Who's got the best Hefe?

BigKahuna13 · Post by **BigKahuna13** » Apr 29th, '05, 05:23

Skibumtress wrote:
BigKahuna13 wrote:
BigKahuna13 wrote:I'm on my 3rd bottle of Killian's Irish Red. Does that count for anything??
Make that 4th.....

Are you up to the 5th yet?

not on a school night.

2knees · Post by **2knees** » Apr 29th, '05, 18:38

I just saw that sam adams makes one too. never had a "hefe". what's it compare too anyway. fwiw i picked up a 6 of the sam black lager. I am a creature of habit though. sam sam and more sam adams.

Pedro · Post by **Pedro** » Apr 29th, '05, 18:40

2knees wrote:I just saw that sam adams makes one too. never had a "hefe". what's it compare too anyway. fwiw i picked up a 6 of the sam black lager. I am a creature of habit though. sam sam and more sam adams.

Its kind of sweet, there are some belgian whites that taste a bit like a hefe. Give it a whirl.

2knees · Post by **2knees** » Apr 29th, '05, 19:03

while we are on the subject of beer. I'm gettin hammered tonight and want to apologize in advance for anything i may post later. now i must go punch in for work.

jenscats5 · Post by **jenscats5** » Apr 29th, '05, 19:15

I tasted Iron Hill's hefe today (just a taste) and it was very cloudy and had a spicy finish.....not bad, don't know if I could drink a whole glass tho.

MrsG · Post by **MrsG** » Apr 29th, '05, 19:28

2knees wrote:I just saw that sam adams makes one too. never had a "hefe". what's it compare too anyway. fwiw i picked up a 6 of the sam black lager. I am a creature of habit though. sam sam and more sam adams.

Actually, we've been purchasing the "mixed" 12 pack of Sam's . . . and there are a few "hefe"'s in there . . . and I like them . . . I will now check out others too!!!

Mister Moose · Post by **Mister Moose** » Apr 29th, '05, 19:40

I thought this was about who had the best Boss. or is that Jefe... Hefe... one of those.

Mtn Man · Post by **Mtn Man** » Apr 29th, '05, 21:12

jenscats5 wrote:I tasted Iron Hill's hefe today (just a taste) and it was very cloudy and had a spicy finish.....not bad, don't know if I could drink a whole glass tho.

I had that a couple of weeks ago at the Media Iron Hill. I had a sampler of 8 different ones. Media makes good stuff. They even offered some of the yeast that they use if I wanted to start a batch of my own. That's a good brewpub

You get used to wheat beers after a while. It's usually a summer thirst quencher. Give it a chance, it'll replace your Coors Light

B)

Pedro · Post by **Pedro** » Apr 29th, '05, 21:43

2knees wrote:while we are on the subject of beer. I'm gettin hammered tonight and want to apologize in advance for anything i may post later. now i must go punch in for work.

I forgive you in advance.

Mister Moose · Post by **Mister Moose** » Apr 29th, '05, 21:58

I'e tried Harpoon's Hefe - UFO. Didn't think it was anything special. So I looked it up...

Hefeweizen
"Hefe" means yeast, "Weizen" means wheat. Hefeweizen is a top fermented, unfiltered, bottle conditioned wheat beer with a noticeable yeast sediment and a cloudy appearance. Wheat beers are also referred to as Weissbiers (white beers) because before the invention of pale lagers and pale ales, most beers were dark. Wheat beers were the exception as the wheat content lightened the colour of the beer.

Hefeweizens are usually quite sweet and fruity, with a full body. The typical hefeweizen taste, which distinguishes it from its Belgian wheat beer cousins is produced by the types of yeast used in Bavaria. There are often medicinal or clove flavours, produced by chemicals called phenols engendered by the yeast. Other chemicals produced by the yeast, called esters, produce bubble gum, banana and vanilla flavours. Esters are also used in sweets like pear drops or fruit gums. Hefeweizens are very lightly hopped so have little bitterness and harshness. The ratio of wheat to barley malt used is commonly around 50:50 but the wheat portion may rise to as much as 70%. German wheat beer brewers don't (with the exception of Gose) add coriander or other botanicals to their beer as the Belgian brewers do.

