Hefeweizen - SanTan Brewing Co.

searsclone

Arizona

4.5/5  rDev +18.1%

01-06-2013 19:44:13 | More by searsclone

alucard6679

Arizona

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

06-01-2013 02:58:42 | More by alucard6679

GraduatedCashew

California

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

05-31-2013 21:33:51 | More by GraduatedCashew

45nDown

Arizona

4/5  rDev +5%

05-29-2013 05:32:22 | More by 45nDown

tzieser

Arizona

4/5  rDev +5%

05-26-2013 18:37:48 | More by tzieser

bsuedekum

Missouri

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%

05-25-2013 18:45:49 | More by bsuedekum

Steve_Oldrati

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -14.7%

05-20-2013 22:00:41 | More by Steve_Oldrati

FMetzger

Arizona

4/5  rDev +5%

05-15-2013 22:25:21 | More by FMetzger

Arsenal0328

Indiana

4/5  rDev +5%

05-07-2013 00:49:48 | More by Arsenal0328

brentk56

North Carolina

3.76/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Appearance: Pours a surprisingly clear honey color with a surprisingly modest head for the style; the foam fades quickly and only leaves a few dots of lace

Smell: Bananas and citrus, with an earthy aspect and a hint of clove

Taste: Wheat bread and banana, up front, with white pepper and orange peel developing, in the middle; citrus peel dominant, after the swallow

Mouthfeel: Medium body with prickly carbonation

Overall: Not a bad hefe as domestic versions go (and most domestic versions are much worse); while it dials the banana in nicely, some of the other flavors are out of whack; the mouthfeel also lacks creaminess;

Thanks, mikedR (from the other site), for the opportunity

Serving type: can

04-17-2013 02:09:35 | More by brentk56

mactrail

California

3.59/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Hazy amber color with a nice foam when poured enthusiastically in the Duvel tulip. This has a pretty good sudsy mouthfeel as well. More substantial mouthfeel than a lot of the wheat beers. While not outstanding, there is a pleasant spicy aroma.

Quite sweet as well as spicy. Malty and warm. Plenty of the banana and cloves, with something like a citrus, orange peel flavor. More than a hint of bitterness in the finish. Thoroughly pleasant Hefeweizen and a nice quaff.

From the 12 oz can bought at AJ's Fine Foods in Chandler.

Serving type: can

04-13-2013 06:23:08 | More by mactrail

mmilyko

Nevada

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

04-13-2013 05:03:45 | More by mmilyko

crobinso

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%

04-03-2013 00:19:58 | More by crobinso

bmoney_az

Arizona

3.25/5  rDev -14.7%

03-25-2013 17:38:10 | More by bmoney_az

acjones

Japan

4/5  rDev +5%

03-25-2013 02:51:48 | More by acjones

bambam2517

Arizona

4.01/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Had a cpl pints on the patio, served in a frosted glass. I've had this many times and it is far better on tap than from the can IMO.

A - Pretty representative of all craft Hefes, cloudy gold-tinged orange body with a good amount of stiff froth. Decent lacing.

S- Mildly sweet and grassy, alot of clove and light on banana esters. Slight citrus tang also. Very good.

T - Dialed back a bit from its German counterparts, (Franziskaner, Paulaner, and Erdinger are all top-flight Hefes to me) but it makes for a really versatile and pleasant beer. All of the flavors on the nose are there, none very prominent but they mingle well and keep it interesting enough to have a few. The scaled-back approach doesnt weigh too heavily on the palate either. Well done.

M - Smooth and creamy, slightly sweet and oily finish.

O - I like having this one around for hot summer weather, very good local offering.

Serving type: on-tap

03-14-2013 15:18:09 | More by bambam2517

tjswan

Arizona

4.5/5  rDev +18.1%

03-05-2013 06:29:02 | More by tjswan

LXIXME

New Mexico

3.94/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thick hazy burnt yellow golden colored beer doesn't wait long for a medium to small head to die into a thin lacing above it.

Light banana and cloves are the most dominate in the aroma on this hefeweizen.

Light and pleasant cloves and banana taste that is a little on the lighter side but for some reason it seems to be just about right. Some times hefeweizen's and wheat beers seem to have an overkill of banana, cloves, and spices whereas this beer is made to be drank on a hot summers day and in slightly more quantity than most of its contemporaries.

A light to maybe a light medium bodied beer that has a very light clovish dry aftertaste.

I'm not the biggest fan of hefeweizen beers that have a ton of rich banana or cloves taste and I think that that is why this beer appeals to me more, it has those tastes but not to the point of being a turn off for me.

Serving type: can

02-28-2013 23:37:26 | More by LXIXME

biboergosum

Alberta (Canada)

3.96/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

12oz can. Thanks be to my friend Derek, who snagged this at a grocery store in Phoenix while on snow-bird duty this past month. Is the label actually supposed to depict a lemon/orange yin and yang sort of thing?

This beer pours a hazy medium tarnished golden yellow colour, with one flabby finger of loosely foamy, fleetingly foamy eggshell white head, which leaves very little in the way of lace around the glass as it quickly ebbs away.

It smells of sweet, somewhat grainy wheat malt, banana chips and the cloves that love them, some further orange rind fruitiness, mild Hubba Bubba notes, and herbal, weedy hops. Like the offspring of the best German and German American brewers, so far. The taste is more sweet, unassuming wheat malt, middling banana and clove esters, subtle, but at the same time quite noticeable orange and lemon (of course) fruit fleshiness, and quite understated earthy, leafy hops.

The carbonation is generally adequate for the style, i.e. present but not obsequious, the body a sturdy medium weight, and mostly smooth, a slight tackiness taking a chink out of that particular armor. It finishes off-dry, the graininess of the wheat still rather prominent in its inherent sweetness, and the other implied essences holding fast in their allegiance.

Another well-wrought hefe from the depths of the American south - something tells me that those German expats just have a knack for this sort of thing, in that desert heat. My previous experience with this kind of affair was in Texas, so not exactly the same thing, but enough for this far-flung northerner to start making apophenic connections, maybe.

Serving type: can

02-24-2013 04:23:41 | More by biboergosum

NoXcusZ

Arizona

4/5  rDev +5%

02-06-2013 14:25:17 | More by NoXcusZ

kp29

Arizona

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

01-30-2013 05:57:06 | More by kp29

camelgar

Arizona

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

01-15-2013 06:25:41 | More by camelgar

pirmannt1

Illinois

4/5  rDev +5%

01-07-2013 00:47:48 | More by pirmannt1

t0rin0

California

3.25/5  rDev -14.7%

01-01-2013 04:13:57 | More by t0rin0

BeerHunter76

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%

10-15-2012 01:30:43 | More by BeerHunter76