Southern Tier Heavy Weizen

Brewed by Southern Tier Brewing Company
Style: Wheat Ale
Lakewood, New York USA

Poured hazy yellow with small off white head. Aroma of some hops, spice, and a little bit of alcohol. Good sweet malt flavor with some hops. Some spice in the finish.

Bouteille 650ml, courtoisie de Hogtownharry. De couleur dorée et voilée. Nez de levures fruitées assez sucrées (bananes sucrées, léger d’agrumes et de pêches), épicé (clou de girofle, léger de poivre et de coriandre), malté de sucre bonbon, léger de houblon herbeux (notes florales), de blé et léger d’alcool doux. Moyenne-ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture crémeuse et aux petites notes visqueuses. Goût de levures fruitées sucrées (moyen de bananes sucrées, léger d’agrumes et de leur zest – surtout citron, traces de pêches) et d’épices (clou de girofle, léger de coriandre) avec des petites notes de gomme balloune lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût de blé, un léger de sucre bonbon et des petites notes de pain puis en finale l’on retrouve un goût légèrement amer d’alcool doux aux notes réchauffantes, moyen-léger de houblon herbeux et légèrement floral ainsi que des notes de levures épicées (poivre). Post-goût moyen et aux notes sèches, légèrement amer de houblon herbeux (notes florales), d’alcool doux, de levures, de blé ainsi que des notes aigres de fruits (zest d’agrumes, pelures de bananes).

22 oz bottle. Pours hazy yellow with a white head. Aroma is spicy, lots of yeast and cloves. Stronger aroma than a regular hefeweizen, more full, more malty. Tastes spicy, yeasty, very banana-ish. Alcohol is barely apparent, well-hidden. I actually prefer this style to the "regular" hefeweizen, a nice variation, well done.

draft. i was excited for this one. an imperial hefe! from souther tier! but it has its ups and downs. nice sour yeast aroma. flavor is sweet malts, wheat, banana and i get a slight bite from the alcohol. unfortunately, the sweetness hides the subtleties of any spice element and makes the beer heavy. has potential - if the malts were toned down, the clove and tartness of the yeast might come through more. i feel like they were trying to compensate for the high alc. good but could have been better.

22oz bottle, lots of sediment here, pours a golden color with a medium head, nice hop flavor for a hefeweizen, more hoppy than most others, very enjoyable.

Sample at FCBF - Hazy glowing yellow color. The aroma was sweet and wheaty. Notes of clove and banana. Representative of the style.

Pours dark golden with a big big white head that stayed pretty well and laced the sides of the glass in sheets. Aromas of bannana, clove, and a bit of peppery spice. Flavor is big of bannana and clove. Slight tart citrus underneath and a touch of pepper spice at the back of each sip. Smooth from start to finish with good carbonation and you won’t find any of the 8% alcohol in it either. Really a nicely done brew!! I liked it!

Bottle from River’s Bend. Poured an hazy dark yellow color with an large frothy white head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate sour citrus, banana and spice aroma. Medium body with a sticky texture. Medium sweet spicy flavor with a medium sweet finish of moderate duration. Solid drinkable beer.