Widmer Hefeweizen - Widmer Brothers Brewing Company

mothman

Saskatchewan (Canada)

3.13/5  rDev -4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Poured from a 12 oz brown bottle

Pours a tan orange with a finger of white head. Leaves some decent lace. Very cloudy beer. Looks decent.

Smell is very citrusy and a lot of "lemonness" going on here. The smell isn't very appealing. It is very musky. The taste is of wheat and there is a flavor that citrus and fruit going on here. Very bland flavor.

Mouthfeel: A little smooth, medium bodied and decent carbonation. Ends a little dry.

Overall this is a decent brew, nothing to special, not up to my standards for the style. Cheap and decent I guess.

Serving type: bottle

09-14-2008 02:57:07 | More by mothman

tehmogue

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +22.7%

06-19-2013 13:14:35 | More by tehmogue

jaxon53

Connecticut

3.25/5  rDev -0.3%

06-18-2013 23:52:18 | More by jaxon53

Topher78

California

3.5/5  rDev +7.4%

06-17-2013 18:48:49 | More by Topher78

Riik3

Georgia

3/5  rDev -8%

06-17-2013 05:55:12 | More by Riik3

chris1919

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +15%

06-16-2013 01:59:44 | More by chris1919

johnricardo

Texas

3.5/5  rDev +7.4%

06-15-2013 16:51:57 | More by johnricardo

jordanmckell

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -0.3%

06-14-2013 16:50:10 | More by jordanmckell

KStark

British Columbia (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev +7.4%

06-14-2013 14:20:46 | More by KStark

JMUbrewz

Virginia

3.25/5  rDev -0.3%

06-13-2013 18:18:32 | More by JMUbrewz

ChalupaBatman

California

2.75/5  rDev -15.6%

06-12-2013 03:12:25 | More by ChalupaBatman

The_Revisionist

District of Columbia

3/5  rDev -8%

06-11-2013 20:21:42 | More by The_Revisionist

DrDaves49

Oregon

2.75/5  rDev -15.6%

06-11-2013 17:11:10 | More by DrDaves49

neckbeered

Montana

3/5  rDev -8%

06-10-2013 23:35:13 | More by neckbeered

RedWeizen83

Texas

3/5  rDev -8%

06-09-2013 21:49:42 | More by RedWeizen83

Sudcutter

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +38%

06-08-2013 18:06:33 | More by Sudcutter

TheBeerAlmanac

Kentucky

3.25/5  rDev -0.3%

06-08-2013 14:54:53 | More by TheBeerAlmanac

praxis16

Oregon

3.75/5  rDev +15%

06-08-2013 09:38:22 | More by praxis16

-ronin-

Florida

3.5/5  rDev +7.4%

06-08-2013 04:29:13 | More by -ronin-

KeyWestGator

Florida

3.25/5  rDev -0.3%

06-08-2013 01:34:45 | More by KeyWestGator

DeutschesBier

Maryland

3/5  rDev -8%

06-07-2013 15:55:24 | More by DeutschesBier

jngrizzaffi

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +30.4%

06-07-2013 04:33:57 | More by jngrizzaffi

saiconotto

Maine

2.05/5  rDev -37.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

I don't normally write reviews other than an overall number but I was so wildly disappointed in this beer that I felt it necessary. I bought a selection of Hefeweizen's from Trader Joe's that I had never had before as the weather has been quite nice and obviously they are usually a nice pair.

I don't know how Widmer Brothers can call this a hefeweizen. I can't call myself an expert but I am fairly familiar with hefeweizens, and this is nothing like any I have ever had, in a bad way. The only obvious flavors are wheat and yeast, and the yeastiness is incredibly dilute, much akin to Bud Light or something similarly shitty. I can't qualify the wheat flavor because it is too weak, which is odd considering the importance of wheat in a hefeweizen. MAYBE I can taste a tiny bit of apple but it is very much an afterthought, only notable after burping. I can maybe notice a slight spiciness if I sit here and focus completely on every sip. But the various citrus/fruit flavor, spiciness and wheat prominence one would expect is severely lacking. There is zero body to this beer.

I will finish it only because I paid for it. I would definitely hesitate to call it undrinkable as there isn't anything particularly offputting (just lacking in the first place), but it is DEFINITELY NOT WORTH DRINKING again, or for the first time. I have been drinking exclusively craft beer for about a year now (by that I really only mean I do not drink Bud-anything, Miller, PBR etc., I certainly will drink from larger breweries like New Belgium or Sierra Nevada), and this is definitely the most disappointing beer I have had during that time. I have had a few DIPA's that I could not finish because of the bitterness but at least they had other redeeming qualities. There are hundreds of other hefeweizens out there that are a thousand times better.

Serving type: bottle

06-06-2013 22:20:53 | More by saiconotto

Burkbom23

Connecticut

2.86/5  rDev -12.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Hazy pale orange color with good carbonation and about a 1 inch white head that fades to a thin top. Clean fresh aroma. Not a ton of stuff going on. Some slight grainy notes. Pretty light somewhat spritzy mouth feel. Get that wheat taste up front, not very big though, balanced out ok. Little bit of lemon/citrus background. Smooth drinkable beer, but nothing spectacular. Step up from drinking a macro brew though.

Serving type: bottle

06-05-2013 01:34:30 | More by Burkbom23

BDF2000

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev +7.4%

06-03-2013 17:09:42 | More by BDF2000