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08-09-2010, 11:33 PM
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Weizen!
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Hey folks,
what are the American breweries that you know of who currently produce a weizen using a real yeast, and doing everything in the proper German style?
I visited Live Oak in Austin, Tx and they brought something to my attention that I hadn't thought of: How many American "weizens" or "weissbiers" I had tried that actually taste nothing like a German wheat beer!
(Not exactly a brewing question, but pretty technical ;-)
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08-09-2010, 11:43 PM
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The brewery out back of my house lol. I don't know of many commercial breweries doing real weizens though. Check out Victory's Sunrise Weiss and their Moonglow Weizenbock. It's a PA brewery, so you may have some trouble picking it up. I highly suggest finding them though because they're amazing.
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08-09-2010, 11:58 PM
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Only one I know that open ferments ala the germans, is the sierra nevada kellerweiss, and they use a yeast from a bottle of an actual german hefe.
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08-10-2010, 12:14 AM
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As long as you can get Live Oak, it doesn't matter. That one is the best!
Firestone Walker's is decent here on the left coast.
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08-10-2010, 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by 944play
As long as you can get Live Oak, it doesn't matter. That one is the best!
Firestone Walker's is decent here on the left coast.
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Firestone doesn't have a German style hefeweizen that they sell in stores. They have made them before though for their tasting room.
Solace is not a German hefe |
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08-10-2010, 11:56 AM
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No, but neither is Live Oak (sold in stores).
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/firestone-walker-hefeweizen/101868/
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Note: Firestone Walker sells this beer to bars and restaurants as a "private label" product that the establishments are allowed to name whatever they choose. If you rate a hefeweizen of any name that was brewed by Firestone Walker, please enter that rating here.
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08-10-2010, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by doctorRobert
Only one I know that open ferments ala the germans, is the sierra nevada kellerweiss, and they use a yeast from a bottle of an actual german hefe.
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You sure about that? I thought they used an "Ale Yeast", per their website.
Good stuff, though.
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08-10-2010, 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Cpt_Kirks
You sure about that? I thought they used an "Ale Yeast", per their website.
Good stuff, though.
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My understanding was that someone captured some Belgian yeast and brought it back.
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