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This is the beer that is also called Tap 4: Festweisse from (2022 forward), and that has only become active in the last couple of years at most. Not the same beer as the original Tap 4. Originally I thought this was a Festbier, but no, apparently...
12 oz can. Well I wasn't expecting much, and expectations were mostly met. Decent looking pour with a high, white head. The head is one of those very wispy ones that is relatively soon gone, but does leave some decent, sticky lace even if it is...
500 mL bottle. Incredibly attractive color on the pour, a real, deep golden. Not necessarily all that typical of many a Hefeweizen, which often come with a somewhat lighter, yellow hue rather than the deep golden color we get here. Head is solid...
11.2 oz (330 mL) single. Straw colored pour with a head that fades quickly. A little chill-haze, a few floaties. Limited lace, not a great deal of retention. Grainy nose, a little bubblegum -not much. Medium body with a light yeasty, bubblegum and...
All prerequisites fulfilled in the style, so perfect in that regard. Light, butterscotch, orangey gold colored body with a big pillow-like head. Looks resplendent in the Tücher half-liter glass. Nose offers everything that you'd want and expect....
Orange, honey-colored, hazed body and a wispy head. The head is gone quickly, little to no lace. Nose offers little, likely too cold. Sweetish taste profile that at the beginning and lacks the classic banana and bubble gum notes out of the blocks....
22 oz bottle, $4.99. Pour is an attractive, rich golden one with a wispy light head with large bubbles. No density or lace here, although the retention is not awful. Well carbonated. Bottled conditioned (apparently), although the yeast that comes...
I am curious. Who the hell thought that this would be a good idea? Looks like it might have been home brewer Remi Bonnart who seems to have come up with this tragic beer. LOVE me a good curry. Less keen on coconut and can take or levee a...
I am reliably informed that this beer is essentially the same recipe as the 2010 Summer Ale that Red Brick put out last year. Looking at my notes from previous tastings of that beer, this does seem different to me, but obviously that could be a...
Another 22oz, one-off (presumably) offering from the Sweetwater Brewing Co., that for my money have eclipsed Terrapin in their ability to produce a consistent, high quality special release beers. The usual Sweetwater presentation with screen...
22oz bottle from the Trader Joe's cheap and cheerful line. I have had some really good success with some of these budget brews, but there have also been one or two stinkers so it's always an adventure - let's see what we have here. The beer goes...
12 oz single, courtesy of Kevin - many thanks. Absolutely delighted to get a chance to try this beer. It promises much. The pour is a lovely, butterscotch hazed affair with a nice, rocky head. Good looking beer without doubt. The nose and tastes...
16 oz, usual Sprecher, "stubbie" presentation. Thanks to Kevin for the chance to try this one. The beer pours a hazed orange with a tea-like appearance. No head, retention or lace to peak of. Looks a little "dead". A lot of tropical fruit in the...
22oz bottle from Hop City, Atlanta, GA, USA. A surprisingly dark pour that takes on a honey-orange color. Head is really disappointing considering the style, in fact one of the worst I ever recall seeing for a Hefe. Virtually zero head or...
12 oz single from Hop City, Atlanta, GA, USA a couple of weeks ago. Unfortunately this had best before 11/27/09 dot-matrixed on the neck, this is one that slipped through the cracks. Murky yellow pour with not much head, lace or retention. Nose has...
500mL bottle, $1.99 from Tower on Piedmont, Atlanta,, GA, USA. hard to believe that I have never reviewed this. Poured into the Tücher Weizen glass, the beer gives the requisite cloudiness but a darker-than-usual deep golden/orange butterscotch...
In a nutshell this is a lackluster Hefe, which, much like the GB Pils at the same establishment is somewhat true to style but seems to have all of the important attributes and elements toned down. Sure there is a cloudy yellow body, and sure there...
Having really enjoyed Snapperhead and Porkslap, I was keen to try this. 12 oz single from Mac's, Atlanta, GA, USA. Pour is a fairly authentic looking body with a cloudy, hazed orange appearance. Head is large to start with but both the retention...
12 oz bottle as a single form Hop City, Atlanta, GA, USA. Added as a new entry to the BA db but surprised that it is not in already. I know there can be confusion with locations, brewpubs etc., but this is labeled as being brewed by Fordham in...
