I find many examples of the style I do like... I think I'm too much of a perfectionist. But I remind you that my boyfriend tastes the off flavor too, so we are both crazy...
In the meanwhile I will celebrate & keep working on my perfect hefe.
just my perspective here, but i find it very easy to pick out any flaw in my homebrew. even when i know it's really good beer, seldom am i not overly critical of myself. i have a very sensitive palate and can pick up on a lot of things in beer others don't taste. in beer that i didn't brew, i may perceive it, but it's a passing thought. in my own beers, if i taste something i didn't expect, i'll really stew on it and try to fix it in the next brew.
there's nothing wrong with being a perfectionist is brewing, as long as you can find some equilibrium. i find that being to hard and overly critical of myself can take away from the enjoyment of my beer. so if at first i perceive a flaw in one of my brews, i take notes and move on. if i know the beer's good, either from my own tasting or because friends, other beer lovers or judges have said so, i try to
not pick apart that beer each time i have one. i enjoy the beer for what it is and if i brew it again, refer to my notes and memory of the flavor i'd like to eliminate.
in your case it sounds like you made an amazing beer, it might not've been perfect, or exactly what you planned on, but it seems as if it's a quality brew. and it seems that you have a solid grasp of not only the beer you're striving for, but how to brew it as well. keep working on it and one day you'll have the perfect hefe for
you. i do this same thing with English style pale ale. i brew some very nice examples of the style, people love them, they score well when entered and each one is a great beer, but i seem to always find some flaw that keeps it from being 'perfect'. sometimes i'm the only one who notices any flaw, sometimes i can give a pinpoint description of the flavor and my wife will then notice it, but always says it's not something that stands out unless you're looking for it. so i keep brewing and enjoying my bitters, knowing one day i'll brew something on par with Bombardier or Hobgoblin.