Wasatch Apricot Hefeweizen - Utah Brewers Cooperative

twiggamortis420

Texas

3.54/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

12 oz bottle pours a hazed gold color with a small (for a hefe) cap of off-white head. Not much retention or lace.

Nose is very apricot...not so funky as opening a bag of dried ones, but powerful and sweet for sure...dominates all other aspects of the aroma.

Taste is refreshing enough and not overly sweet. There is plenty of apricot in the flavor, so if you are not a fan of this particular stonefruit, stay away. Its not really all that hefeweizen-y though...more like a straight American Wheat with apricot flavoring. Not all that bad in this case, a simplistic fruit beer that does nothing to offend or inspire. Wouldnt turn one down but most likely wont be picking up another sixer.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 20:40:53 | More by twiggamortis420

bmwats

Louisiana

3.53/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a weizen.

A: Pale golden hue. Lots of rising effervescence. Pours about a 1 finger, bubbly, white head. Settles quickly, and disintegrates almost completely leaving only a slight smattering of bubbles. Sparse lacing quickly retreats into the body of the brew.

S: Apricot... not much else.

T: Wheat, with a healthy dose of apricot. Not overly sweet though.

M: Light and crisp. Slight bitterness. A little steely.

D: No resistance. Pound incessantly.

Atmosphere is pretty good. Lots of carbonation, fair head, but no real lacing. Nose is comprised of slightly sweet apricot, and not much else. Lightly sweet wheaty flavor. Overall, this is pretty good quaff.

Serving type: bottle

04-28-2013 04:14:29 | More by bmwats

StonedTrippin

Colorado

3.85/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

one of the better fruited wheats ive had in some time. it pours like fresh squeezed lemonade, so pale its almost white. its cloudy but still bright when held to the sun, and there is about an inch of short lived bone white foam. the nose is summery right away, pollen and peach, honey and yeast, its really quite lovely. there seems to be more fruit here than beer ingredients though, namely grains and hops, but its one for the ladies I guess. the flavor is really delicate, also takes me to summer. the yeast isn't as flavorful as I like in a real hefe, but in this context it works because it doesn't crowd out the apricot, which is easy to do apparently, if the host of poorly flavored apricot wheat beers out there are any indication. this one is balanced and delicious, with the apricots featuring prominently without being overdone. the body is just too light, this is less dense than water, and finishes way too quickly as a result. carbonation is nice though, and the overall lightness of this one may be its most attractive feature for many consumers. I thought this was nicely done for what it is, but id like a more bold yeast element to really fire it off.

Serving type: on-tap

03-12-2013 20:00:28 | More by StonedTrippin

mactrail

California

3.73/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Very tasty light beer with a pleasant fruity flavor. Nice white head on the pale Wit-colored beer. Tart in flavor with a big, fragrant fruity aroma. I couldn't say if it's a peach or apricot smell, but it's quite nice. Very light body. Just a touch of malt with faint sweetness. Totally unhoppy as you would expect. I wouldn't call it a Hefe, it's more of an American pale wheat.

This would be worth looking for on tap. Otherwise, it's one of several very tasty pale Utah supermarket beers available widely in bottles.

Serving type: bottle

12-28-2011 02:50:52 | More by mactrail

mmmbeer

Massachusetts

3.73/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

12 oz. bottle with no freshness date - brewed with Bavarian wheat yeast. It pours a crystal-clear gold before the yeast, opaque dark peach afterward, with medium carbonation and a tight-knit head. Mostly apricot and wheat yeast in the nose, but pleasant enough. Light sweetness on the palate, with noticeable apricot, bready malts, and a very light tang from the yeast. It has a medium to full body, with ample carbonation and a dry finish. Very refreshing and easy to drink, if a bit one-dimensional.

Serving type: bottle

10-17-2010 14:37:45 | More by mmmbeer

colts9016

Idaho

3.53/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Poured into a pint glass at 35 degrees.

