Bavarian Hefeweizen - C.H. Evans Brewing Company

merc7186

New York

3.55/5  rDev -12.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

I had a pint of this beer on tap at the Albany Pump Station (obviously).

The beer has a decent appearance with a nice hazy orange color to it that passes very little light through the glass, has a nice white half finger head and little lacing left on the glass. The smell is decent with an obvious banana and clove up front with a lemony zest and mild wheat finish. The taste is decent with a nice blend of orange/banana/lemon/clove and a hint of corriander on the back end. The mouthfeel is great as the beer is well carbonated and leaves a lingering mld bitterness around. Overall, I can see why this beer has won some medals and is enjoyable for everyone.

Serving type: on-tap

09-21-2011 23:39:47 | More by merc7186

renegadeburger

New Jersey

4.05/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

time to go for a nice refreshing beer decided to get a sample pour of this one from the bartender

great appearance the head was a bit small but there certainly was a nice shape to it somehow it looked like a thick cream put right on top of a hazy golden ale

smell was great too real heavy banana and clove smell also some spice in there like nutmeg?

taste was like the aroma the only thing different was there was a real nice vanilla flavor in there as well then a nice tanginess it was somewhat acidic in a nice way

great awesome mouthfeel right bright and effervescent and also fun to drink super refreshing

overall a good beer this is my second favorite to the kickazz brown

Serving type: on-tap

07-05-2011 00:22:46 | More by renegadeburger

rlee1390

Indiana

4.13/5  rDev +2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A-A Cloudy deep orange.

S-Wheat flavors, some banana notes.

T-Very wheaty some citrus flavors. Well balanced. One of the tastier hefeweizens I've had.

M-Light, some carbonation

D-Extremely drinkable, a great beer. Possibly the best CH Evans had on tap when I went. But the most sessionable out of all all of them.

EDIT-Compared to SN Kellerweis and this is the better of the two so the score had to reflect that.

Serving type: on-tap

04-14-2011 23:41:27 | More by rlee1390

njmoons

New Jersey

4.68/5  rDev +15.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Had a chance to try this at the TAP NY Festival, where I tried several beers. This one stood out, a great hefe with a balance in flavors that I really appreciated.

Appearance: Hazy straw gold with a light head which resulted in some lacing.

Smell: Malty and Sweet. Clove and Banana as you expect in a German Hefe, with a nice hop aroma (I know that very low hop rates are to style) that complimented the aroma, and a little smokiness.

Taste: A great hefe with a little extra that compliments the traditional German hefe clove/banana taste. The smokiness and hops created a complexity that resulted in an overall excellent taste experience. This is the best hefe I have ever tasted.

Mouthfeel: Maybe a little thiner than I would like, but still very good.

Drinkability: I could drink this all day!!

Serving type: on-tap

04-27-2010 16:29:12 | More by njmoons

Amalak

New York

3.5/5  rDev -13.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

I had this on tap at the Pump Station in Albany.
A- It's a straw gold, with some bubbles that leave behind a nice head and some lacing.
S- Slight wheatyness to it, but very faint.
T- This is a very mild hefeweizen. Smooth hoppy taste comes across most with a slight smokey undertone. Some bitter mixed in to the aftertaste. Similar to its Oktoberfest, it just doesn't have the real character that you would expect.

Serving type: on-tap

12-21-2009 20:21:59 | More by Amalak

Kendo

New York

3.78/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Had on Father's Day, 6-21-09.

A: Served in a weizen glass. Body is hazy orangey-amber -- more orange than amber -- with a small white head.

S: Some spice -- cloves -- and citrus peel.

T: Light all around flavor-wise. I get mainly spices -- cloves and maybe coriander -- and orange zest. Not much of a wheat twang to it like I'd expect from a hefeweizen.

M: Light in body, fairly smooth in feel.

D: Good. Refreshing on a hot, humid day as it's light in heft and the flavors aren't heavy either.

Notes: There are currently 2 other CH Evans hefeweizens listed on the BA database. Not sure if this is one of them; it doesn't seem to fit the descriptions I've read of those, and the sign behind the bar labeled this as "Bavarian Hefeweizen." It's possible this was one of those, however, and I'm just adding a duplicate entry. . . . Also, I'm going by memory on the ABV. I might be off a little bit there.

