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American wheat beer, now a unique style all its own, started as an interpretation of Hefeweizen. This Bavarian ale is pale, cloudy, effervescent, and full-bodied. The style was so popular among Munich drinkers back in the day that wheat was the first exception to the famous Rheinheitsgebot, the Bavarian beer purity law that previously only allowed beer to be made of water, barley, and hops. Hefeweizen is fermented with a yeast that contributes flavours to the beer unique to the style. The yeast is allowed to stay in the beer where it reinforces the flavours of spice and banana.
When American craft brewers decided to recreate the style, some went to the trouble and expensive of finding style-specific strains of yeast. Many simply used the house yeast, typically a much cleaner fermenting British ale yeast. Using such a yeast produces a beer with a much different flavour profile. While the unfiltered versions of this style are visually virtually identical to Hefeweizen, the taste is much cleaner. The suspended yeast does contribute very subtle hints of spice but gone is the banana taste. The result is a beer that is very refreshing but still full bodied.
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21st Amendment Hell or High Watermelon Wheat
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Added on Feb 24, 2010 by 21st Amendment Unfiltered, American-style wheat beer. Brewed with 400 pounds of fresh watermelons.
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23rd Street Wave the Wheat Ale
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Added on Feb 24, 2010 Wave the Wheat is a uniquely refreshing wheat ale made from Kansas grown malted wheat and German grown Munich malt. The sweet wheat malt flavors and the unfiltered flavor of yeast esters are accompanied by just a touch of Hallertaur and Willamette hops. O.G.: 11.5 degrees Plato IBU: 9 ABV: 5.0%
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