Appearance: A white one finger head that has pour retention. The color of the beer is a medium orange color with some light copper hues. The clarity of the beer is slightly hazy. The appearance is just average.

Nose: A nice ripe apricot aroma with a sublte sweetness that comes from the ripeness of the fruit. There is malt is slightly hidden, there are notes of wheat, yeast, and some solvents.

Taste: A shock in the flavor of the beer. The malt and the fruit are balanced. There are notes of apricots, wheat, barley, yeast, oranges, and floral esters.

The mouth feel of the beer is slight carbonated, creamy, and a hint of astringency.

Overall: The body of the beer is medium light and the finish is medium. This beer really suprised me, a fruit beer that is balanced. A very nice easy drinking beer.

Serving type: bottle

08-07-2010 00:50:07 | More by colts9016

CHL

Illinois

4.15/5  rDev +16.2%
look: 2 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

From the Wasatch/Squatters summer sampler, I like this beer, but it's not a universally-accessible taste. My partner says that it tasted like potpourri, which I can imagine. It has some floral notes in it, but it tastes obviously like apricot to me.

Cloudy hefe body with basically no head. It smells like natural whole apricots, as if one were cut in half before you. Strikingly good scent.

The taste is weaker than that. Apricot is still there, but it's not overpowering. Has a nice wheat malt taste that I wish was more prevalent. These two flavors go together very well, and I compliment Wasatch for the composition. Carbonation feels about right to me (I'm not fond of overly carbonated brews), and the beer has some gravity in the mouth; very nice. Lingering apricot aftertaste.

It's highly drinkable, and I think would make a good lead for a night of beer drinking. Goes down quickly if that's what you want, and as a Utah 4%, it doesn't overly intoxicate.

Serving type: bottle

08-05-2009 17:16:11 | More by CHL

yemenmocha

Arizona

3.63/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours hazy, medium golden to slight amber, thin white head that doesn't retain well. Nose is dominated by apricot, natural not artificial, and a suggestion of bread qualities. Palate is light to medium, apricot fruitiness is dominant again, with a sour fruity finish.

Serving type: bottle

05-03-2009 04:29:41 | More by yemenmocha

JBogan

Nevada

3.25/5  rDev -9%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5

Slightly hazy light golden color with no head and leaves almost no lacing.

Smelled of apricots (surprise!) along with some floral scents. Also somewhat of a metallic edge to it.

Taste was a bit weaker than the smell, however along the same lines. Apricot of course was the main attraction, along with what seemed like rose petals. Kind of different but not bad.

Mouthfeel was quite thin, and the mild carbonation was not enough in my book to make this feel very good in my mouth. Rather disappointing in the department.

Overall this was a drinkable beer if you like this sort of thing. I felt it need a bit more oomph in the taste department, it was a little on the weak side. It's not a bad beer, but nothing I'd seek out again.

Serving type: bottle

08-07-2008 00:09:29 | More by JBogan

jwc215

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours dark golden with a lasting swirling patch.

The smell is of apricot - not too overbearing or "artificial".

The taste is of sweet apricot with wheat tang and some graininess. Relatively mild. It has a crisp, dry finish. There's a bit more of a "beer" taste than in many run-of-the-mill fruit wheat beers, but not much.

Light-bodied, but not too weak or watery. Refreshing.

To its defense, the apricot is too in-your-face or as artificial. Still, overall, there's not much to it. Its okay for a no-brainer that doesn't taste "off", and is perhaps a bit better than a run-of-the mill fruit wheat beer. Okay - nothing particularly special.

Serving type: on-tap

07-16-2008 16:18:26 | More by jwc215

Gueuzedude

Arizona

3.58/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pours into my New Belgium goblet with a frothy, initially two-finger thick, off-white colored head. The beer is a gold color that shows a hazy, straw-gold color when held up to the light. The aroma is definitely apricot accented as this is even noticeable as I pour this brew. The apricot becomes more pronounced as I go in for a deeper draught of the aroma. Underneath the apricot are some light, cracker-like grain notes, though there doesn't seem to be much else.

