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RATINGS: 114   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.94   EST. CALORIES: 162   ABV: 5.4%
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This Northwest style Hefeweizen is light-bodied, pale amber in color, fruity and refreshing, with a malty wheat character. The flavor is light and crisp with a touch of malt sweetness. Whistling Pig Wheat is unfiltered, with the classic cloudy appearance which characterizes the best Hefeweizens brewed in the Great Pacific Northwest. Whistle Pigs are marmots, small furry critters who live in the high country all around Leavenworth, WA, with especially high concentrations in nearby Whistling Pig Meadow.


tone77's rating

2.9
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
tone77 (256) - Pennsylvania, USA - APR 22, 2012
Pours a cloudy golden color. Smell is very mild, some wheat. Taste is also mild, some wheat and lemon. Overall not bad, but a little subdued for the style.


most recent ratings

2.7
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Frozer (42) - Illinois, USA - MAY 9, 2013
First time drinking a "nw style" hefe. Not as wheaty and banana as a German hefe Still a good beer. Cloudy appearance with white head and no lacing. Flavor leaves something to be desired. Malty. Slight clove presence but no banana flavor unfortunately.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
pintbypint (1972) - Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA - APR 11, 2013
12oz brown bottle. Yellow pour, light haze. Small white head with creamy edges, ok lacing. Nose has some citrus. Taste is wheaty, dry, bit of a mineral note sneaks in there. Light body, smooth mouthfeel, some creaminess. Overall, a rather plain interpretation, more of a standard wheat ale than a hefe. Devoid of banana and clove notes, was hoping for something a bit better.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
ryanscourt (268) - Pennsylvania, USA - APR 8, 2013
Wheaty but does not represent the true style of german hefe’s very well. Cant really appreciate any clove, banana, bubblegum flavors. More like an american wheat ale. Has maybe a little bit of orange zest flavors. Pretty bland.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
r464 (1464) - Earth, Pennsylvania, USA - MAR 12, 2013
Hazy golden orange with nearly no head. Light citrus and banana, yeast, leading to a bready finish.

2.4
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
maxwelldeux (2205) - Raleigh, North Carolina, USA - JAN 24, 2013
Bottle. Pours a very cloudy golden color with a small white head. I get almost no smell off this. Taste has just a hint of citrus with some of those wheat notes, but not a lot else. Meh.

2.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 6/20
detrini868 (3) - - DEC 24, 2012 does not count
Citrus taste at first, with a strong hoppy after note. Good for blue moon lovers, but more hoppy taste. Light head. Also has hints of clove. Nice fruity smell.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
braznadian (59) - Washington, USA - DEC 18, 2012
Had on tap at Duck’s and Drakes in Leavenworth. Looks and smells decent enough. Hazy gold with a creamy white head. Smell is light floral, maybe a touch of banana. Taste is very mild and almost has a watered down effect. Has a sort of bitter finish also. Fairly disappointing

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
Lubiere (8239) - Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA - NOV 25, 2012
A hazed blonde wheat ale with a thick white head, In aroma, a sweet fruity malt with raising dough, chalk, OK. In mouth, a light sweet malt with light fruity notes, chalky notes, so-so. On tap at Courtyard Marriott Portland, Oct. 5 2012.

2.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
BVery (4247) - Burnsville, Minnesota, USA - NOV 4, 2012
Bottle. Slightly hazy light orange pour with a small head. Muted wheat, lemon, and grass in here. Thin palate. Pretty weak and bland hefe.

2.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
islay (740) - Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA - OCT 28, 2012
12 oz. bottle, consumed on 10-27-12. Clean, slightly floral, fresh aroma features a lemon scent. The smell is not as powerful as I would prefer and misses the bubblegum, banana, and clove elements of a real hefeweizen. Pours an effervescent gold with a moderate amount of light beige, nearly white head. I consumed the bottle via three small pours. The first two were clear. The last was a hazy, orangish color that looked like apricot nectar. Grassy, weak, and light taste features lemon. Light body. Watery. Slightly undercarbonated in the palate. This is definitely an American Wheat Ale, not a Hefeweizen, and, as such, it is a disappointment.


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