Miss Spelt - Deschutes Brewery

JohnGalt1

Idaho

3.78/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Draft at Bitter Creek a while back... The wife discovered some notes on her iPhone.

Comes in a big pint... great fluffy white head... awesome retention and lacing.. the brew is hazed golden... probably appears darker than it is, because it is so damned dark in here.

Nose is big banana with a sorta dusty clove element... pretty traditional nose... balanced between the phenols and esters.

Flavor mirrors the nose with more clove and some citrus notes... sorta lemon zest... seems a touch sweet and the clove phenols accentuate the maltiness.

Good body and carbonation.

4/4/3.5/4/4

Serving type: on-tap

12-23-2011 07:26:27 | More by JohnGalt1

cjnapier

Washington

3.83/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

First time reviewer so excuse my lack of terminology awarwness.

Clear appearance with a nice nose. Looks clear and pours darker than I expected. Classic clove flavor with enough citrus to skip the lemon approach. Very similar to the silver city hefe and a step up from your trader Joe's Bavarian hefe.

Serving type: on-tap

01-01-2011 07:57:20 | More by cjnapier

blackc5

Washington

3.85/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A solid, Americanized Hefeweizen that comes fairly close to its German brethren. Pours a bit darker with a head that is less fine.

Aromas are spot on with banana, wheat, and lemon.

Flavors are milder than the aroma, and the wheat maltiness is stronger than expected. Definitely no American Wheat ale, but not quite up to par with the best as the banana and clove is muted. Nice lemony citrus hops to balance.

Mouthfeel is good - nice level of carbonation and medium bodied.

Serving type: on-tap

11-18-2010 07:51:13 | More by blackc5

Thorpe429

Illinois

3.53/5  rDev -9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Reviewed from notes.

Pours a hazy yellow color with a pretty hefty white head with good retention. The nose is light wheat along with clove and banana. A bit of bubblegum. The taste is pretty yeast driven with a bit of slightly-sweet wheat there as well. Good body and carbonation; a nice summer drinker.

Serving type: on-tap

11-09-2010 23:04:39 | More by Thorpe429

grittybrews

Washington

4.2/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

(From notes) Poured a hazy yellow-gold with a finger of loose white head. Slightly sweet aroma of banana, clove, and spice.

Slightly high carbonation and a full, chewy mouthfeel. Very nice flavors going on with a sweetness up front that doesn't become cloying. Elements of banana, honey, lemon and orange citrus, and a gentle hop finish with a touch of spice.

I tend to prefer the darker beers from Deschutes, but this one really impressed me as well.

Serving type: on-tap

10-31-2010 06:08:49 | More by grittybrews

Elimination

Oregon

4.03/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

On tap-from notes

look is amber with a slight yellowness, smell is banana, clove, sweet with a bit of graininess, bit of spice. Taste goes a long with smell, great banana, and the spice is up front. mouthfeel is good, feels great for a hef, light. Drink is great and word is it may be bottled soon!

Serving type: on-tap

08-01-2010 04:52:56 | More by Elimination

jdense

Oregon

3.85/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

On tap at the OBF Brunch @ Deschutes PDX, 7.22.2010.

One finger creamy white head, medium dissipation with some lacing in my OBF plastic mug. Hazy orange amber body, no visible carbonation. Nose is pretty clean and light, some floral hops against light wheat aroma. Taste is fairly sweet, meyer lemon/orange, some clove, a bit of white pepper/coriander, floral hops, not a lot of bitterness. Medium mouthfeel, a bit heavy for the style, minimal effervescence, not sticky. Pretty drinkable, a nice interpretation of a Bavarian Hefeweizen, though a little too sweet for my liking.

Serving type: on-tap

07-31-2010 18:55:13 | More by jdense

Monteiro

Oregon

4.05/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Growler filled at the Deschutes brewery in Bend over 4thof july weekend. Enjoyed it enough that I went back and filled the growler again the next day with the same thing.

