Widmer Hefeweizen - Widmer Brothers Brewing Company

ThePortlander

New York

3.45/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Poured from a bottle into a weizen glass. I have had it straight from the bottle as well.

A: Dark orange-y tan, a bit cloudy with a creamy head that has nice retention.

S: The smell is mostly yeast with other bread notes. I'm not detecting the traditional "banana" smell unless I agitate it more than I'd like to. Also, no unique spice aroma.

T: A moderate wheat flavor, medium and yeasty. Not too distinct, not much going on here. The finish is dry, with vague lemony undertones.

D: Overall, it's OK. Not exactly a Hefeweizen, but a not American Wheat. It's crisp and easy to put back.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2009 05:10:57 | More by ThePortlander

510a

Washington

3.75/5  rDev +15%

05-19-2013 21:57:14 | More by 510a

TheZzyzxScarecrow

North Carolina

3/5  rDev -8%

05-19-2013 17:59:51 | More by TheZzyzxScarecrow

YieldToNothing

New York

2.75/5  rDev -15.6%

05-16-2013 23:49:19 | More by YieldToNothing

NickyG213

Arizona

3.75/5  rDev +15%

05-16-2013 02:01:51 | More by NickyG213

DaveOB

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +7.4%

05-14-2013 13:55:24 | More by DaveOB

Bouleboubier

Pennsylvania

3.95/5  rDev +21.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

(on tap at the Widmer Gasthaus, April 2013)

A: bright yellow-gold, fairly cloudy.... beautiful head retention, minimum lacing

S: mellow dinner-roll/doughy maltiness, some faint banana esters, hops about nil

T: lightly doughy, white-bready.... nice balance of citrusy esters.... "American" flavors (hop?) and bitterness level....nice long malty aftertaste - this actually tastes more like a hefeweizen than a simple wheat pale ale

M: medium-bodied... the carbonation opens up the body a little more than what I prefer (which is a smoother, denser malt foundation with the bubbles only hitting up front and maybe in the end)... does feel like it has a touch of weight in the finish, but it soon washes away clean and light yet feels satisfyingly filling

O: actually good! - so much better and more to it than the crap that we get in bottles out east... likely doesn't hold up well in storage and Widmer just doesn't have the name recognition out here to move it

Serving type: on-tap

05-13-2013 23:12:18 | More by Bouleboubier

cbnz

British Columbia (Canada)

3/5  rDev -8%

05-12-2013 18:49:21 | More by cbnz

JuicesFlowing

Kansas

3.94/5  rDev +20.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured into a fluted pilsner glass.

Look: An unfiltered golden color with a soapy white head that calms to a film. Very light lacing stays on the glass.

Aroma: Grassy, malty, sweet, with banana notes.

Taste: Starts with a nice mellow malt sweetness. Transitions into more floral and banana notes with a hint of citrus in the finish.

Mouthfeel: Bright and carbonated.

Overall: A nice brew to session outdoors in nice weather. I like the overall flavor profile here.

Serving type: bottle

05-10-2013 17:42:43 | More by JuicesFlowing

Bill235

Ohio

3/5  rDev -8%

05-09-2013 14:25:41 | More by Bill235

danfix99

Minnesota

3/5  rDev -8%

05-09-2013 13:34:41 | More by danfix99

thatdewguy

North Carolina

2.5/5  rDev -23.3%

05-09-2013 05:10:16 | More by thatdewguy

lcdawg

Mississippi

3.5/5  rDev +7.4%

05-08-2013 04:35:52 | More by lcdawg

blknikon

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -0.3%

05-07-2013 23:18:44 | More by blknikon

MikeRice1969

Oregon

3.5/5  rDev +7.4%

05-07-2013 02:17:07 | More by MikeRice1969

nickleeye

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev +7.4%

05-06-2013 17:01:13 | More by nickleeye

IdrinkBeerinCollege

Oregon

4.25/5  rDev +30.4%

05-05-2013 09:13:06 | More by IdrinkBeerinCollege

bubseymour

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev +7.4%

05-04-2013 22:54:49 | More by bubseymour

PoppyParthenonE

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +22.7%

05-04-2013 00:14:11 | More by PoppyParthenonE

NikD

Maryland

4/5  rDev +22.7%

05-02-2013 18:48:13 | More by NikD

Kelp

New Hampshire

3.75/5  rDev +15%

04-29-2013 07:48:04 | More by Kelp

sam_bliss

Washington

3.41/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25

Pours a hazy translucent golden hefeweizen color with a thick foamy head that leaves ample lacing. Adjuncty corn scent comes through the sudsy cap along with a bit of ethanol. Smells a bit lemony, but the overall aroma is typical of wheat beer. The mouthfeel is fuller than average for the style and carbonation is medium. Grassy and orange hops lend flavor to munich and pale malts. The smell becomes sweeter and betrays a doughy note as the beer warms; I'll give it a higher score than the 2.75 I originally assigned.

This beer has some lemony sweet-tartness. It is almost a true-to-style hefeweizen, but pale wheat ale is probably more accurate. It's better than Pyramid's "hefeweizen," if we are to compare similar offerings from Northwest mega-craft breweries.

Serving type: bottle

04-29-2013 03:16:44 | More by sam_bliss

TTripp725

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +38%

04-28-2013 05:05:00 | More by TTripp725

nheinzie57

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -0.3%

04-27-2013 22:18:01 | More by nheinzie57

kjfinnerty

Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +45.7%

04-26-2013 23:42:29 | More by kjfinnerty