Weize Guy - Joseph James Brewing Inc.

Kaiser81

California

3.6/5  rDev +17.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Thanks to Mora2000 for this exta.

12 oz bottle poured into a hefeweizen style glass.

Wow...a light hefeweizen? I didn't even know they exisited. Well, it's a warm summers day in San Diego, why not?

A - Pours a hazy golden straw color with lots of visible carbonation bubbles sticking to the glass. There is barely any head, and it dies down pretty much instantly. No lacing to speak of.

S - Smells of lots of bananas, and cloves, and belgian spices. It ranks up there with some of the better hefes I've smelled. Very pleasant.

T - Kind of a watered down taste, but there are some spices and cloves mixed in with some lemon followed by a watery aftertaste.

M - Light body with minimal carbonation. It works.

D - It's not bad for a light hefeweizen. I kind of was expecting worse, but it's nice on a day like today.

Serving type: bottle

09-04-2010 23:35:50 | More by Kaiser81

roadies

4.75/5  rDev +54.7%

07-13-2012 23:44:19 | More by roadies

emerge077

Illinois

3.1/5  rDev +1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

12 oz. single, inkjet code "345 A-1 0044" marked on the bottom. New arrival to downstate IL, so hopefully its fresh.

Pours an appropriately murky orange, gold around the edges. Thin head of foam at first that doesn't really stick around. Tiny sporadic trails of micro beaded carbonation.

Aroma is fruity apricot that hints at tartness, some muddled white wine notes.

Whoa, sour. Seems to be infected, tastes like tart peach or apricot, very thin and dry in the finish. It's puckering and somewhat one dimensional. Not a bad wild fruit beer, but definitely doesn't come across as a Hefeweizen. Berliner Weisse possibly. If you like Festina Peche, give this a whirl. Who knows if it's intentionally soured, guessing it's not on purpose, though its not entirely terrible.

Serving type: bottle

03-14-2012 01:25:03 | More by emerge077

BKBrewer

Illinois

1/5  rDev -67.4%

02-27-2012 02:43:10 | More by BKBrewer

JohneHoodlum

Pennsylvania

2/5  rDev -34.9%

12-13-2011 16:41:37 | More by JohneHoodlum

allengarvin

Texas

2.95/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

Plenty of yeast swirling around in the bottle, but it makes an absolutely limpid pour, with no head--not even a slight film of foam across the top. Carbonation is terrible. Probably because of the flatness, there's hardly any aroma. If I put my nose about a centimeter from the top of the beer, I can smell a modest fruitiness. On tastes the flavor comes through a bit more clearly: light cloves, moderate fruitiness. Appropriate flavors, but no "zing" present. Mouthfeel: the flatness makes it terrible.

This beer is a bit like a beginning homebrewer's first attempt at hefeweizen... and probably they either under-kraussened it, or opened it too soon.

Not worth buying.

(on later edit: I've opened 2 more bottles of this, and each has been as flat as the first. I'm just chunking the rest in the trash. Knocking down the drinkability a couple notches because I'm sure I didn't just get an off bottle).

Serving type: bottle

05-08-2011 16:55:33 | More by allengarvin

Preismj

Illinois

3.6/5  rDev +17.3%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

a: this is a murky yellow brew. virtually no head, very thin. cloudy and reminds me slightly of toilet water that has recently been urinated in...I once asked someone "what makes a beer look bad?"...this would be my answer...but I don't give it a 1 as I assume there still could be something worse out there.

s: the smell of wheat yeast...has a scent of fruit, banana peel maybe some citrus. a sweet smell to it. not a very strong scent though, very hard to get a read on it.

t: up front the taste is a bit watery (this is a light brew after all). However, to my surprise there is a very nice flavor in there in aftertaste. You get the wheat and some fruit and a sweetness that reminds me of sugarcane. not a strong flavor though. I give it a 4 not because it has better taste than some other beers, but because for a light brew, this is very nice. It's great for what it is.

m: very thin, not coating. Slides down which is nice and considering the pour yielded no head, surprisingly rich in carbonation. I've had better, but not too shabby...

o: this is good for a light beer, and I like wheat brews. Not as good as a regular hefe, but what else would you expect. Knowing what the beer is, it does it quite well. I could have several of these in a row and feel no remorse. I would recommend these to people who like wheats but don't want to get hit with a high abv (this is only 3.5). This is the best mix I've found between a craft beer and a light beer.

Serving type: bottle

03-25-2011 01:42:41 | More by Preismj

bunnyhustle

Illinois

2.93/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

I have to say at first glance, smell and taste I thought this was a Wit. Pours a very, very murky yellow with creamy white head, no lacing, decent retention. Smell was of some yeast, spice, and a little fruit but a little on the sour side. Taste was a little bit tart with some fruit and slight bread taste, little lemon as well. Mouthfeel was very thin and watery. Overall not a beer I would revisit. I guess if they were going for a "light" hefe they definitely did it, just not that excited for that "style."

Serving type: bottle

09-06-2010 01:57:01 | More by bunnyhustle

Mora2000

Texas

3/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

The beer pours a slightly hazy straw color with a small white head. The aroma is bananas, wheat, pepper and something that smells just a little bit off. The flavor is bananas, wheat, lemon and cloves. Thin mouthfeel and medium carbonation. A decent beer, but it tastes about like a watered-down hefewezien, which judging by the label that calls the beer a "light hefeweizen," may have been what the brewer was going for.

Serving type: bottle

07-11-2010 03:54:39 | More by Mora2000

jonziefle

North Carolina

3.78/5  rDev +23.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: Poured a cloudy pale yellow color. Half finger white bubbly head with okay retention. Visible carbonation. No lacing.

Smell: Mild and honey sweet wheat malts, with a strong bubblegum aroma. Lemon citrus. Smells like candy.

Taste: The taste is very much like the smell. Honey wheat malts with a strong bubble gum taste. Some orangish citrus as well.

Mouthfeel: Thin to medium bodied with a good carbonation bite.

Drinkability: Good nose and good flavor, but a bit thin in body. If this beer was not made as a “light”, it could be so much better.

Buy Again? No

Serving type: bottle

02-10-2010 03:58:24 | More by jonziefle