Rogue Half-E-Weizen (MoM Hefeweizen)

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

On Tap at Rogue Brewer’s on The Bay Newport OR. pours out a hazy yellow. Aroma of citrus overall a normal hef to me.

22 oz bomber purchased at Gomers in Lenexa, Kansas. Pour is cloudy orange yellow golden with a nice one inch white head. Falls with nice lacing. Aroma of earthy grain, wheat and a nice yeastiness. There is also another layer of mineral earthiness and some citrus. Coriander is evident as it warms. Taste is dirty grassy wheat, followed by mineral, and slight citrus. The finish has some yeastiness which is more like the normal Rogue yeast than Hefe. Palate is medium thin, a little dirty, decently drinkable.

From a 22 oz bottle this poured a hazy orange with light yellow head and very little lacing. Almost no nose at all, what there was citrus hops and spices. Mouthfeel was fizzy and it seems highly carbonated. Flavor of lights malts and the advertised coriander. Not much of a finish. Overall not much a a beer, and I am surprised at the high average score I see here.

Bottle from the LCBO-Pours a sparkling gold body with just a tough of yellow cloudiness. Head is bleached white and thick. Aromas are hoppy, herbal, with some clove and slight fruit. Taste is hoppy bitterness, some sweetness, molasses. Sems to be a mixture of a lager and a wheat beer. Pretty good.

Draught. Pours pretty hazy with a light gold shade. The aroma is very floral and vinous with mild musty scents. The floral qualities come to full head on the palate. I found it to be rich of hibiscus and herbs and quite drying with notes of apple peels and a tame papery hop profile. Not the best Rogue offering, but definitely unique.

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.

22oz bottle-A cloudy hazy orangish amber body with anice tight white head. It has an aroma of slight citrus but then nothing. Taste of citrus but then again nothing. Not much of a wheat taste. A decent drinkable brew but not one of Rogue’s best.

Light golden with a frothy white head. Mild aroma of flowery saaz hops. Taste includes some spicy citrus from the coriander and ginger. Light bodied with a medium level of carbonation. One of the best American wheat beers I’ve tried. Very similar in style to a witbier. Not outrageous or excellent enough to merit paying $5 a bomber, but a delicious beer nonetheless.