![]() Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied, which is expected given how clearly this is not a watered-down beer by any means. The beer is pretty one-dimensional but I still can't get over how odd it is to taste hay in a drink. Besides that, not much hops, not much malt, not much of anything else. It's gotta be the yeast that's putting the prominent planty taste in the beer. Now before you take that as an insult, it's really just more of an observation and I'm not entirely put off by it, but this is certainly a taste I've never experienced in beer before and I'm a little surprised that the association so quickly and easily sprang to mind. This beer reminds me strongly of wet hay. ![]() Taste: As someone who grew up on a dairy farm in Maine, let me tell you, hay has a very distinct olfactory package to it, and once you've made an association in your mind it has a tendency to spread. Really not much stands out here, hopefully the taste will be more prominent since I'm sadly not going to be having a seafood dinner along with it. Interestingly this creates more of a feeling of complementarity than a unique smell to itself. A very light-bodied scent that would probably pair great with seafood. Smell: Smells like it could really use a lemon, which is unsurprising given that the box said the same thing. They really weren't joking about the "unfiltered." Good on 'em, I say. ![]() I also noticed when pouring that there was a good amount of sediment left on the bottom of the bottle. Lots of carbonation racing up the sides of the mug here. The head is really fizzy, pure white, and reminds me a little of marshmallows. It's also super light, a yellowed straw color, so the haze is really pronounced. Note that there are several other beers in the UFO line, so don't be confused by similar-looking boxes at the store.Īppearance: Very cloudy as you'd expect. It's among Harpoon's more popular and consistent beers, so if you can find Harpoon in your area, chances are their Hefeweizen is sold as well. Harpoon's offering is relatively new but sticks to the plan pretty well and has been fairly successful in introducing the style to a new audience. History & Availability: Hefeweizen, a traditional German unfiltered wheat beer, is most popular in Bavaria but has spread slowly to other parts of the world as well. Brewery Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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