Interesting beer and Mike the Brewmaster was VERY enthusiastic about it. It has its roots in a Colombian recipe that in turn has its roots in a genuine German one. A complicated story how it came to be in this part of the world, but nevertheless an...
12 oz stubbie (usual SN presentation) poured aggressively into the Tucher, 0.5 L Weizen glass - nice pairing. Looks good and as it should. High, rocky, white head and a light, lemon colored body with the appropriate clouded appearance. Unusually...
22 oz bottle from Hop City, Atlanta, GA, USA. Pour gives a lemon/butterscotch color with a disappointing head, disappointing lace and pretty much no retention. Just not good enough for the style. The pour also lacks any body or depth of color...
$2.39 from Rollers in Coligny Plaza, Hilton Head Island, SC, USA. Quite dark, honey orange pour with a pretty small head and to be honest, not much lace or retention. Small amount of dark orange yeast residue. Nose is simple, standard and reserved....
$1.50 as a 12oz from Green's on Ponce, Atlanta, GA, USA. Obviously a clouded orange appearance but to be honest it looks a little weak and watery. Head is non-existent, and does not provide any lace or retention. Nose is probably the best attribute...
Pictured 10/13/22 Original notes 11/27/08 Extraordinary that I have not reviewed this before now. $4.29 for the 500 mL bottle from the new Total Wine store in the Perimeter area of Atlanta/Dunwoody, GA, USA. The appearance of this beer always...
Pictured 06/12/25 Old, old bottle that was known to be oxidized so simply recorded for the sake of the picture. Note that the beer is seen darker here that it was ever likely fresh. Also ... ... I think it has been discontinued, since Tap 4 now is...
Many thanks go out to BA stopbarking for a chance to try this one. Half-gallon, well sealed, screw-top growler with the "Draught House Pub and Brewery" advertised on the clear glass in white lettering. From what I have read from the other reviews,...
Very pleased to pick this one up as a 12 oz single from Mac's Midtown, Atlanta, GA, USA. I did not want to buy the Terrapin mixed 12 pack just to try this (this is the only way this has been released so far) since the other beers in the pack are...
Purchased the 500 mL bottle from Sherlocks on Barrett Parkway, West Cobb, Atlanta, GA, USA. Best Before END: Sept 05 2008 - better drink it by midnight on that day then! We're a little behind, but it's not the end of the world. Very lively opening...
Additional notes 09/16/2022 (bottle pictured) Amazingly (maybe), 14 years later, this bottle goes into exactly the same glass! Head, lace and retention are better than previously noted. Prickly carbonation, simple, classic taste profile. Original...
22oz bottle from Cheers, Carrollton, GA, USA. I think this is an aged bottle, but with no dates on the bottle I feel FULLY justified in reviewing this. Lemon/Butterscotch body with a small head a little lace. Looks OK and reminds me a little of the...
Grabbed this one as part of a bunch of singles from Total Wine in Kennesaw, GA, USA. 11.2oz (330 mL) bottle. Strange look - complete clarity and a macro lager appearance until the yeast comes up from the bottom of the bottle. Small head, little...
Flip top, stubbie 12oz bottle, Camp Creek World of Beverage, College Park, Atlanta, GA, USA. $2.45 for the bottle. Poured into the Tucher Weizen glass this shows a slightly darker, golden colored pour with a smaller than average head and some...
12 oz bottle as part of a sixer, Hilton Head, SC, USA. At the time this had not made it to GA. Pour is OK, but lacks the wheat haze appearance that I would normally expect. Some carbonation, but a disappointing lack of head, lace and retention....
Had this a few times from the bottle, but this is my first review from a draft offering. On-tap, Taco Mac, East West Connector, Austall, Atlanta, GA, USA. 16 oz pour. Frankly, very disappointed. This beer looked and drank like an American macro...
500 mL flip top, best before 10/06. Single bottle from Tower, Piedmont, Atlanta, GA, USA. Probably past its best. Honey, butterscotch pour but it has a weak, watery appearance and a very light mouthfeel. Sweet wheat in the nose and replicated in...
Additional notes 01/10/25 18 years later and I'm drinking this again in January once more! This bottle (pictured) came from Kahn's in Indianapolis. This still seems a little thin to me, and I get quite a strong orange note rather than an...
