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Spinnakers Hefeweizen

Percentile
48
overall
Brewed by Spinnakers Brewpub
Style: German Hefeweizen

Victoria, Canada

bottling
unknown

on tap
unknown

distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
193.11/5.03.02/5.0-53.7Weizen
Commercial Description:
A traditional turbid wheat ale, with a distinctive full-bodied wheat flavour aromatically hopped and a smooth finish.
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 Oakes (8092), gone rambling, Vietnam
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/102/511/20
Sep 12, 2005  
Light cloudy beige colour. Very fluffy head. Sweaty aroma with light banana and clove undertones. Sweetish fare, with a bit of wheaty acidity in the finish and mere hints of banana. An exercise in restraint, which a hefe need not be.


 harrisoni (6789), Ashford, Kent, England
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/517/20
Nov 10, 2006  
On tap at Spinnaker’s, Victoria. Cloudy lemon gold colour with lasting white head. Bubblegummy lemon aroma. Lovely in mouth. Creamy wheat, lemon and bubblegum. Finish is slightly tart, great refreshing lemony Hefe. Great and rather delicate, rather than huge wheat.


 jcwattsrugger (5273), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Nov 2, 2007  
@GCBF-on tap-pours a white head and hazy yellow color. Aroma is clove, musty/barnyard wheat. Taste is clove that fades and then banana, musty/barnyard wheat-some sweet. OK effervescence.


 JoeMcPhee (5000), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/53/103/57/20
Jun 13, 2004  
Cloudy pale yellow colour, thin white head/lace. Very wehaty aroma with very low esters, no spiciness or banana and an unappealing wet cardboard flavour. Pretty bad, especially from Spinnakers.


 LaMichael (4999), Colorado, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Aug 5, 2005  
Draft at the brewery
Semi-light yellow color, cloudy and murky appearance. Very nice semi-sweet lemon, juicy wheat goodness all around. Some spicy coriander and soapy yeast flavors, and a little cannibus scent as well that permiates around the mouth and nose in the finish. A very interesting and different hefeweizen.


 CapFlu (3482), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Jun 9, 2006  
(Draught) Served in what appears to be a Kolsh glass with a handle, the Spinnaker Hefe has a clouded light yellow hue with a frothy small head. The nose is a mildly artificial banana -- though the flavour is more profound with a bruised banana and citrus finish. Good.


 IrishBoy (2708), Bakersfield, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jul 7, 2008  
Draft at the brewpub; Nose of banana and light cloves; murky yellow-orange withe a medium, heavily glass-lacing, yellowish head; flavor is light cloves and nutmeg with banana; finish ligth hop bitterness.


 Nate (2538), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/511/20
Jul 26, 2007  
Draught sample from brewpub. Very light hefeweizen aroma with only a hint of wheat. Some banana and clove but not much. Thought it was filtered but it’s not, and I had a larger glass for lunch to try again. Slight hazy golden with thin off-white lacing head. Medium bodied with medium carbonation. Has a decent German wheat profile with wheat and banana. Not very spicy and overall is a bit more watery /thin in the taste profile. Has a mild tang like watered down tea. Falls just short of a really good hefeweizen.



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