Lightly tart tasting up front, the apricot flavors boost a perceived sweetness and become more noticeable towards the middle and finish. The apricot in the flavor is not quite as dominant as it was in the aroma, but it is still the most noticeable thing about this beer. This has a light heft to it with a body that has some texture and weight, though note enough to keep this from being very quaffable. The light tartness is accented by the wheat character, but really not much else is noticeable underneath the apricot than a clean, neutral grain character.

It was quite hot and something cool, refreshing and easy to drink was what I wanted. This certainly fit the bill, and since I like apricots this beer wasn't too distracting. Simplistic, why yes it is, but it still didn't keep me from enjoying this beer. Though I will admit it is a little annoying that this is labeled a HefeWeizen, when it is clear that it uses nothing ore than a bland ale yeast.

Purchased: Plaza Liquors, Tucson AZ

Serving type: bottle

07-01-2008 00:46:24 | More by Gueuzedude

Avryle

New York

3.18/5  rDev -10.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

A- Pours a pale hazy yellow. Big white head on initial pour that quickly disapates to a small cap

S- Apricot aroma very heavy but smells like concentrate. Wheat is not noticable at all.

T- Does not have the overpowering fake-apricot taste as you'd expect from the smell. You get it in the finish though- its a bit bitter. A bit of the wheat does finally come through at the end as well.

M- Thin. Light carbonation. A good summer beer.

D- The light body & sweetness allow for easy drinkability, but the fake-apricot kinda kills it.

Serving type: bottle

04-22-2008 02:34:31 | More by Avryle

younger35

Minnesota

3.35/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

This brew came in a summer sampler that a friend brought me back from SLC. Drank out of my snifter while watching Boise State vs. Eastern Carolina.

Appearance- Pours a very light orange with light hues of yellow. Very bright white head forms and quickly recedes leaving zero cap and a super thin collar. Leaves absolutely zero lacing.
Smell- Starts with big whiffs of apricot that really is the star of the nose. Not overbearing but very appealing. Very fresh and clean with a bit of grainy wheat in the background.
Taste- Lots of apricot to start that is lightly sweet but definitely no where near cloying. A bit of raw wheat comes through but I wish there was a bit more of the Hef yeast. A little bit more of something to contrast the apricot would have been nice. Finishes with a lingering apricot sweetness.
Mouthfeel- The body is a little light but the carbonation is crisp and seems spot on.
Drinkability- Sitting at 4% this brew couldn’t be any more sessionable. I would have liked to have tasted a little something more than just the apricot but for the most part this is a pretty solid brew. Much better than other apricot brews I’ve had.

Serving type: bottle

12-24-2007 01:22:47 | More by younger35

bort11

Missouri

3.33/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Thanks to Wasatch for this one.

12 oz bottle poured into a hefe glass. Very fizzy head that dissipates quickly. Color is a hazy, well apricot, color. The haze is solid, like a fresh cider, but I don't see any yeast sediment.
Smell has a distinct hefe twang that morphs into a mild apricot aroma. The tastes does not really stand out with any hefe characteristics, but the wheat/apricot blend is smooth. The fruit does not seem forced or syrupy. Big plus for me. A subtle pepper and spice is in the finish.
Mouthfeel is a little light and fizzy for my taste. I think if this was available in my area, I would be a nice summer refresher.

Serving type: bottle

08-30-2007 11:34:52 | More by bort11

BigJTrucker

Oregon

3.45/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours a hazy yellow color, with very little head retention. As you would expect, apricot smell is very dominant. Taste is very "apricotty" as well. That is really the only flavor i'm picking up. Mouthfeel is a bit fizzy. A very drinkable beer, but there are other, better tasting hefewizens out there. Not too bad though.

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2007 08:18:05 | More by BigJTrucker

TheManiacalOne

Rhode Island

2.15/5  rDev -39.8%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

Acquired via trade from Wasatch, so a big “Thank you” goes out to him. Poured from a 12oz bottle into a US tumbler pint glass.

