Pyramid Imperial Hefeweizen

Compliments again, of doboy (Thanks ED!), along with DrBayern and Steve. Pours a medium amber, little to no foamy head. Aroma of wheat, grapefruits and some lemon. Flavour much of the same, a bit of light caramel and banana tones that enveloped a little dry hoppiness. A decent hefeweizen I geuss.

I grabbed this one in Wilmington to share with Buddy Steve, That wild and Crazy Celticbrew and the Poo-Ba of our band of idiots, Drbayern. This poured a light copper color. the hoppy aroma and surprisingly the alcohol (only 7,5%) caught the ole schnozz. It drank nicely with a good bite on the back side. The lacing as I drank was well above average.

04-Apr-08 (22-oz bottle: BevMo in La Jolla, CA) Don’t expect this beer to resemble a fine German Hefeweizen in any way. As the small, bubbly, tan head dissipates at a rapid pace, it sounds like a bowl of Rice Crispies. Within 30 seconds, the hazy, bright-amber body has no crown whatsoever. The nose doesn’t smell much like a Hefeweizen either; it’s malty and sweet with a hint of hops, but there’s hardly a suggestion of fruity or spicy yeast components. The flavor is sweet and fairly caramely with moderate banana, a hint of spicy and a fairly bready finish. There’s a gentle tartness to help balance the sweetness, and the light, dusty hop flavor in the finish is pleasant. Full-bodied on the palate with medium carbonation. The beer comes dangerously close to weighing down the palate with a stale mouthfeel, but the light tartness and dusty hop dryness and bitterness come to the rescue. I can’t say I’m a fan of taking a traditional style and "imperializing" it, but even though this beer doesn’t bear much resemblance to a hefeweizen, it’s still pretty enjoyable.

22oz bottle-Pours a nice hazy yellow orange with a small head which emits an aroma of banana, yeast, malt, and fruit. Taste is of the same with some hops and slight alcohol thrown in. This light to medium bodied brew seems to hide the alcohol but then it pops up on you in the back end. Not a bad brew but not as good as New Glarus’s.

Cloudy, dark orangish pour with a thin head. Aroma has a lot of malt with a bit of banana and bubblegum. Mouthfeel is slighltly carbonated and there is some malty sweetness up front. Alcohol is evident and the only real hefe flavor charateristic is the banana. Really a bit harsh. Slight yeasty aftertaste.