Schlafly Hefeweizen

Bottled. Pale yellow, cloudy. Glue aroma. Yeasty sweet and bold with some acidity and not much else. Que?

(11/21/07)(5,4,5,4,11) Cloudy pale yellow golden appearance with a well-lacing white head. Aroma of grainy husks and a touch of earthy noble hops. Body starts semi-sweet, fairly full and grainy with some musty doughy flavors. A fairly interesting concept, but this would be much better with a true hefeweizen yeast strain.

(2/28/03) (6,4,7,4,13) Pour is a fizzy cloudy yellow with a thin lacey head. Light citrus nose. Flavor is mellow with some lemon and wheat malt sweetness. Semi-tart finish rounds out a tasty, but uninspired brew.

(6/2/03) (6,3,5,3,10) Pours a cloudy golden with a very fast fading head. Aroma resembles that of its German counterparts, but is not quite there. Body is too sour and could really use some balance. Also tastes watered-down.

This is a fairly nondescript, fizzy ale. Not offensive. Would probably enjoy this one more sometime in July or August rather than on a cool, overcast, October day. Perfectly balanced. Short, crisp, clean finish. Refreshing as the style dictates. Just not my thing.

Sample at the Taproom. Very light, cloudy...banana-caramel, malty nose, quite nice...fairly bland on the tongue though. Still, well put-together, as all the Schlaflys seem to be.

Bottled at the DC gathering. Not too impressed with this one. Vaguely hazy gold colour. Not much in the aroma. Certainly I didn’t pick up any significant banana or estery notes. Just a hint of spice, but it’s all a bit dull. The flavour is citric and rather sharp. Moderately refreshing, but not very interesting.