A: The beer is a very pale yellow color with a very thin white head that fades almost instantly and leaves almost no lace on the glass.

S: The aroma is very fruity with the smell of apricots as the name implies, there’s a very faint bit of hops and some wheat.

T: The taste is very tart with a little bit of sweetness. The apricot flavor is quite strong. The malt character is thin and the hops presence is mild. The after-taste is slightly sweet. For an “Apricot Hefeweizen” I’m certainly tasting the apricot but not the Hefeweizen.

M: Crisp with a little smoothness, light body, medium carbonation, clean finish.

D: It’s a little tasty, goes down ok, not filling at all. As with any beer in this style with an apricot flavor, I compare it to Magic Hat #9 and this beer tastes a lot like it. Unfortunately, I don’t like #9, so that’s not really a good thing.

Serving type: bottle

04-12-2007 01:42:36 | More by TheManiacalOne

NeroFiddled

Pennsylvania

3.93/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Delicate apricot greets you in the nose of Wasatch Apricot Hefeweizen. It's soft, fruity, and very realistic. Beyond that it's a typical American hefe-weizen with a cloudy golden-orange body and short-lived bright-white head. The apricot carries over into the flavor and dominates over the mild wheat-based maltiness beneath, but it's not overbearing. On the contrary, it's quite engaging, and subtly tart and refreshing. It's very lightly hopped to match it's light, delicately sweet maltiness, and it finishes dry with a lingering note of residual apricot. I'm sure it would make a great summer beer for any barbeque or sporting event, but to be honest, I'd welcome it at almost any time of the year. Nicely done. Quaffable!

Serving type: bottle

03-03-2007 17:24:44 | More by NeroFiddled

gbontrag

Colorado

3.85/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

slight haze, with some suspended particles. Nice orangey gold wheat, with a lower then wished for froth.
Heavily scented with Apricots, and then wheat.

Beautiful mouthfeel, light and soft carbonation. Delicious. Apricot isn't overwhelming. There's good wheat flavor; malty and grainy, almost to being husky. Clean, with a little sourness. Good drinking.

Serving type: bottle

02-18-2007 05:32:21 | More by gbontrag

BuckeyeNation

Iowa

3.58/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Banana with a generous splash of apricot juice. The cap is off-white and is much smaller than preferred, even after an increasingly elevated pour. It's down to less than one finger and we've barely passed the one minute mark. The glass is spotless.

The aroma, which I was able to appreciate as soon as beer entered glass, is nicely apricot fruity. It doesn't smell the least bit artificial to me; always a good thing where fruit beers are concerned. I don't pick any hefe weizen character, but then the nose doesn't need it to be successful. This is more of a fruit wheat than a hefe weizen anyway.

As anticipated, Apricot Wheat would have been a more appropriate name. The website says that a 'hybrid Bavarian yeast strain' was used. That may be so, but it doesn't contribute much in terms of flavor. There is a mild-moderate spiciness underlying the apricot and the wheat malt that could only be coming from the yeast, so I guess that's something.

The apricotiness continues to taste natural, even though it's less prominent than it was in the nose. Bitterness is more prevalent than either sweetness or tanginess, which is the biggest reason why I don't like this one as much as I might. More pale malt or more apricot (preferably both) would have made for a better beer.

I can handle the lightness of the mouthfeel, I just wish it wasn't so fizzy. Things settle down by mid-bottle and the beer is more enjoyable to drink as a result. I believe that it's brewed year-round. To me though, it seems perfectly suited as a hot weather quencher and refresher.

Wasatch Apricot Wheat (er... Hefeweizen) is pretty good fruit beer that could be better than pretty good with a few tweaks. Even though I don't love apricots, I don't mind the apricot flavor in this case... for twelve ounces at least. Thanks once again to Wasatch for the Wasatch.

