DreamWeaver Wheat - Tröegs Brewing Company

guinnessfan

Pennsylvania

4.4/5  rDev +16.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Served in 18oz. pint glass at Red Lobster in Hbg.PA

A: Beautiful, clouded golden color with nice, fluffy two finger head. Great retention and lacing throughout.

S: Clove spice, citrus, slight banana. A feast of complexity for the nose.

T: Same as smell, very complex. A great representation of the style. Very flavorful.

M: Thin and silky smooth, with a mildly zesty kick. Perfect carbonation.

D: Very sessionable if you like the style. The strong flavor does turn some of to it.

Another great Troegs product. Very flavorful beer with little ABV. Perfect late summer/fall beverage. Nice spice flavor to intro the fall weather.

Serving type: on-tap

11-07-2006 14:14:35 | More by guinnessfan

aerozeppl

New York

4.4/5  rDev +16.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 5

A: Great cloudy wheat appearance. 1/2 finger of white head with some lacing.

S: Great wheat smell. Coriander. Citrus. Some yeast in the back as well.

T: Again this is just about a perfect classic example of an American wheat beer. Everything you would want is there. Tons of wheat. Some banana and clove. Hints of the yeast. Very crisp tasting as well.

M: Med body but it is slightly watery. This is the Achilles heel of this beer.

D: I could drink this all day and now that Troegs is in NY I can. Amazing session beer.

Serving type: bottle

02-17-2008 16:29:35 | More by aerozeppl

Bitterbill

Wyoming

4.4/5  rDev +16.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

I got this botle in a trade with Wasatch. Thanks John!

Nice cloudy yellow-orange pour, small head of foam that shrinks quickly. Almopst no lacing.

The smell is nice with notes of wheat, yeast, some light spiciness, a bit of clove, good banana.

The taste follows the nose; wheat, banana, yeast, clove, other spices, and a bit of lemon zest in the finish. It's close to medium bodied and very refreshing indeed. And talk about drinkable, I could down a few of these easily. Very easily!

A very good example of the style and one that I can easily recommend!

Serving type: bottle

07-28-2008 23:08:02 | More by Bitterbill

dickroop

Maryland

4.43/5  rDev +17.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A-Cloudy pale-straw color, minimal head.
S-Lemony-banana, very enticing. Maybe some cloves. There is complexity to let your imagination play with -- is that 1% flavor note a "burning tire far far upwind in a pine forest"?
T-The flavor is rich, especially if it is at cellar temp and not fridge temp. The banana, lemon, and cloves flavors dominate, but there is also a selzery sourness mid-palate. The finish is gently bitter with some orange peel. Overall pretty yummy.
M-Light body, but thirst quenching, lip-smackin' good, a little malt-sticky.
D-Great drinkability, this just yells "summertime pleasure". Very flavorful and full of mystery. Highly recommended.

Serving type: bottle

01-23-2008 00:52:45 | More by dickroop

beerbutcher

Maine

4.43/5  rDev +17.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

pours hazy and gold with ample suds

aromas are pungently spicy, with little fruit character to speak of. lots of clove and maybe pepper.

taste is lush and creamy with spicy esters creeping into the sinuses again..

mouthfeel is quite nice. not a real heavy wheat but not thin either.

a very distinctive wheat beer from an american brewery, like the style a lot. would not mind more of this.

Serving type: on-tap

08-31-2008 01:33:17 | More by beerbutcher

iceball585

New York

4.43/5  rDev +17.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A- Bright yellow color, semi-cloudy, one finger thick fluffy white head that faded slowly

S- Citrus, yeast, bready, wheat, light malts, hint of cloves

T- Bananas, oranges, lemons, wheat, yeast, cloves, fairly malty

M- Light/medium body, low/medium carbonation, smooth, creamy, slight watery finish

D- Good session beer

I would have liked a bit stronger flavor out of this beer since the flavor is pretty good. I'd classify this one more like a hefe-weizen or a weissbier.

Serving type: bottle

11-29-2008 21:32:14 | More by iceball585

kenito799

New York

4.43/5  rDev +17.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

12 oz bottle poured into a pilsener glass.

Hazy golden color (when yest sediment swirled in) and large creamy white head makes this look great. Very happy at the fist whiff: banana and clove, this is a hefe-weizen, not what passes for American wheat beer. The flavor hits with waves of spice and clove in the finish, leaving the palate singing with pleasantly balanced mild hops and a creamy mouthfeel. A bit more carbonation would improve the mouthfeel, but this is definitely one of the best and most drinakble American hefe-weizens I have had. Great job!

