Live Oak Hefe Weizen

Brewed by Live Oak Brewing Company
Style: German Hefeweizen
Austin, Texas USA

Name: Hefe-Weisse
Date: February 17, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Gingerman, Houston
Appearance: opaque light orange, creamy off white head, thick spidery lace
Aroma: light sweet banana aroma with just a hint of clove
Body: creamy body
Flavor: sweet banana flavor, light balancing clove
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Draught at Cricket’s Grill, Waco
Hazy deep yellow color. Very simple Hefeweizen, dry, with some spicy character.

(GABF05) Cloudy straw body with white head. Aroma is medium sweet, strong banana, clove, some wheat. Taste is medium sweet, lemon, banana, some wheat. Light body with nice tartness.

Vast creamy and rocky white head lasts forever over the murky, almost muddy golden veil. A tremendous yeast showdown, offering the doughiest flavours that belong on nothing but a pie, yet phenolic enough to be soapy and bandagey, cloves in abundance. On the other side of the spectrum, the malt sweetness is also important, vaguely reminding of honey, cotton candy. Huge bubble gum component, fluffy medium body. Oily texture, enough tartness to keep everyone happy. A splashy hefeweizen that showcases sheer yeast power.

Growler... Cloudy, straw-colored ale with a small, creamy, white head. Beefy, fruity aroma with banana and bubble gum esters blended with clove and light smoke phenols. Medium to full-bodied and very creamy with tingly carbonation. Nice, fruity flavor offers banana, clove and gentle smoke. Fairly sweet, but not annoyingly so. Fruity, spicy finish. It’s a style of beer I really don’t like, but this one is pretty darn good. <b>Big-time thanks to GodOfThunder for sharing!</b>

(Draught) Pours a lightly cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma of clove, citrus, and coriander. Spicy yeast flavor with a hint of fruit.

Rerate on tap at Gingerman on 8/21/05: Cloudy golden with a frothy white head. Aroma is nicely yeasty and malty with good black pepper and banana citrus spice. Smooth, tasty, citrusy, malty, yeasty and very nicely balanced. An authentic and very enjoyable hefeweizen.

GABF 2004: Hazy golden color with a frothy white head. Wonderfully authentic sweet malted wheat and bready German yeasty aroma. Body is mildly bready and sweet throughout, but thins toward the finish and has a touch too much citric acidity. Still a very nice German hefeweizen, quite well balanced, and very drinkable.

bottle from keg @Joe’s NYC Gathering shared by rciesla/Ryan–pours a big foamy white head with cloudy straw color. Aroma is clove/pepper, banana, wheat. Taste is clove/pepper, banana, wheat, some tart fruit. Much milder/thinner than the aroma although no detractors.