Serving type: bottle

01-13-2007 14:20:12 | More by BuckeyeNation

Westsidethreat

California

3.73/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Here's another beer I received from BA trader Wasatch

A: Attractive hazy, drab looking pear juice-like brew. Head started nice but fell quick leaving a pink tinted ring around the glass and a few slicks of bubbles across the top.

S: A whole lotta apricot on the nose. Bit on the artificial side opposed to natural.

T: Fortunately the apricot flavor doesn't follow suit to the aroma. Apricot is up front but quickly fades to a minor level. Next comes that trademark mineral taste that most of these Utah beers seem to have. It works well with this one with the some subtle sweet wheat flavors lingering in the background. Finishes grainy, probably the worst part of the beer.

M: Thin body with a hard mouthfeel. But I'd expect that with these Utah brews.

D: It was an "apricot wheat" so needless to say I was hesitant. This one turned out to be not so bad. Its a little sweet so the drinkability can't go a long ways, but this would probably be good on a hot summers day.

Serving type: bottle

12-30-2006 01:33:47 | More by Westsidethreat

Bitterbill

Wyoming

4.1/5  rDev +14.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pored from 12oz bottle(room temp) a nice cloudy light gold with a huge head of foam that sharnk slowly leaving a solid layer with some lacing hugging the side of my glass.

The smell is big on the apricot, which I like, and has some sweet malt in there as well as a touch of sourness.

The taste is very apricot but it's not over done. It has a nice bit of sweetness with the tanginess that you expect from this fruit and makes for a pretty darned good fruit beer. I like this one. And at 4%abv(on the label) it went down very easy. I could drink quite a few of these at one session!

Bottom line: A low alcohol brew that literally yells out...I'm a sesssion brew! I recommend it.
Thanks to Wasatch for giving me a chance to taste this tasty beer!

Serving type: bottle

12-21-2006 23:19:58 | More by Bitterbill

flexabull

California

3.78/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a nice bright hazy yellow color, with a decent head. Looks like a nice weizen beer.

Smells are loaded with apricots... no other aroma noted.

Beer is a big overload of fruity apricots flavors. It tastes good, but I am looking for a bit more of a beer taste here, this one is a bit too fruit intensive. A hint of wheat, and some crispness on the finish.

Mouthfeel is actually not bad on this one. Pretty well rounded beer, and somewhat impressive considering that this is only 4% ABV.

A pretty good fruit beer. Like I noted earlier, I like a bit stronger beer flavors in my fruit beer, but this is certainly tasty and drinkable.

Thanks for bottle Wasatch.

Serving type: bottle

12-16-2006 07:39:10 | More by flexabull

Wasatch

Utah

3.85/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A - This now comes in a sixer. Pours a cloudy yellowish color, little carbonation, tiny head, some lacing.

S - Scents of apricots, grassy, and tangy malts.

T - The taste is a little tangy, but sweet as well.

M - Medium body. A well balanced brew.

D - Very drinkable. A very nice beer from the Wasatch family. This would make a nice session beer.

Serving type: bottle

03-05-2006 19:24:22 | More by Wasatch

alexgash

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Part of the summer seasonal 12 pack put out by the Utah Brewer's Cooperative. Hazy yellow with a trace of orange, topped by a small, off-white head. Light, grainy, wheat and bubblegum aromas with added apricot essence. Not bad, but I doubt they used real apricots. Tastes much like it smells. Apricot essence is light but unquestionaly apricot. Tangy, not sweet, thankfully. Wheat-bitter finish. Medium-bodied. Not as good as Pyramid's.

Serving type: bottle

06-02-2005 02:16:47 | More by alexgash

beernut7

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +12%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This brew presents with a nice orange color and huge smooth apricot aroma with a bit of wheat yeast ester. The prominent flavor is that of smooth apricot with subtle hints of the solid weis beneath. This is a different and very enjoyable fruit beer with a smooth body and clean finish. Very good.

Serving type: on-tap

08-25-2002 09:23:25 | More by beernut7