Amber, maybe a little on the red side.

Drank this next to a campfire, so the smell was pretty obliterated.

Banana, delightfully maltly for a hefa. Some spice going on as well on the aftertaste.

Nice intense carbonation, but the taste isn't intense enough to handle being drank next to a fire.

A sidekick and I drank 2 growlers in 2 days. Grilled linguica and polenta, and it stood up to it remarkably well. Not sure why, but this really works.

Serving type: growler

07-20-2010 02:17:01 | More by Monteiro

Mora2000

Texas

4/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks to blutt59 for sharing this handbottle.

The beer pours a hazy yellow color with a white head. The aroma is pretty standard hefeweizen with some bananas, cloves and wheat. The flavor is a lot of wheat, banana and lemon. I don't get too much clove in the flavor. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.

Serving type: growler

07-04-2010 23:59:22 | More by Mora2000

theshunk

Oregon

4.18/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

I had this on tap at Bier One in Newport, OR. It is definitely not the crappy American Hefe that I won't drink even with a lemon squeezed in it. This can stand up against any good Bavarian Hefe that I've had.

-Appearance- darker than expected for a hefe, not the yellow, cloudy, yeasty look I'd expect
-Taste- excellent banana and clove but missing the yeastiness I expect.
-Drinkablility- very drinkable, a potential session beer, in my opinion.

Serving type: on-tap

05-31-2010 23:31:54 | More by theshunk

djbreezy

Washington

4.1/5  rDev +5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

On tap at the Deschute's pub in Portland.

appearance - poured amber with a nice white head, good lacing

smell - cloves, banana, yeast

taste - clove and wheat with some citrus

mouthfeel - medium body with adequate carbonation

drinkability - flavorful, a moderately light beer

Serving type: on-tap

04-25-2010 01:58:18 | More by djbreezy

DiabolikDUB

Oregon

3.63/5  rDev -6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

On-Tap @ the Portland Brewpub poured into Pint glass.

Pours a hazy light amber color with glowing edges and a fizzy off-white head that quickly dissolves into a very thin ring around the glass. The aroma is bubblegum, spices, yeast and some malt. The flavor is much of the same with banana and clove being at the forefront with a sweet soft malt presence at the end. Its light bodied and very effervescent. I was closing the evening out with this beer after drinking mostly hoppy beers all night and I could still taste the layers in this beer.

Serving type: nitro-tap

07-31-2009 04:45:10 | More by DiabolikDUB

Floydster

California

4.13/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Sampled at the Deschutes brew pub in Portland on 5/27/09, reviewed from notes

About the beer: "This German spelt ale was made with 40% spelt, which is an ancient variety of wheat grown in Southern Bavaria. Aromas of banana, clove, and bubble gum rise from the amber colored, lightly hopped ale."

A-Golden yellowish orange color, 1/2 inch creamy white head, some retention, minor lacing, good amount of sediment in the glass, guessing it was the wheat
S-Grapefruit, cloves, bananas, red apples, citrus, lots of wheat, small amount of ginger, and yeast
T-Begins with a huge clove falvor, lots of chewy wheat in the middle, finish has a good amount of citrus along with more wheat, rather spicy, lots of grapefruit by the end, usually have a big lemon or orange flavor in a wheat beer but that is one of the main things that made this one different, I cannot emphasize enough how strong the clove taste gets by the end
M-Spicy, chewy, and citrusy mouthfeel, medium bodied, strong level of carbonation, taste goes away fast
D-Could drink a few of these, light on the stomach and light in alcohol, smooth and went well with the sliders, not a bad summer beer, if it was not so full of cloves, it would be even easier to drink

The bartender described this to us as a German Hefeweizen, also known as a spelt ale, I cannot say I have had anything like this before, but it was actually pretty good and is something I would certainly drink again, recommended

Serving type: on-tap

06-15-2009 05:36:33 | More by Floydster