OhioDad (2492), Hilliard, Ohio, USA Sep 30, 2007 22oz bottle pours cloudy deep golden with a big white head that stays well. Aromas of bannana, clove, and some spicy german hops. Flavor is mostly banana and clove but a good amount of alcohol finds it’s way through too. Soft carbonation but a little syrupy on the finish as well. Decent..
rathjoel (1), , Saskatchewan, Canada does not count Oct 16, 2008 Pours a dingy-hazy orange with little to no head. Grainy aromas dominate, with some hops and citrus (not american hop citrus though) in the background. Flavour is grainy, with some orange in the mid-palate, that is quickly taken over by a solid hop bitterness which dries the finish out. The mouthfeel is pretty thick and creamy, but not cloying. Overall, more of a IHA (India Hefe Ale) than what I’d call an Imp Hefe. I expected more banana-clove phenolics and less hops. KnN (350), Greenbelt, Maryland, USA Oct 13, 2008 Pours a hazy orange/amber color with little to no head. Some carbonation though. Aroma is fresh peeled oranges and wheat. Flavor is more of the same. Citrus and wheat, although almost none of the weizen yeast flavors you usually get. No bananas, no bubblegum. Alcohol is well hidden. This is a nice beer. Would be good in the summer. TipsyMcStager (830), Calgary, Alberta, Canada Oct 6, 2008 Sparse aroma. Pours a very nice cloudy orange, yeast floaties. Flavour is tangerine-like, suprisingly hoppy. Body is above average for style, thick. An enjoyable beer, but I’m mixed on whether this is really a weizen. shrubber85 (2598), COB Speicher, Iraq Oct 4, 2008 Bottle. Yeast, banana, wheat/barley malt aroma. Hazy amber with moderate head. Wheat malt and light alcohol flavor - light hops finish. Really not much like a Hefe - just a hoppy wheat ale. SuperDave70 (929), Beautiful Sunny Mesa, Arizona, USA Sep 27, 2008 Cloudy amber colored pour with a good foamy head that lasts a while. Aroma of grain, yeast, hops, citrus and spice. Flavor is part hefe, part IPA. The yeast and citrus come through at first, but the hops and alcohol become quite strong on the finish. The hops also seem to mask some of the normal hefe characteristics. Not bad, but a little odd.
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