Sunshine Coast Hefeweizen
Granville Island Brewery

Sunshine Coast HefeweizenSunshine Coast Hefeweizen
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From:
Granville Island Brewery
 
British Columbia, Canada
Style:
Hefeweizen
Ranked #306
ABV:
5%
Score:
81
Ranked #25,954
Avg:
3.53 | pDev: 12.46%
Reviews:
63
Ratings:
166
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 18, 2022
Added:
May 28, 2003
Wants:
  6
Gots:
  41
Formerly Hey Day Hefeweizen

This unfiltered wheat ale is a West Coast favourite. Enjoy Robson St. Hefeweizen chilled in a tall, slim glass and although our brewmaster may scoff, a lemon wedge is the perfect accessory to the natural fruit flavours of this refreshing beer.
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Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts

3.42/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
Cloudy white-gold. Minor lacing in the form of spots and short streaks.

Fruity aroma but no expected banana. Like fruit juice.

More sweet than sour but both are present. None of the expected elements of the Hefeweizen style. It’s more like a mild sour.
Nov 18, 2022
 
Rated: 3.56 by Darandos from Canada (AB)

Jul 23, 2017
 
Rated: 3.78 by StormAles from Canada (ON)

Jul 13, 2017
 
Rated: 2.86 by hotsudge from Canada (ON)

Oct 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.79 by jcubz from Canada (SK)

Sep 20, 2016
 
Rated: 3.77 by ikidunot from Canada (ON)

Aug 23, 2016
 
Rated: 3.71 by Mousel from Canada (ON)

Jul 25, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by jgunther71 from Illinois

Jun 25, 2016
 
Rated: 3.55 by Kevin67 from Arkansas

Jun 08, 2016
 
Rated: 4.27 by Boo-urns from Canada (ON)

May 25, 2016
 
Rated: 4.2 by Antg8989 from New Jersey

May 25, 2016
 
Rated: 3.71 by bryanzk from Canada (ON)

May 11, 2016
 
Rated: 3.87 by Mikeharris27 from Canada (AB)

Mar 28, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by DamienI from Washington

Mar 04, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by fortyfield from Canada (ON)

Jan 25, 2016
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Reviewed by Jeffo from Netherlands

4.12/5  rDev +16.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Got this one at the LCBO this past summer.

From a can into a pint glass
IBU: 15

APPEARANCE: Pours a 2+ finger, medium looking, creamy white head with good retention. Head fades to a full cap and clings to the sides of the glass. Hazy gamboge orange with no real carbonation evident. A splotchy wisp remains leaving touches of lacing as it empties.

SMELL: Lots of clove, wheat and some banana esters on the nose. More clove and wheat over banana perhaps, though it's colorful and bold enough for the style. Good.

TASTE: Very flavorful for sure. Lots of clove and wheat like the nose had indicated, with light flavors of lemon and banana esters after the swallow. Big finish of wheat and spicy clove mostly, with the light fruity esters balancing it all. Really flavorful and lingers nicely on the palate.

PALATE: Medium body and medium levels of carbonation. Semi-creamy, smooth going down and finishes dry.

OVERALL: Really good weizen, especially for this side of the pond. One of the best, if not the best Canadian example I've come across. Granted I do not seek out this style while I'm in The Home and Native, though I can say for sure that this one is much better than that Ontario brewed weizen that got all the good press a couple years back. I can't remember the name of it off the top of my head, but you guys know which one I'm talking about. This one is not quite as estery as some of the German examples, but the wheat and clove character do very well together. Surprised at the relatively low ratings here. Give this one a go if you get the chance.
Dec 02, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by Socialiste from Canada (QC)

Dec 02, 2015
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Reviewed by akdo from Canada (ON)

3.63/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Look: The beer's body is a cloudy light orange. Its shade is almost close to that of yellow. The beer also has a one-finger white head that dissipates quickly as you are smelling the aromas. If anything, the head recedes to a white ring that stays on the beer's surface.

Smell: There is a little bit of sweetness on the nose. I could smell some bananas, cloves and even lemon juice.

Taste: Unfortunately, the taste is a little disappointing, because Hefeweizens (or Weissbiers) are beers that I always look forward to drink. The weakness of the malt profile made the notes of bananas and cloves be too brief. Hopefully, there were some herbal spices at the end, but they seemed to disappear quickly in order to make the beer refreshing.

Feel: The beer has a juicy mouthfeel and is very refreshing. There is a little bit of carbonation on the palate.

Overall: I give this beer a 3.75 out of 5, because is better than some industrial beers that pretend to be Weissbier. Granville Island's Hey Day has a fruitier taste than its industrial counterparts like Shock Top. However, its weak malt profile make this beer not being to style. If you want a better Hefeweizen brewed in Canada, go for the All or Nothing from Underdogs Brewery, which is based in Oshawa, ON. That Ontarian beer not only has notes of banana and cloves, but it also has a brief bubble gum taste which gives it a slight mouthfeel of a cocktail.
Nov 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by theDuck from Canada (QC)

Nov 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3.08 by CurtisD from Canada (NB)

Sep 04, 2015
Sunshine Coast Hefeweizen from Granville Island Brewery
Beer rating: 81 out of 100 with 166 ratings