Category Archives: Hefeweizen

Hoodoo Hef

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Hoodoos can be found in the badlands and other river valley’s.

However this HooDoo Hefeweizen can be found at the Wild Rose Brewery for a limited time or if you’re lucky, at a liquor store near you.
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This is a fantastic brew.  Don’t be alarmed by the sediment in the bottle.  That’s part of the character of this unfiltered wheat ale from Wild Rose.  It pours a hazy cloudy gold colour with a nice frothy white head of foam.  The flavour is some what characteristic of the Belgium Dubbel, but that is purely because of the yeast that Wild Rose uses.  As like many breweries they have a signature flavour that comes thru. Also because Wheat beers (“Weizen” is German for “wheat”.) are usually top-fermented, and this one is.
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Wild Rose released this seasonal Hoodoo Hef mid June and they describe it as:
“HEFEWEIZEN

Inspired by traditional weisse beers of Bavaria, this wheat ale is hazy gold and naturally cloudy. Canadian malted wheat blends with a specially selected yeast to give clove-like spiciness to the aroma and flavour. A refreshing thirst quencher for warm Alberta summer days.”

It comes in a big bottle, 650 ml, so sharing with a friend is encouraged. ;-)

Enjoy.
Cheers

Patrick
@thegoodbeerguy

 

Summer Of Beer Has Begun

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Summer is here in beer land anyway.  Don’t we all wish it was true.   The wacky weather continues in the great white north with snow falling in Edmonton this week, and here in Red Deer it was cold and damp, we escaped the snow.  Alberta truly isn’t free of snow falls until May Long Weekend, but a quick visit to the local beer store reveals that many breweries are eager to celebrate and usher in Summer.

Okanagan Spring Brewery has released its summer seasonal sampler or “craft variety pack” it includes a seasonal brew…
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I love the write up of their Summer Weizen ”A Flavour That’s Uniquely Okanagan”.
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Drinking this unfiltered wheat ale, you can certainly taste the apricot flavour. Hefeweizens have always been associated with fruity or citrus flavours, so the apricot is a natural fit. I picture myself sitting at the lake enjoying some sunshine when I drank this one. It seems to inspire the Okanagan and the Peaches, Apples, Cherries and yes Apricots. The colour of this tasty wheat ale looks very apricot like or peach like to me as well. I look forward to our summer vacation and enjoying a cold one at the lake.

It may not be summer in Red Deer, AB but we’ll all welcome the arrival.

Cheers.

@thegoodbeerguy

Tasty Tale Of A Wheat Ale

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A wheat ale? “Sounds interesting I’ll try it” you say, then it is brought to you with a lemon or orange wheel. Interesting, different and that introduction was similar to one I had several years ago now. Probably the first Wheat Ale I recall drinking was a “Grasshopper” by Big Rock. Having been familiar with Big Rock Traditional and Warthog, Grasshopper was a big departure from what I expected from Big Rock.

You can add the orange or lemon if you want, but it’s not necessary.  :-)
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Since then, Grasshopper remains a trusted, tried and true golden ale that is easy drinking and easily found throughout Alberta much to my liking.

A recent addition to the Wheat Ale line up is the Dunkelweizen.
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The name be odd or even funny to say, but the beer is fantastic. Dunkelweizen is a spicy, malty wheat-based ale that gets its color from high-kilned barley malts and its character from wheat malt and distinctive yeast.

Grasshopper is smooth easy drinking, and surprisingly to most so is the Dunkelweizen. The flavour is distinctive to say the least.  Big Rock Brewery describes the Character as:

“Before you even take a sip, feast your eyes on Dunkelweizen’s chestnut brown hue and light, off-white frothy head while your nose is seduced by chocolate and malt. This buxom Bavarian ale offers a great intensity of flavour that fills the mouth with the warmth of chocolate, dark fruits and caramel. Balanced with a clean palate, medium carbonation, European hop and 5% alcohol.”

Looking to expand your beer list from a lager ask for a “Wheat Ale”, “Dunkelweizen”, or Hefeweizen. You may also find to referred to as Weissbier, Witbier, and the sour varieties, such as Lambic, Berliner Weisse and Gose.

Other Wheat Ales to try:

Blue Moon, Belgian White:

Erdinger:
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Erdinger Dunkelweizen:
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Velvet Fog, Wild Rose Brewery:
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WRed Wheat from Wild Rose
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Cheers,

@thegoodbeerguy

 

 

A Mrs. Good Beer Guy Selection

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Schöfferhofer Grapefruit.

This was one of those brews mixes that I normally wouldn’t select especially a cold snowy day.  It seems better suited to a warm summers day.  Hefeweizen beers tend to be more citrus in nature and the more popular commercial brands would be Rickard’s White a.k.a Blue Moon.  They are typically a wheat beer that is less bitter, more citrus in nature and is made with a top fermenting yeast.  Not your typical lager or pilsner.

My wife picked this one out.

The Grapefruit caught her eye.  I don’t think she noticed that it was a mix of Hefeweizen and Grapefruit soda with alcohol content of only 2.5%.  Certainly a light beer.

Schöfferhofer Grapefruit
Rating by my lovely wife…. “It’s lovely, mmm.”

“Schöfferhofer Grapefruit is the unique combination of sparkling-light Schöfferhofer wheat beer and the sparkling, fruity temperament of sun-ripened grapefruit. It tastes
best ice cold and straight from the bottle.” Is the translation from their website.
A good alternative,

Cheers.

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