Shiner Hefeweizen

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

Serve in Shaker, Weizen

Bottle. Yah, the addition of honey and orange and lemon peels makes this a Nichthefeweizen. Stale fusels and a boatload of orange rind in the nose, with lemon cleaner and light wheat. Cloudy yellow lemondrop body with a sort white head. Taste is crisp and refreshing but the lemon and orange notes cling to the teeth with a greasy zest and the drying, grittily yeasty aftertaste just seems amateurish. Just drenched in lemon cleaner. Added spice is nice but the malt base is just weak. I’ll have to admit I wouldn’t mind having it again, but then again, its such a cloying mess that I’ll have to wait a few years.

nothing good here..straw body with a funky smell..pure lemon zest, spice, and wet wheat...flavor is dominated by lemon...not good

Not good. Bottle says to pour and squeeze some lemon in it and enjoy. Problem is that it tastes like someone already squeezed a lemon in it...and nasty old lemon at that.

Cloudy light golden pour with a medium foamy head. Aroma of lemons and a touch of yeast. Flavor is fake lemon, which overpowers most everything else. However, refreshing and highly drinkable.

Pours a hazy light straw color with a medium white foamy head. Smells dusty, wheat, some spice and a little bit soapy. First taste is of bitter citrus, tangy. Seems like there is a lot of lemon over shadowing any wheat or spice flavors. Some cashew and kinda floral. Sweet like a Belgian White, not a hefe. Light but sticky body with light fizzy carbonation.

THOUGHTS: A really nice wheat beer. A little more citrus than most wheats. Reminded me a little of Sweaty Betty, but not quite as good. Better than I was expecting. A nice summer beer. TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a cloudy, dark yellow with nice carbonation and a small, white head that kept a thin sheet. The aroma was light to moderate yeast, wheat and citrus. The initial flavor was moderately acidic and surprisingly a little salty; while the finish was lightly sweet and moderate to heavily acidic with an average duration. There was citrus, yeast and wheat. The light to medium body was dry with fizzy carbonation and a moderate to heavy astringent finish.

12 oz. bottle. Well, yeah. There is some yeast stuck to the bottom of this bottle. My label says "orange and lemon peels with honey added." Very cloudy dark yellow in my glass, head disappears quickly (so I’m dinging it for not having a proper hefe head). Smells like a malty lighter beer, with a hint of lemon. Taste is spritzy, with wheat and noticeable orange, but pretty tart. Not terrible, just not what one should find from a beer calling itself a hefeweizen. Still, kind of a nice summer brew.

Slightly sweet aroma, hints of wheat and spice. Pours a cloudy yellow, with about half a finger of white head. Decent tart flavor with hints of citrus and spice. Clean finish, and light on the palate. A very nice beer for the price.