Saranac Hefeweizen

12 oz. bottle. Hazy golden orange color with a medium quickly disappearing head. Pineapple and orange are a little over the top in the aroma along with some yeast and bubblegum. Taste is pineapple, yeast, cotton candy, lemon. Thin body.

Pours a darker brown (too dark?) gently effervescent body with a quickly thinning soft white head... banana, clove and citrus as expected--little else to quantify... smooth, a bit active at the back teeth--medium-bodied and substantial--a surprising approximation of the style, with a lingering aftertaste to boot... the beer rewards with clove and banana shaking the wheat’s hands on the exhale... abit sweet, and drier than expected... I must admit, for the Saranac swings and misses I’ve had, this stood up when I conducted a showdown between this and Paulaner’s hefe--and I’ve enjoyed Paulaner’s offering for years now... nicely attempted, Saranac...a good player in the summer mix pack...

I found this beer to be enjoyable. 12 ozer poured into a shaker. Poured a cloudy yellow with three fingers of white head. Aroma had bananas. Flavor was well balanced with the banana aftertaste. Light-Medium bodied with decent carbonation. Good beer.

bottle: Pours a cloudy yellow with white head. Fruity aroma with a taste that says: hello bananas. Some soapiness in the aftertaste. Light and drinkable, however, I would prefer an Erdinger.

bottle: Much improved beer over their Belgian white as we have detected some distinct flavours of banana & clove. Almost identical to Erdinger but not as nice. This is worth a try if you get one in your hands.