Weizen
Weeping Radish Bavarian Restaurant

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From:
Weeping Radish Bavarian Restaurant
 
North Carolina, United States
Style:
Hefeweizen
ABV:
4.9%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.64 | pDev: 10.71%
Reviews:
47
Ratings:
47
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 11, 2006
Added:
Sep 17, 2002
Wants:
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Gots:
  1
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Ratings by kindestcut:
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Reviewed by kindestcut from North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev +3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Pours a very cloudy orange. the head is quite vigorous and thick which lasts a couple of minutes leaving no lace. This is obviously a nicely carbonated wheat beer.

Aroma is fruity, notably with a banana smell. The aroma is quite good and indicative of a classic weizen.

The Weeping Radish Weizen tastes of yeast and hints of fruit with no bitterness. The carbonation that I noted at the pour is very evident upon tasting. If anything, the carbonation is a bit too much since large drinks are not comfortable. I would count off here for the mouthfeel, although the drinkability is good.

All in all a very good weizen.
May 30, 2003
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Reviewed by Nipitato from Massachusetts

3.64/5  rDev 0%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4
Purchased bomber from Weeping Radish Brewery Store in Manteo, NC.

A: Smells like a hefe but does not look like one. Clear darker blonde color - zero head.

S: Good balance between clove phenols and banana esters. No significant bready malt aromas present.

T: Clove and banana come through in taste and are well balanced. Virtually no bread character comes through in taste.

M: Moderate carbonation. Medium light mouth feel. Not carbonated enough for style.

D: The taste and nose of this beer is classic hefe weizen. An uncomplicated, straightforward beer. A good beer because it does the balance of phenol and ester quite well. Lost points in review because of appearance and mouthfeel not fitting the style. These problems did not exist when I was drinking the beer at the brewery.
Nov 11, 2006
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Reviewed by mobud from Delaware

2.98/5  rDev -18.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Sampled a bottle purchased at the brewpub. Poured into shaker glass.

Cloudy with darker color than most weizens. Head was big at pour,but went down to 1/2 inch and remained til finish (which was quick!).

A very strong clove/sweet smell the lingered during sample. I enjoy the clove notes, but the sweet second note was offsetting to me.

The taste was very smooth, with both the strong clove element and lite banana on first taste and the clove remaining for aftertaste.

The mouthfeel was very light, almost like a citrus soda in its viscousity. This beer could go down real easy if I was sitting with a 1/2 liter in front of me.

This beer is very drinkable and will return to the Outer Banks to try more from the source.
Oct 29, 2006
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Reviewed by JayQue from Virginia

4.1/5  rDev +12.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Pours a cloudy dull gold color with a carbonated, huge white head. The head fades to about a hlaf inch and lasts. Good astringent citrus aroma. Very good crisp taste. Very smooth, strong but not unpleasant astringent taste, and citrus flavors/some hint of banana as well. Mouthfeel is rich and drinkability is very good. I had 2 half liters with lunch and could easily have more. A very nice hefe. Weeping Radish is now brewing their own beers as well. All their beers I sampled last year were brewed under contract in Maryland. The hefe was better than anything I had last year.
Sep 16, 2006
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Reviewed by Phyl21ca from Canada (QC)

2.95/5  rDev -19%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Bottle courtesy of Brentfeesh: Poured a slightly hazy golden yellow beer with a nice medium foamy head with average retention. Aroma of wheat with some subtle sour and lactose note. Taste included a good dose of wheat with some sweetness but there is still a small sour and lactose feel in the aftertaste that bothers me. Slightly below your average weizen with probably a small infection.
Sep 05, 2006
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Reviewed by akorsak from Pennsylvania

2.98/5  rDev -18.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
This is a 1 L growler purchased at the Manteo location and served cold in a Chimay goblet.

A: The ale has a slightly hazy color, making me wonder if it has been filtered at all. There is a small head and the beer has a slight orange color.

S: The ale has a bubblegum clove aroma that is quite strong. The grains are also quite intense in the nose.

