4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: JUL 3, 2003 This was the winner of the day. Big banana and spice nose/flavor with some bubble gum in there also.Very good beer. Re-rate 6/27/03. This is a fine example of a classic hefe. Poured a friend from Germany 6-7 of these tonight and had as many myself. Both of us agreed that regardless of where we were this was an excellent rendition. Huge Banana and clove profile. As it warmed the Bubble gum aspects started to come to the front. Tart yet fully drinkable. Full bodied but light and not filling. Great summer brew.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
This is an excellent rendition of a german hefe. Big schauzola of banana and cloves. Great crisp wheat flavor. very enjoyable.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a hazy golden bronze with a puffy white and thinly-lacing head. Aroma is very authentic with lots of sweet banana and clove with a touch of lemony citrus. Body starts with nice wheaty, bready, and yeasty sweetness balanced with a touch of tartness and noble hoppiness in the smooth, crisp, bittersweet finish. A very good example of the style, especially from an American brewer.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tasted at Stone XI Party. Cloudy brownish yellow with no head. Strong banana bread aroma and taste with a sweet finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
By far the best Hef I have tried, not that I've tried a hell of a lot. Wonderful banana and clove, almost like a Belgian tripel ultra light in many ways. Maybe I am overrating since I hoofed it 3 miles from the convention center down to the Edison field area for dinner and it really hit the spot
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Growler filled. Huge aroma of banana. Easy to quaf and a very good version of this style Hefe.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours an orange yellow with no head. Aroma is lots of banana and vanilla. Lots of fruity esters. Banana dominates but is accompanied by clove and vanilla. Moderate carbonation and a crisp finish with a lingering fruit. A really nice hefe.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Clouded orange appearance. Distinct banana aroma. Definitive banana yeast flavor, but very well balanced by lemony citrus, clove and a slight grainy malt. Lingers sweet banana in the aftertaste. Well balanced, highly flavored version of a Bavarian hefe.
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