Shiner Hefeweizen

Brewed by Spoetzl Brewery (Gambrinus Company)
Style: Wheat Ale
Shiner, Texas USA

Serve in Shaker, Weizen

Spoetzl Brewing Company--Shiner Hefeweizen--2004 12 oz. Bottle. 5.03% ABV--18 IBU’s. (4.25 / 5.0) Foamy lacy head. Hazy lemon gold color. Mild wheat spice floral mild ester hop front. Smooth mellow creamy dry sweet honey orange lemon mild Bavarian wheat body. Clean refreshing mild hop end. Sampled 7/3/2004. Spoetzl Brewing Company--Shiner Hefeweizen--2005-B 12 oz. Bottle. 5.03% ABV--18 IBU’s. (4.0 / 5.0) "Mild lacy head. Cloudy bright lemon color. Mild Bavarian banana clove wheat spice front. Refreshing mild creamy citrus wheat sweet ester body. Clean mild hop Hefe end. Clover, Honey, Orange & Lemon Peel. Mellow. Sampled 8/24/2005. Spoetzl Brewing Company--Shiner Hefeweizen--2005-A 12 oz. Bottle. 5.03% ABV--18 IBU’s. (4.0 / 5.0) Foamy mild lace head. Cloudy bright lemon yellow color. Rich wheat spice mild hop front. Smooth sediment creamy mellow citrus banana clove malty wheat body. Orange lemon mild citrus clean end. Nice Hefe. Sampled 8/7/2005. Spoetzl Brewing Company--Shiner Hefeweizen--Orange Label--2008 12 oz. Bottle. 5.03% ABV--18 IBU’s. (3.75 / 5.0) Big foamy mild lace white head. Big tight sediment. Pillowy dense pale lemon yellow color. Banana clove mild hop Bavarian front. Mild creamy cloying yeast Bavarian citrus ester wheat body. Easy refreshing cloying yeast rich citrus mild hop end. Sampled 4/13/2008. 6-Pack $8.99. Spoetzl Brewery--Shiner Hefeweizen-Unfiltered And Bottle Conditioned-Wheat Ale Brewed With Orange And Lemon Peels-With Honey Added.100 Years of Shiner Brewing 1909-2009. 2009 12 oz. Bottle. 5.03% ABV--18 IBU’s. (1.5 / 5.0) Hefeweizen--Thin fizzy no lace white head. Cloudy bright lemon orange color. Big loose sediment. Mild hop rich orange lemon zest wheat ester front. Fizzy sour dry sweet thin fruity citrus wheat body. Dry clean sour end. Aged poorly. Sampled 3/14/2010. 6-Pack $7.49.

Bottle tasting at work... as far as the Shiner line goes, this is probably the best of the bunch. Not an amazing beer by any respect, but the honey infused bottle fermentation and the slightly sour (but enjoyably so) finish certaintly makes this at leaste more interesting than its watery bretheren. Considering the price, I wouldn’t mind drinking a sixer for a change of pace... fortunately the honey they add for the secondary fermantation isn’t enough to make it cloying... not bad. Not great, but not bad.

Very light as far as hefe’s go but I do like this beer. It may actually resemble a wit more than a hefe due to its lightness. Pours somewhat clear by wheat beer standards. Little to no aftertaste.

355mL. Aroma is grassy, light spice, no yeast (no hefe). Obviously this is drinkable, but it much too sour, grassy, and is overpowered by molding/fermenting banana bread. Thin-bodied, sour (not a good sour- more like just lemon juice). Meh.

This light-bodied hefeweizen has a frothy, bubbly head atop a pale yellow body. The aroma is pretty citric with a hint of spice. The flavor is a little metallic, bitterly so. The citrus flavor is hard to detect... Not that pleasant to drink to be perfectly honest. Save your money to spend on something else...

Pours a dirty hazy orange, aroma is soapy. Flavor is carbonated with citrus hints, drinkable but definitely one of the weaker brews in the Shiner lineup.

Bottle. Pours cloudy dark yellow with a quickly-dissipating white head. Aroma of wheat and citrus. Flavor is of wheat with a citrus and cereal aftertaste. Not really sure what is going on here. Not too terrible, but not great either.

Bottle from Shiner family variety pack. Pours a slightly hazy golden orange color. Fairly thin head that reduces to nothing rather quickly. Spicy wheat aroma. Tastes of wheat and clove with medium sourness. Thin mouthfeel with some hop bitterness in the finish.