodied. Nekronos (2243), Xalapa, Mexico Sep 14, 2006 good, but it was a shame there was not enough means to get it cold. It was drinkable and very good bubbling.
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