Rogue Half-E-Weizen (MoM Hefeweizen)

Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: Wheat Ale
Newport, Oregon USA

Bottle. Poured a slight hazed golden with creamy white head that left light lace. Subdue hop aroma with hints of spice. The flavor finds wheat, lemon and a spiced background. Light body. Very bitter for the style.

Hazy golden w/ big head that sticks around. Not much malt presence and overly bitter finish for the style. Hint of ginger.

This is one of the best Hefeweizens I have ever had. I’m a hop head so this one is just for me. Look - It has a cloudy, yellow beautiful color to it with a nice white head Smell - Ginger, orange and lemon, hoppy also. Not an overly bad hop but like a nice, sorta fruity hop. Very well balanced. Taste - Lemon, and orange with a yeasty almost banana like taste. Has a very nice floral/fruity bite at the ends. It has a dry, bitter hop finish.

Bottle, so so at best. Not horrible, but not amazing either. Hazy, gold pour with a big white head. Aroma is yeasty, spicy, bread and malt. Flavor is yeasty and bready and just kind of boring. Smooth and refreshing, good carbonation, but not the best effort from Rogue.

22 oz. bottle courtesy of John’s Grocery. One of the last bottles of my Iowa stock. Pours a very interesting, murky golden color (a lot of bottle yeast!) with a decent white bubbly head that dissipates at a normal pace. Aromas are different than expected, more of a belgian wit dominated by coriander. Taste is similar, with a touch of orange peel shining through and some lighter spicy belgian yeast notes. I really thought this was gonna be a banana bomb, but I’m not dissappointed. A good US take on a Wit. Medium bodied with all that yeast, yet still refreshing. I liked this. Wouldn’t be surprised if I indulged again. Cheers!

65cl bottle from Total Wine (Tampa, FL). Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a white foamy head that settles quickly but still provides some lacing on glass. Aroma is bready, yeasty, spicy with notes of honey and grain. Flavor is somewhat different from the aroma in that is generally muted with just bready and honey notes coming through. Generally light bodied with very faint grain finish.

Bouteille de 22 oz partagées lors d’une dégustation Ratebeer Montréal chez moi. Arôme: Odeur de coriandre avec une pointe de citron et de gingembre. Apparence: La couleur est blonde blanchâtre. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Léger goût de gingembre, de coriandre et de citron. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est mince avec une texture légèrement huileuse. Faible effervescence en bouche. Légère présence de coriandre en arrière goût. (Rating #1939)

Pours hazy yellow/gold with a small white head. Aromas are a touch saison-like, citrus and spice. Palate displays more of the same, big spice presence (coriander, ginger stated on label) seems to lack trademark bubblegum yeast characters of the style, not necessarily a bad thing. Finishes slightly sour from the wheat. Not traditional, but pleasant enough