T: The strong clove flavors continue in the taste. The wheat and other grains make an appearance and provide a thin cereal flavor.

M: The ale is more of an American Pale Wheat Ale than a Hefe, as the flavors just don't get the job down.

D: Moderately drinkable, but the clove can be too much.
Sep 04, 2006
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Reviewed by Cresant from Kentucky

3.63/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Poured 12 oz. into a weizen glass. Cloudy yellow/white body. Smallish head.

Smelled of grains, doughy, bready aroma.

Tart, sweet flavor. Metallic hint (maybe I'm tasting the gold rim of my weizen glass!?) Refreshing. I find myself quaffing this one easily.

Medium body, very smooth finish. Quinching drinkability. Nice.
Jul 05, 2006
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Reviewed by GCBrewingCo from North Carolina

4.05/5  rDev +11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
The beer arrived at the table lightly hazy pale golden with a low white and persistent head which lasted to lace the glass.

The aroma was fruity with a strong spice component of clove and cinnamon.

The flavor was fruity wtih a light banana most notable and a nice spice of clove. The flavor was crisp and refreshing.

The finish was dry with lasting light fruit and clove into the aftertaste. The body was medium with a good carbonation level. A nice beer on draft with fairly high clove and low banana.

1/2 liter at the brewpub (but most likely brewed in MD)
Apr 06, 2006
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Reviewed by kegerator from Maryland

3.7/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
nice hefe here.
pours out cloudy golden yellow with a meager fizzy head that disppears as quick as it appears.
aroma of spice, clove/coriander and some malt aromas peak through
taste is a big spice hit of coriander/clove with hints of bread and banana.
crisp with good carbonation.
refreshing and easy to drink
Aug 08, 2005
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Reviewed by mmmbeer from Massachusetts

3.52/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
12 oz. bottle, best by Nov. '05 - served chilled in a weizen glass. It is a cloudy golden-yellow with absolutely no head to speak of even though I know the glass is spotless. Smells of bananas, pepper, spiciness, and yeast - pretty standard. The flavor is essentially the same but with some sweetness, wheat, and a mild bitterness. It has a medium to light body that is initially too tingly but it becomes fairly smooth by the end. Overall it is an average hefe and doesn't even begin to compare to the draught version.
Aug 04, 2005
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Reviewed by Gavage from Nevada

3.65/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
On tap at brewpub in Manteo. Thick hazy pale yellow in color sporting a 1" head, that quickly fell to surface foam. No lemon slice added (by my request). The aroma was typical hefe with banana, clove, and some citrus. The flavor was a slightly tart as wheat, banana, clove, mild bitterness, and soft white peach tones were well balanced.

Mouthfeel was only slightly crisp at the start and finished smooth, as the carbonation level seemed a bit low here. Some spiciness rode the tongue after swallowing. Drinkability is decent, but there seemed to be something lacking that I can't put my finger on - maybe it is just the mouthfeel.
Jul 28, 2005
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Reviewed by weeare138 from Pennsylvania

4.09/5  rDev +12.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appears a light hazy yellow with a small white head.
Smell is of banana, vanilla, lemon zest, and mixed wheat.
Taste is creamy with bananas and wheat, along with a touch of sweet citrus.
Mouthfeel is chewy and smooth with medium bodied feel and slight tartness.
Drinkability is pretty good on this one. Nice and refreshing.
Jul 20, 2005
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Reviewed by blitheringidiot from Pennsylvania

3.72/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Label Lingo and bottle babble: Best before 12/4 notch.

Light cloudy hay straw pour with a settled razor collar.

Banana phenolic and musty citrous notes.

First Swigs: Bread dough orange sherbert. Wheat heaven. Some tart sour citrous grainy aftertaste. Middle has orange marmalade.

Crisp zesty carbonation.

Last Swigs: Extremely drinkable wheat with banana notes. Complex but not to a fault.