Serving type: bottle

08-19-2009 22:44:56 | More by kenito799

grizzly700

Pennsylvania

4.43/5  rDev +17.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A great beer to drink on a hot summer day.. tastes of banana and Clove.. poured into glass as directed to by on bottle label.. so far all troegs brews I have tried have been excellent.. this will not disappoint you or try the victory beer or this style another excellent choice..

Serving type: bottle

08-19-2010 19:26:10 | More by grizzly700

lovindahops

New York

4.43/5  rDev +17.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

A Dream Weaver Wheat on a Sunday Morning with NFL Gameday Morning. I love Troegs

A- a big time hazy and golden yellow brew with no head whatsoever. The brew completely screams refreshing

S- a lil saison in the scent. Big time wheat and banana flavors coming through. Really has some uplifting scents

T- great! Spices, wheat, dry flavor, and many bananas! There is some musty flavor as well. This taste is incredible

M- carbonated and thick flavor

D- killa brew! I could literally drink dream weaver wheat all day. I will always keep a sixer in the fridge for summertime! Great job Troegs

Serving type: bottle

11-07-2010 14:29:19 | More by lovindahops

Gambrinus1184

Connecticut

4.43/5  rDev +17.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a 12-ounce bottle into an Erdinger weizen glass.

A: Dense, hazy lemon yellow with an orange beige center; very cloudy from a yeast settlement pour. Faint pillars of carbonation building to a creamy, two-finger head of white foam which retains nicely and leaves decent lacing.

S: Wheat, banana, cloves and a funky yeast aroma with plenty of citrus zest to boot. Musty, juicy fruit aromas dance all over the scent.

T: Sweet, creamy and fruity malts up front which lend lots of juicy citrus and herbal flavors. A very light, spicy, herbal and floral hop bitterness creeps in to what is a slightly chewy, dry, bittersweet citrus and clove finish. Pretty close to sunshine in a glass.

M: Smooth, slightly creamy, light-medium bodied ale with plenty of character, juicy malts and chewy wheat proteins to chew on with that yeast sediment.

D: For a split second, I forgot we were in the dead of winter and was transported outdoors in the sunshine in a lawn chair. Dream Weaver is flavorful, drinkable and quite sessionable at 4.8% ABV. An American pale wheat ale done right; borderline hefeweizen/witbier territory while maintaining a good wheat and hop presence.

Serving type: bottle

01-14-2011 23:01:15 | More by Gambrinus1184

pezoids

Pennsylvania

4.45/5  rDev +18%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

This is one really good wheat beer. The color was pale and cloudy and the head of foam that topped the beer off was thin and cream-like. A pleasantly strong aroma of bubblegum and banana tickles the nose. The taste is light, but highly flavorful – with a light and fruity malt sweetness joining with a hint of sour yeastiness (that's Mad Elf yeast). The body is light to medium with a small amount of carbonation evident. Highly enjoyable and one of the best American examples of an authentic German wheat that I have had. I only wish I hadn’t ordered this towards the end of the night, only because I could have had more of this fine beer. Keep it up, guys!

Serving type: on-tap

07-15-2004 15:17:01 | More by pezoids

ppoitras

Massachusetts

4.45/5  rDev +18%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

12oz bottle from bleedingshrimp as part of 120/190 BIF. Thanks for the opportunity.

Poured into an imperial pint glass, formed a 1/2" bright white head over the cloudy light golden brew. Head lasts reasonably well, with average to good lacing, both at least what you would expect from the style. Aroma is clovey bananas. Taste is cloves, light banana, and a tinge of lemon. Mouthfeel is just what you'd expect from a wheat, excellently smooth, and drinkability is high. This one is a great summer brew, or any season.

Serving type: bottle

07-24-2006 20:57:44 | More by ppoitras

kmudrick

Pennsylvania

4.45/5  rDev +18%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured into a Troegs pint glass; appearance is a thin consistency - a soft and hazy copper hue. Head is minimal, dissolving into a thin sticky caulking of foam that hugged the side of the glass throughout the session. Nose detects a heavy smack of banana with swirly punches of lemon, yeast, and cloves. Flavorwise, reminds me of a very zesty and refreshing hefe. Feels light on the tongue but still plenty of body with moderate bite and slight bitterness. The key to the enjoyability for me, personally, is that, for an APA, it is not overly hopped so it makes for a nice smooth summer brew. I've spent many a day this summer sessioning this, including it on tap at the SPTR at their wheat beer fest.