Serving type: on-tap

06-22-2009 18:56:09 | More by Kendo

aerozeppl

New York

4.43/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A: Perfect cloudy straw color. Good amount of lacing off of 2 fingers of white head.

S: Nice heff yeast smell with the banana and cloves. Tons of wheat too. Nice balance between the two distinct characteristics of the style.

T: nice banana and clove with the wheat balancing it out nicely. The wheat definitely does take second fiddle though.

M: Nice mouthfeel. Great carbonation.

D: Smooth drinking. I would love to have this on tap at my place. Just a great heff. Lately they have been doing some great wheat beers. Their smoked heff is even better.

Serving type: on-tap

10-19-2008 18:51:04 | More by aerozeppl

crwills

Ontario (Canada)

3.83/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Had this on tap at the Pump Station in Albany. Solid hefe, very nice looking cloudy gold with a 1/2 inch white head. Not a lot of the usual banana/clove aroma, although it's present in the flavour along with some bubblegum and a little bit of smoked malt (it was advertised as a smoked hefeweizen). Mouthfeel is slightly too thin for the style, and carbonation a little high. Dryish aftertaste. Very drinkable (although should have been served in a larger quantity, I think -- not a full pint).

Serving type: on-tap

04-25-2007 02:10:38 | More by crwills

Stimack

New York

4.13/5  rDev +2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Had this brew on tap last evening while out at the Pump Station. Brew was poured to a cloudy orange and golden color with a nice sized white head that had fantastic retention and left a fair amount of lacing down the side of the glass. The aromas of this brew are delightful with banana and cloves. The taste is really nice, very similar to the aromas as I can pick up the banana and clove flavors but also notice a nice malt flavor that seems to tie it together. Another great offering from the Pump Station!

Serving type: on-tap

03-28-2005 02:19:03 | More by Stimack

francisweizen

Australia

4.5/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Orangey gold and quite hazy from yeast. Wahoo. The head is large, rocky, and is made of thick white foam. The aromas of this brew are classic hefe. Fruity and exploding with banana esters, vanilla, and clove-like spicy phenols. The taste is yeasty, wheaty, and spicy with a good balanced achieved by blending the different flavor componenet together perfectly. The mouthfeel is medium bodied and the drinkability is nearly perfect. Another awesome brewpub hefe!

Serving type: on-tap

03-05-2005 01:13:08 | More by francisweizen

ppoitras

Massachusetts

4.6/5  rDev +13.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Enjoyed on tap at the brewpub, presented in a medium-sized hefe glass.

Arrived with a smallish white head on top of a cloudy, dark golden brew, one of the darker non-dunkel hefes I have seen. Works for me. Great grainy aroma, with some fruit essences in evidence. Taste follows along the same path as the nose, except even fuller in the malt tastes. One of the better of its style I've had in a long time.

Serving type: on-tap

03-27-2004 23:08:10 | More by ppoitras

sponberg

New York

4/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A bright amber color, slightly cloudy, with a white head that's persistent.

After the wit, this seemed muted in flavor - definitely maltier, with an ester profile that leans a bit on the clove side of the clove/banana scale. The flavors you'd expect in a good Hefe were there, but not as pronounced as they were in the Wit. If I would have had the Wit and Hefe in a different order, my review might change. Not that resampling is out of the question - how great is it to have a brewpub that has both a Wit and a Hefe within a 90 second walk from work?

Sampled again from this year's batch: the body seems more to style, and the flavors are spot-on. May have been a synergistic effect from the Wit before. I'll leave that up to let people know. A very nice example of a hefeweiss. Growlerworthy.

Serving type: on-tap

07-30-2002 11:57:40 | More by sponberg

MTMugs

New York

3.05/5  rDev -24.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Nice cloudy look, decent fluffy head - slight wheat flavor. But so mild in flavor and smell you could be drinking one of their other light beers.

Serving type: on-tap

06-18-2002 13:42:42 | More by MTMugs