Full Review

Fireforge Crafted Beer
He Ain’t Hefe He’s My Brother German-Style Hefeweizen

Category: Hefeweizen

Date Tasted: 12/6/2023

Country: USA

Alcohol: 5%

91 Points

Gold Medal

Exceptional

Fireforge Crafted Beer
He Ain’t Hefe He’s My Brother German-Style Hefeweizen

Category: Hefeweizen

Date Tasted: 12/6/2023

Country: USA

Alcohol: 5%

Hazy yellow color. Aromas and flavors of chamomile, bubblegum, banana and clove, and old pork rinds and yeast with a velvety, crisp, spritzy, dry medium body and a tingling, interesting, medium-length finish evoking accents of fruit stripe gum, banana and clove, honeywheat, and pineapple. A bright, fun, and delightfully clove-led Hefeweizen.

Tasting Info

	Style:	Juicy & Smooth
	Aroma:	chamomile, bubblegum, banana and clove, and old pork rinds and yeast
	Flavor:	Same as aromas with accents of fruit stripe gum, banana and clove, honeywheat, and pineapple
	Bitterness:	Faint
	Enjoy:	on its own and with food
	Pairing:	Veggie Frittata, Strawberry Shortcake, Chevre
	Bottom Line:	A bright, fun, and delightfully clove-led Hefeweizen.

The Producer

Fireforge Crafted Beer

Their Portfolio

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Hefeweizen

Serve in a Weissbier Glass

About

Hefeweizen

Weizen hefes are pale straw to deep golden in color and range from 4-6% in alcohol. These beers are refreshing and highly carbonated with banana and spicy clove-like flavors derived from the yeast strains used in the brewing process. Hop flavors play a very insignificant role in the flavor profile. This is a top-fermenting, unflitered beer style that originated from southern Germany, particularly Bavaria, and is brewed with at least 50% wheat in the mash. Noteworthy examples of this style include: Paulaner Hefe-Weizen, Hacker-Pschorr Weisse and New Glarus Dancing Man Wheat.