Another very ordinary offering from the folks at Butte Creek - I'm on the brink of giving up on this brewery after several below par beers. 12 oz bottle poured with absolutely NO life. Chill hazed mid-orange pour with no head or lacing. I get blue...
Small, stubbie 12 oz bottle. $4.99 (poor value) Beverage Resort, Kennesaw, GA, USA. Pour is good looking with a small but dense head on top of a dark orange cloudy body. Aromas all all scrumpy cider and that's the taste too. My guess is that this...
$2.29 Smyrna Beverage, Smyrna, GA, USA. Poured into the Southampton Weizen glass, this is picture-book perfect. The head is that oft searched for but seldom found, deep, dense three inches of smoothed out ice-cream dolloped, thick clotted cream...
Above average drinkability in this "Hefe" (self proclaimed). Head was disappointing but good color with what appears to be a butterscotch chill haze. Good banana/clove sweetness and a very refreshing taste. Kind of beer that hits the spot in the...
Standard clouded lemon colored body with a small head and a little lacing. Muted banana and clove aroma that is rather unusually NOT translated to the taste. Light lemon taste with an absence of clove and banana on the tongue. Really quite acidic...
Very thick and cloudy appearnce with the look of unfiltered apple juice with orange juice added. Looked significantly less appetizing than a regular Hefe, with a real orange color and served with the lemon wedge - no options given! Very strong...
2006 version of the Summer Hefe from Atlanta Brewing, this time in the bottle. Classic lemon, butterscotch colored pour into the Tücher Weizen 500 mL glass. These hefes look great in that glass, a real classic look. Looks like a banana! Great rocky...
Good color and cloudiness in the pour, but way too much coagulation and large protein/yeasty floaties for my liking. I like my Hefe's without MASSIVE clumps! Decent head with some retention, not much lacing. Lack of cloves in the nose and taste,...
Slightly odd looking, in as much as it appears to be semi-filtered. Not as cloudy as we might otherwise anticipate for the style, but also not showing much clarity. Not much head and not much lacing, certainly no evidence of a big pillowy head that...
A light butterscotch, cloudy pour with a classic large head and some lovely lacing. True to the style this shows some great appearance attributes. Bananas and cloves are present in the nose, but these are somewhat muted. Good and typical for the...
Distinctly better than average offering, true to the style and delightfully refreshing. Pour is classically cloudy gold, with the distinctive, large rocky foamed head. Very little lacing though that somewhat surprised me. Fruit aromas start this...
500 mL bottle. Very, very nice. A deep, orange colored, cloudy pour (much darker than is usual for the style) with a huge head with fantastic retention, and excellent lacing. This looks like a beautiful beer in the glass and continues to impress on...
I enjoyed this beer very much. Drank it at the brewery on one of their Friday night tastings. There is no doubt that the flavors and aromas in this beer are more subtle than many others of a similar style, and that it was thinner than many Hefe's,...
I love a good Hefe in the summer, and I've grown to really enjoy some fruit beers too, but this beer falls between the two in a slightly unsatisfactory way. I was a little concerned when I read it had been infused with orange flavor, rather than...
Again, I think this is a question of what sytle of beer you enjoy most. Certainly if you are a big fan of Hefe's in general you are probably going to love this stuff. For me, it's undoubtably a fine example, but not necessarily one I am going to be...
A rather light, watery Hefe this one, with very pronounced lemon and citrus flavors. This has the effect of making it rather more refreshing than some beers of a similar style, but tends to remove some of the real flavor that I was expecting. Very...
Slightly acidic taste to this Hefe. The brewery was in the process of some sort of move from the premises when I visited, and the normal large selection was down to two or three. I suspect that this may have been a batch they were just getting rid...
Pours a pale orange color with cloudiness as expected. Very little head (at least without an aggressive pour). Lemon grass overtones in the aroma, a little too watery and ill-defined for my taste. Less satisfying and more acidic that many in the...
Additional notes 08/03/23 (pictured) Still that fruit, and still the richness in a classic package. Banana rules, but the beer has a clarity about it than many unfiltered versions do not. Original notes 01/24/04 Poured a very attractive "toffee"...