My wife and I are going to a party Saturday night. The host enjoys wheat beer, which we know nothing about. We are looking to bring him few six packs or a case. What is a good, interesting, rare or unusual wheat beer or assortment to bring?
Thanks in advance.
Jerel
Hefeweizen:
Belgian Wit:
American Wheat:
Wheat beers are a little out of season right now; more of a summertime beer, best drunk fresh.
--NPD
It would help a bit to know *roughly* where you live so that folks close to that area can suggest some domestic goodies.
One of my fav imported wheat beers is a doublebock wheat called Aventinus. Be forewarned....it tips the scales at a very respectable 8.0% alc/vol so things could get out of hand rather quickly if caution isn't taken.
Best regards, Bill
Good job, Nick....I should have done that.
Best regards, Bill
Be careful, though... No one has mentioned to Jerel and his wife that "wheat beer" covers several VERY different kinds of beer. There is the practically taste-free (but excitingly cloudy...) American hefeweizen. There is the plummy, cinnamon-spiked, banana-tinged Bavarian weissbier, a delicious specialty that is also brewed by a number of American brewers. There is witbier, a refreshing, tart, spiced and cloudy beer that is Belgian in origin (Hoegaarden is a 'classic') but, again, brewed by many Americans. And there is Berliner Weisse, a sharply tart beer usually drunk with an addition of flavored syrup. ALL wheat beers, ALL quite different. Which does your host like? Who knows? But here's your chance to impress your host: bring some of each!
Slobby Don wrote in news:oprzo7zfb8hjhzzd@66.75.162.198:
Well, if you go for a weizenbock it's more in-season. Those are fall brews, and a number of local breweries might make some interesting ones. That, or maybe hunt up a dunkelweizen.
Excellent Christmas Party beer though.
Well, you have received some good advice on where to look to find a good wheat beer. You also might wish to consider asking at your local beer store, though be warned - some have alternate agendas.
I have found Hacker Pschorr Weisse to be quite good - crisp and spicy with some tart fruit and a brilliant, long-lasting head. I recently tried the dark Weisse, but did not enjoy it as much.
Also, I enjoy Sam Adams cherry wheat, though some purists may lift their noses at it. It has quite a bit of cherry taste, so it is not real good for a "regular" beer as much of the beer taste is masked, but it is quite crisp and the flavors seem to blend quite nicely, I think.
-H
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