Hefeweizen should be poured smoothly into a tilted, rinsed glass. Pause when there's about a quarter of the bottle left, swirl the bottle to lift the sediment, then pour the rest into the glass to give a big, fragrant head and release the yeast into the beer to give it its cloudy appearance. The glass should be a Franziskaner glass — tall and graceful, with a narrow base widening toward the top before narrowing slightly again. I've never seen a German add a slice of lemon to a Weissbier but apparently some do. In my opinion it's an abomination. I think it ruins the taste of the beer and the acidity of the lemon kills the head. I can see the point of adding a wedge of lime to Corona because the taste of the beer is so vapid that the zest of the lime is a welcome reminder that your taste buds are still working, but decent beers shouldn't need a fruit garnish, in my humble opinion.

http://www.germanbeerguide.co.uk/hefeweiz.html
If you want to read more. I never got Corona thing either. Pour me a Sammy Smith. Or my new love, Dogfish IPA

Pedro · Post by **Pedro** » Apr 29th, '05, 22:02

Mister Moose wrote:I'e tried Harpoon's Hefe - UFO. Didn't think it was anything special. So I looked it up...

I like the UFO, but i would not say that it represents the typical hefe, much more of a bitter taste then the normal hefe.

jenscats5 · Post by **jenscats5** » Apr 29th, '05, 23:00

Mtn Man wrote:
jenscats5 wrote:I tasted Iron Hill's hefe today (just a taste) and it was very cloudy and had a spicy finish.....not bad, don't know if I could drink a whole glass tho.
I had that a couple of weeks ago at the Media Iron Hill. I had a sampler of 8 different ones. Media makes good stuff. They even offered some of the yeast that they use if I wanted to start a batch of my own. That's a good brewpub

You get used to wheat beers after a while. It's usually a summer thirst quencher. Give it a chance, it'll replace your Coors Light

B)

I can't believe you said that..... so rude....

Mtn Man · Post by **Mtn Man** » Apr 29th, '05, 23:06

jenscats5 wrote:
Mtn Man wrote:
jenscats5 wrote:I tasted Iron Hill's hefe today (just a taste) and it was very cloudy and had a spicy finish.....not bad, don't know if I could drink a whole glass tho.
I had that a couple of weeks ago at the Media Iron Hill. I had a sampler of 8 different ones. Media makes good stuff. They even offered some of the yeast that they use if I wanted to start a batch of my own. That's a good brewpub

You get used to wheat beers after a while. It's usually a summer thirst quencher. Give it a chance, it'll replace your Coors Light

B)
I can't believe you said that..... so rude....

Hey, just stating a SJ, Philly, Del fact. That sells more than Dud down there.

And yes, I'm rude

And sometimes lewd......

B)

jenscats5 · Post by **jenscats5** » Apr 29th, '05, 23:31

Mtn Man wrote:
jenscats5 wrote:
Mtn Man wrote:
jenscats5 wrote:I tasted Iron Hill's hefe today (just a taste) and it was very cloudy and had a spicy finish.....not bad, don't know if I could drink a whole glass tho.
I had that a couple of weeks ago at the Media Iron Hill. I had a sampler of 8 different ones. Media makes good stuff. They even offered some of the yeast that they use if I wanted to start a batch of my own. That's a good brewpub

You get used to wheat beers after a while. It's usually a summer thirst quencher. Give it a chance, it'll replace your Coors Light

B)
I can't believe you said that..... so rude....
Hey, just stating a SJ, Philly, Del fact. That sells more than Dud down there.

And yes, I'm rude
And sometimes lewd......

B)

Pfft!! Telling me I drink Coors Light!! What's wrong with you??

You had a perfectly good post to mess with & you go with Coors Light??

Hmpf!