Best Hefe ever and its not German.

nope not German, but Russian. I'm not a huge Hefe fan, I have had a few I liked, but thats about it, nothing I would buy again. Well saw this at the store and it caught my eye. Baltika Wheat ale. Best hefe I have ever had, slight clove and bannana taste, with a spiciness background. Almost a creamy mouthfeel. Big head, with great retention. I want another.



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Looks nice! The best one I've had so far is Paulaner... I haven't really tried many of these but I'll be sure to keep an eye out for this one.

Brew Dude said:

Looks nice! The best one I've had so far is Paulaner... I haven't really tried many of these but I'll be sure to keep an eye out for this one.

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I would have to say this one kicks Paulaner's butt, or any other German Import I have had.

Where'd you find this beer? I'd definitely be interested in trying it.

Brew Dude said:

Where'd you find this beer? I'd definitely be interested in trying it.

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It was just at a local liqueur store. Defiantly worth a try, it was cheap also, I think it was 1.25 for the beer.

http://www.bevmo.com/productlist.asp?Ntt=baltika&Ntk=All&D=baltika&Nty=1

Is the wheat one the same one you tried?

I don't know if you have BevMo stores around, but it looks like there are quite a few Baltika beers to try. That porter looks good too.

Better than Weihenstephaner?!? Unmöglich!

I've seen that hanging around my local beer store, I'll have to check it out.

Soulive said:

Better than Weihenstephaner?!? Unmöglich!

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+1 Sicher!

Besides, I could never drink a hefe with a ceiling fan blade sticking out of it.

EdWort said:

+1 Sicher!

Besides, I could never drink a hefe with a ceiling fan blade sticking out of it.

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I hate those kind with the fan blades.

Are you sure it's not a halo??

Sounds interesting, but how do you pronounce Hefe Weizen in Russian?

Soulive said:

Better than Weihenstephaner?!? Unmöglich!

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Very possible.

EdWort said:

+1 Sicher!

Besides, I could never drink a hefe with a ceiling fan blade sticking out of it.

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Just makes it a little more challenging.

homebrewer_99 said:

Are you sure it's not a halo??

Sounds interesting, but how do you pronounce Hefe Weizen in Russian?

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Probably about the same way we, produce a hefe at home.