These reviews are a bit out of order, but I wanted to compare the Widmer Hefeweizen, which I had the same evening as the Sam Adams Cherry Wheat, to the Paulaner, so I waited on reviewing this one. Widmer bills its Hefeweizen as America’s flagship wheat beer. If that’s the case, then I have to say that I’m not a big fan of American-style Hefeweizens. Perhaps it’s because I was first introduced to wheat beers in Germany, or perhaps it’s a difference in the malts used, but this beer just doesn’t have much taste.
I was really looking forward to ordering this beer down at Tess’s Lark Tavern. I haven’t seen it on tap very often, if at all, so I thought it would be a treat. The beer was poured into a normal pint glass and had very little head, so perhaps the keg was not very fresh. It was a pale yellow in color, with the cloudiness you’d expect from a wheat beer. However, it had very little zip to it. The hopping was almost undetectable, and the malts used didn’t give it the distinct fruity flavor I’ve come to expect in a Hefeweizen. I’ll certainly try this one again, as I do love Hefeweizen’s, but this one just doesn’t get it done in the winter.
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