Weizen!

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 ;-)

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.

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.

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.

944play said:

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

No, but neither is Live Oak (sold in stores).
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/firestone-walker-hefeweizen/101868/

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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doctorRobert said:

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.

:rockin:

Cpt_Kirks said:

You sure about that? I thought they used an "Ale Yeast", per their website.

Good stuff, though.

:rockin:

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My understanding was that someone captured some Belgian yeast and brought it back.