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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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Wagner Valley Grace House Honey Wheat
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Added on Feb 24, 2010 Grace House is the dwelling on the grounds of the winery and brewery and was constructed in the 1840s. Like the style of the Grace House, this ale is brewed in a more delicate style. We blend wheat and barley malts to produce this light-bodied golden ale. With just a touch of sweetness from locally-...
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Widmer Brothers Hefeweizen
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Added on Feb 24, 2010 A golden unfiltered wheat beer that is truly cloudy and clearly superb.
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Widmer Brothers W08 Crimson Wheat
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Added on Feb 24, 2010 Our Brewmasters Release - The three different red, caramelized, and dark wheat malts give this beer an intense red color that runs as deep as the flavor. The toasted grain flavors blend perfectly with the subtle spiciness of the hops just as the entirety fades to a smooth quick finish.
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Wild Rose Velvet Fog
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Added on Feb 24, 2010 It has a hazy, golden colour, is light bodied, contains 4.5% alcohol by volume and has the fresh, sharp flavour of wheat malt with a touch of citrus character.
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Williamsburg AleWerks Colonial Wheat Ale
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Added on Feb 24, 2010 An American style unfiltered Wheat Ale. An effervescent and light ale, it is a refreshing summer afternoon thirst quencher. Wheat beer s history goes back to the Pharaohs of Egypt. By the 16th century it was popular in Germany where it is usually served quite cold, and with a slice of lemon. Ameri...
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