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Southern Tier Heavy Weizen 3.55 322

Southern Tier Heavy Weizen

Percentile
90
overall

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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3223.56/5.03.55/5.0Special8%99.3Shaker, Weizen
Commercial Description:
Heavy Weizen explores the inner depths of creativity and craftsmanship, taking a style of ale that is delicate and quaffable and shaping it into something exuberant and sturdy. The foundation of Heavy Weizen begins with prodigious quantities of North American malted barley and wheat. Next, the finest European hops are added to complement this ale's unique disposition by giving spicy aromas. Its spirit is forged during fermentation where our Bavarian weizen yeast consumes sugars and creates divine flavors reminiscent of bananas and cloves. Then, by aging this ale, we allow the divergent characteristics to blend together, becoming one. To capture Heavy Weizen's spirit, this wheat ale remains unfiltered to leave some of the yeast in the bottle. Serving this ale with a wedge of lemon is recommended, but optional. 18 plato, 38 IBUs, 2-row pale malt, malted white wheat, hallertau magnum, saaz.
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 SpringsLicker (2043), Tennessee, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Nov 2, 2008  
Thanks to decaturstevo for bringing this one back on his NY trip. Pours a fairly clear gold color with a tall, sticky, long lasting white head. Sweet lemony aroma over a sweet malt base. Just a touch of alcohol comes through. Sweet balance with some banana and the alcohol that was hinted to in the aroma. Nice wheat bite in the finish.


 brewblackhole (1386), Muskego, Wisconsin, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Nov 1, 2008  
This is about the third bigger weizen I’ve had ,they all taste like regular weizen’s with a little more sweet malty backing,somebody has to figure out how to make the Dogfishead 120 of the Weizens


 riversideAK (2808), Shoreline, Washington, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Oct 28, 2008  
Aromas of clove, banana, wheat, and some other fruits such as apple and pear. Golden colored brew with a thin lasting head and thick sticky lacing. Flavors are pretty fruity with obvious weizen yeast characteristics. Banana, clove, spice. Soft wheat malt. I still get the pear aspects in the flavors. Some grassy bitterness as well. Sweet and fruity. Smooth with a hint of warming alcohol. Tastes like a mixture between a German hefe and a Belgian Ale to me.


 Juelze (927), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/517/20
Oct 24, 2008  
Pours a hazy golden color with large frothy white head. Aroma is clove, tangy wheat, mild citrus notes and some spiciness. Taste is much the same with with a bit more tanginess in the finish. A solid ale.


 Petrucci914 (603), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/102/515/20
Oct 24, 2008  
Pours a cloudy golden color with a large pillowy head, that leaves a bit of sticky lacing. Aroma is banana, clove, and orange zest. Taste is much the same, but with a bitter finish that I don’t really care for. Decent for a style that rarely excites me.


 sja14 (106), Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Oct 24, 2008  
Pours cloudy orange beer with white head. Definitely more complex than typical wheat beers, almost reminds me of a Belgian. Sweet banana flavor with smooth sweetness. Bubblegum hints with a noticeable alcohol presence (8% ABV). All in all, a good beer.


 gsmitty80 (653), Washington DC, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/55/105/514/20
Oct 23, 2008  
An interesting take on a traditional wheat beer. This beer is unfiltered and aged which provides a good kick in the alcohol department. Tastes almost like a beligian but not quite. It is good but i will have to rate it again to bump its stats.


 DrBayern (1137), Morehead City, North Carolina, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Oct 19, 2008  
22 oz. bottle on 10/19/2008. Light, hazy gold body under a medium white head and sheets of sticky lace. Big bold spiciness with dominant clove notes, fruity aromas, banana and citrus follow closely, and some floral notes in the background. Gentle honey like sweetness gives way to a tangy, wheaty character that ushers in a sharp, distinct, and welcome bitterness. Smooth, creamy, medium body and a lingering dry finish that pleases the palate. Another good one from Southern Tier, a brewer that doesn’t seem to get the accolades it deserves.



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