Rogue Half-E-Weizen (MoM Hefeweizen)

A cloudy yellow pour with minimal head, smells ok, not compelling. Doesn’t have that good unfiltered texture and is slightly sour with mild hop bitterness. There are much better hefeweizens to be had, namely Boulevard Wheat.

Form Norm’s Beer and wine. 22oz bottle. Was excited to try this when I saw a Rogeu Hefeweizen (mine isn’t labeled as a Half-E-Weizen)...but this beer is nothing special, which is weird for what I expect from Rogue.

Bottle 65 cl. Hazy yellow with a dense shaving foam style head. Aroma of nothing much - perhaps a little fruit - but neither coriander nor any yeast in either aroma or flavour. Medium body, lightly sweet fruit and a somewhat astringent finish. Not bad as such, just very bland. 250709

0.5l bottle into weizen glass. A filtered bright gold beer with an ample dense foamy white head providing decent lacing. Aromas of doughy malts, fresh coriander and mild citrus. Flavours of restrained sweet malts with ginger on the mid-palate and a clean dry hop bitterness to the finish. Quite light bodied with above average carbonation. It is nothing like an authentic Bavarian hefe but still works well as a kind of lighter Belgian blonde inspired ale. Even then it is quite bitter for the style. Overall I still quite like it and I admire the experimentation of the brewery.

22 oz bottle poured into a Franziskaner glass. Pours a light golden yellow with a lot of carbonation and a big white head. Nose is a lot of wheat and yeast just a touch of spice. A little more spice with the flavor but has a bitterness I do not care for in a hefe. Nothing wrong but nothing special.

22oz bomber. hazy yellow color, light body, lacking a lil on the flavor. nothing special here.

Source:22 oz bottle.
Glass:Hefe.
Appearance:Cloudy yellow pour with a one finger white head.
Aroma:Yeast, cloves and banana.
Flavor:Tart wheat with a spicy finish.
Palate:Medium body with solid carbonation.
Overall:Interesting beer. In the end, not one I’d buy again.

22 oz. bottle purchased at Whole Foods in Bellevue, WA. Pours a lemon yellow color with a white head. Aroma: Lemon and bananas. Flavor: Lemon and wheat.