Beer is good. Happy beering.
Jul 18, 2005
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Reviewed by jakester from Pennsylvania

4.27/5  rDev +17.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Arrived a very cloudy banana/orange with a 2 finger white head of tight foam. A slice of lemon was on the rim of the glass. I wish everybody would ASK if I "want lemon with that?". The head dropped to a ring and islands quickly. (because of the lemon?).

Aroma is good banana and clove with a hint of citrus, but that could be from the slice. Pleasant yeasty/ wheat smells are present as well.

Flavor is banana/clove, tart and pleasant. Citrus, especially lemon, is also there. Nothing out of the ordinary here. Right on style. Enough bittering is here to balance the sweetness. This is very well made. Long aftertaste of banana/clove.

Mouthfeel is tart and effervescent; carbonation is appropriate for style. Plenty of bitter, also.

As hefe's go, this is a very good one. Won't get bored with this. Very good representation of style. Recommended.
Jul 17, 2005
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Reviewed by merlin48 from Kentucky

4.2/5  rDev +15.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I had this one on tap at the Hickory Hops Festival a few months ago, and really liked it. Their German brewmaster considers this their best product, and I agree.
Pours a chill hazed, medium yellow body, as if it was filtered. Small white head has decent retention and leaves attractive patchy lace.
Aroma is very nice, with assertive notes of lemony citrus, banana, clove, and pepper. Quite pleasant for an American Weizen.
Mouthfeel has spritzy carbonation and a light medium body.
Taste is highlighted by a pleasant wheat maltiness, complimented by sweet banana, lemon zest, coriander, clove, white pepper, and a subtle yeast presence. Nice breadiness in the wheat department..
One of the better American Weizens. Crisp and refreshing, this is an excellent one for a session.
Jul 15, 2005
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Reviewed by blackie from Oregon

4.03/5  rDev +10.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
The beer is a very slightly cloudy golden color, with a white head that is kind of low for the style.

Nose is wheaty with some yeasty notes. Plenty of banana present, with a little hoppy spiciness as well. Smells good, nothing offensive or off.

Carbonation is meduim high and the body is light.

Flavor is of wheat and bananas with some yeast in the background. Finishes with flavors of yeast.
Jul 06, 2005
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Reviewed by Backer2004 from North Carolina

3.49/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Maybe I'm still a beer novice, but yeast floating around in my beer is not my style, at least not yet. Poured a nice light golden with enough head to top a lemon merengue pie. The clove, banana, malted smell was the best quality of all. Nice bit of spice and kick, but there's so much better offerings in this style. Liked the weeping radish on the bottle cap.
Jun 30, 2005
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Reviewed by lackenhauser from Maryland

3.3/5  rDev -9.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Pours a pale,very hazy golden color. No real head but a fairly bright carbonation level. Somewhat low aroma level-faint clove and banana. Yeast and sulfur. Good malt and wheat mix upfront. Some slight phenolics. Trace of sweetness. Ok body-a tad watery. A decent hefe. Not my favorite style but this one is good as far as US versions go. I like the fact they obviously use an authentic German yeast and dont try to cheat with a US strain.
Jun 27, 2005
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Reviewed by Boto from Connecticut

3.68/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
12oz. bottle: The color of this one is a hazy straw yellow. Mine had a very limited white head on it. The aroma was pleasing, yet a little light. I got a faint breadiness and yeastiness to it, along with some faint citrus and clove. The taste isn’t bad. Some clove with a decent wheat flavor, as well as a tinge or sourness. Touches of the lemon and clove also. Not too bad. Thanks, Jay.
Jun 12, 2005
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Reviewed by tgbljb from Pennsylvania

4.47/5  rDev +22.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
poured a cloudy amber color with moderate head that dissolved into a thin lacing. The smell is absolutely fantastic with hints of the spices to follow. If possible, the taste is even better than the smell. It reminds me of a spice cake in a bottle, and each sip is even better. Leaves a great taste in the mouthn and makes me want more.Highly recommended !!!!
Apr 22, 2005
Weizen from Weeping Radish Bavarian Restaurant
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 47 ratings