Serving type: bottle

10-01-2006 22:03:58 | More by kmudrick

MadCat

New Jersey

4.45/5  rDev +18%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: Cloudy light golden color, didn't get much head from the draft pour, good lacing

Smell: Up front is the beautiful floral aroma of the Saaz hops, then you get some good banana, with cloves and spice in there as well.

Taste: Delicious wheat, banana, cloves, spices, some hoppiness, with a huge banana aftertaste. It was great.

Mouthfeel: A little bit of thickness, with crisp carbonation

Drinkability: A good session beer. Could drink this all day, and at 4.8% abv, I wouldn't get in trouble with it either.

Overall: Excellent. Had at Surf Taco in Jackson, NJ, and it was a good answer to the spiciness of my burrito. I was very impressed with it.

Serving type: on-tap

02-14-2011 01:58:01 | More by MadCat

PokerGod

Minnesota

4.45/5  rDev +18%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

12oz bottle poured into a perfect pint.

Appearance- cloudy hazy, yellow. Decent head with decent retention. Not golden. Actually yellow. Some lacing. A nice amount of yeast sediment to pour into the glass.

Aroma- sweet and yeasty, but not fruity...or at least not a specific fruit that I can pinpoint. Mild spicy, herbal undertones.

Taste- absolutely delicious. Refreshing. May be the most balanced wheat beer that I've ever had. Yeasty and malty at the same time. Wonderful.

Overall- at present time, this may be my absolute favorite wheat beer ever. Absolutely delicious. Too bad I acquired in trade, because I am unable to acquire it locally. Damn. Would without a doubt buy again.

Serving type: bottle

09-02-2011 03:04:49 | More by PokerGod

AlexJ

North Carolina

4.47/5  rDev +18.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Another fantastic beer from my home state, this pours cloudy lemon yellow with a fluffy white head that lasts well and retaing rocky peaks.

Aroma is great; bright wheat, banana, massive clove and spice, and faint peppery dryness. Warm there are notes of citrus that reming one of a Witte.

Flavor is a KO! Perfect wheat notes and tons of mushy banana followed by clove and coriander spice. It dries toward the finish with citrus and white pepper. It really reminds me of a Witte, especially with the strong spice and citrus notes. Either way it's obviously very fresh and equally deliscious.

Body is medium, soft and lofty, and wonderfully wheaty-slick. Infinately drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

09-12-2007 22:09:21 | More by AlexJ

sjmacdougall

New Jersey

4.47/5  rDev +18.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Had this one poured from a bottle into a Hoegaarden glass.

The appearance is hazy and unfiltered, exactly what I would expect from this wheat beer. The color is a light golden.

The beer smells of some wheat and banana aromas.

Taste is by far the best quality of this brew. It has a mild sweetness that gives way to a well-balanced hefe taste. It is extremely enjoyable.

The mouthfeel is a light carbonation that quickly dissipates. There is little to no alcohol taste.

Overall, this is a great summer/BBQ session beer. I will be certain to have it again and again.

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2011 15:34:39 | More by sjmacdougall

Emerson1310

Virginia

4.47/5  rDev +18.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

This is readily available here. This wheat beer is delicious!!

A: Pale straw, quite foggy, and on 1st pour, very thick head, of four or more fingers, moderate lacing, lots of carbonation.

S: Wheat, yeast, bananas, straw, cloves, spices.

T: See 'smell'...Delicious!! The combo of yeasts, malts and bananas give it a rather pleasant banana bread taste. No bitterness, no hop flavor.

O: As someone said above, this is one of the nicest summer-style wheat beers. Pleasantly sweet without being cloying, and delightful smell and finish. At 4.8% ABV, a nice light sessionable beer. I highly recommend this!!

Serving type: bottle

10-26-2011 21:26:33 | More by Emerson1310

Ralph

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +19.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

I love the look, nice and cloudy. Has a very pleasant smell, a little lemony. It shows sweetness from the first taste, which really reminds me of a Belgian beer. It is a complex taste, with different flavor nuances seeming to come out with each sip. The mouth feel is excellent. To top off the nice experience, the bottle label is a thing of beauty, from the nice artwork on the tree on the label to the unusual lettering of Dream Weaver to the Troeg's logo on the neck. These nice touches all added up to make it a very enjoyable beer.

