Pinkus Hefe Weizen

“This beer pours beautifully with a billowing white head and a hazy straw color. The aroma is light on fruity esters and clove, while showing woody and herbal hops aroma. Tart wheat flavor in the initial sip, with subtle hefe character. A sweet, filling beer.”

“Aroma has the expected hefe notes with an unexpected element of tobacco. Fruity esters are assertive, with a tart citrus and wheat background. High carbonation keeps it refreshing, with a lingering sweetness.”

**Aroma:** “The wheat dominates, and the clove develops as the beer warms. Then the banana sweetness shows, along with some floral and fruit-tree blossom esters, and a floral hops note. It has an earthy, oyster umami aroma that’s not unpleasant.” **Flavor:** “Rich banana sweetness, with immense chewy wheat. Grassy hops and bitterness are evenly balanced with the bready wheat malt and linger through the finish. Yeast esters and phenolics are interesting without dominating. Some fusel high alcohols and light pork come through in the finish.” **Overall:** “What a nice banana and yeast character. It goes really well with the funky malt, chewy wheat body, banana, and spiciness. The hops dominate a bit more in the bitterness than in the flavor, more than you would find in typical German interpretations.”