Rogue Half-E-Weizen (MoM Hefeweizen)

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

On tap at the Eugene Rogue house. Pours a light yellow/amber slightly hazy, much more clear than most weizens i’ve had. Spicy hop aroma with some faint hints of coriander. Taste started lightly malty, a moderate dose of wheat, and with some spice kicking in and some lemon taste in the finish. Well balanced with a spicy hop finish.

A 650 from Smokeless Joes... A Beautiful brew really. It wasn’t listed available but with the wheat and saaz and spice flavours it became an immediate fave. Delicious wheat beer. A beautiful hazy gold with a dopple of dark brown yeast on the bottom.

I am using a weizen glass for this one. Pours with a very large and creamy head. The body is a bright gold with very fast and numerous carbonation bubbles. The aroma is grass and lemon drops. The taste has oranges and some ginger spice. The finish a the back of the throat is an interesting mix of mint and corriander. Saaz hopped beers always seem to have that interesting mint or menthol finish to me. This is a cross between an American Wheat and a wit. Rogue continues to delight me with their variety.

Bottle Pours a clear light yellow/amber witha medium fissy white head. Course even lacing. Aroma is light grain, yeast and a bit sweet. FLavors of wheat, yeast, slight citrus and a decent hop kick for a hef. Soft feel and a little bitter at then end. Pleasant if not particularly noteworthy.

Cloudy orange with a fizzy white head. Aroma resembles skunk with the head. This beer was a huge dissapointment. Not a hefeweizen, not even half a hefe. This beer is highly overated at 3.4. Smells bad and tastes bad. Taste is like a watery somewhat bitter nothing. Slightly better than a BMC.

A very good American wheat (cool label - as are all of Rogue’s bottles) from a very good brewery. Not at all surprising.

Pours a transparent light gold with a minimal white head. Pretty well carbonated. Not much of an aroma...wheaty and mildly sweet. Light-bodied. Not much of a taste either, really. Pretty citrusy and you can definitely taste the wheat. Better than most wheats I’ve had, but I can’t say that it makes me forget my hate for them.

Sampled at Brew Ha Ha 2004. Very hazy light yellow. Honey, lemon, banana, and clove aroma. Sweet, citrusy and buttery flavor is mellow and very delicate. Solid.