Serving type: bottle

09-17-2006 03:10:42 | More by Ralph

dsa7783

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +19.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Tried one of these for the first time out of a bottle and was really impressed... Although $8.99 was kind of pricey for a six-pack, I wouldn't mind paying it again for a good, classic witbier like this one. Would definitely recommend this to anyone a fan of this style... A good American wheat beer dominated by banana, clove, and lemon flavors that stand out as much in smell as in the taste... Certainly try this one if you can find it, because its definitely worth it... I really liked this one...

Serving type: bottle

11-14-2007 00:22:05 | More by dsa7783

billybob

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +19.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

pours a cloudy yellow with a white one finger head and a nice lace. aromas of pepper and spice. lots of yeast strong pepper and spice with clove and hint of coriander. taste is very strong and in your face. mouthfeel light to medium carbonation holds up well. not your weak tasting wheat this beer has strong taste and body to it. one of the better wheat beers out there.

Serving type: bottle

03-11-2009 21:52:50 | More by billybob

SteelerNation

New York

4.5/5  rDev +19.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A: Pours a cloudy golden wheat color. Fizzy with moderate lacing.

S: Yeast, yeast, and more yeast. Has that strong special banana clove smell found only in bavarian wheat beers. Hops are no where to be found, which lets the yeast shine through even more.

T: A wonderfull bouquet of yeasty flavors similar to a heffeweizen, but almost stronger. Strong banana and lemon flavors. Hops presence is low and comes in slightly at the aftertaste. Lemon, banana, orange, and spice aftertaste. Slightly dry finish.

M: Very heavy for the abv, but very understandable since it is unfiltered. The heavy mouthfeel gives more power to the yeasty flavors.

D: I don't think I'd ever get sick of this. Exceptionally drinkable for the heavy mouthfeel.

Overall a superb wheat beer. A weaver of dreams. My only gripe is the low head retention.

Serving type: bottle

02-13-2011 23:56:53 | More by SteelerNation

feylure

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +19.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Wow. Tröegs has been kicking some A lately! Bottled 01/18/2011

Poured 3/4 into a glass, swirled the rest, and poured. Went from a clear, pale gold to a nice, cloudy gold with delicious foam.

Smell is what a wheat beer should be. Citrus and wheat.

Taste is what a wheat beer should be. Slightly sweet, citrus and wheat. It also has a rich, full mouthfeel all the way around. This brew is also one that goes down well and with ease, so I find it quite drinkable.

Personally, I find this brew to be almost exceptional given it's almost perfect taste, but I would love to see a double wheat beer by them.

Cheers

Serving type: bottle

03-19-2011 20:11:50 | More by feylure

beergeek279

Pennsylvania

4.58/5  rDev +21.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Served in a pint glass at Fathead's. The color was a very hazy orange, with a wispy head, making the beer look just like a glass of orange juice. The smell was spicy, citrusy, and clove-ish. The taste had notes of citrus, banana/clove, coriander spice, a strong wheat tanginess. Mouthfeel was very well-carbed, with a full body. As for drinkability, this would be an amazing session beer.

I first had this one right at the brewery...just poured so nicely, and I had at least 3 samples, but sadly I didn't have my notebook. Fortunately, we were lucky enough to get a keg at Fathead's, and surely I was overjoyed. I don't know how they quite end up mixing hefe and wit characteristics and melding them so well, but somehow they do! A fantastic beer, amazing sessionability, and I just hope that the Troegners will bring this (along with their other single batches) out again!!!

Serving type: on-tap

07-18-2004 18:21:48 | More by beergeek279

Moxley

New York

4.58/5  rDev +21.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

A - Poured a cloudy apple juice color with a thin off-white head that dissipated quickly leaving watery web lacing.

S - Bready yeast and sweet wheat with clove and banana nuances. This beer had an earthy quality.

T - Delicious is how this beer tastes...like frolicking in a delicious wheat field waving voluptuous clove and banana bouquets while a dreamy wheat fairy drops delicious sweet drops of Troeg's Dreamweaver beer in your mouth. I could drink this all day.

Simple yet flavorful with a full wheat presence - nicely balanced and medium bodied.

M&D - Smooth and crisp, well balanced carbonation with a clean refreshing finish. Most definitely one of my favorite session beers. I can't wait to visit the brewery. Thanks to my drinkin' buddy Hyland for this one.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2008 23:48:37 | More by Moxley