Thought my wheat beer was just bad...

[MetallHed]

...then I had a Left Hand Brewery's "Cracked Wheat." It tasted just like my lemon-coriander weissbier from Midwest that I thought I had just screwed up...

...maybe I just don't like wheat beers...but that cracked wheat was gross...

What are some good examples of wheat beers. I've had a bavarian wheat that I thought was okay...

 

[jaja]

schofferhofer should be easy enough to find, give that a try.

 

[Razorbrew]

...then I had a Left Hand Brewery's "Cracked Wheat." It tasted just like my lemon-coriander weissbier from Midwest that I thought I had just screwed up...

...maybe I just don't like wheat beers...but that cracked wheat was gross...

What are some good examples of wheat beers. I've had a bavarian wheat that I thought was okay...

I did the same thing about a year ago. Found a recipe in the forum that I thought my wife would like. It tasted NASTY! Thought I had totally screwed it up and pitched it out. Was at a local restaurant 3-4 months later and tried a local brewery's wheat and it tasted exactly like the beer I pitched out.

 

[PanzerBanana]

Yep, you just might not like wheat beers. I'll drink 'em, but I don't particularly care for them. Though I had a wheat wine that I thought was ok. Go figure. lol

One of our Indiana breweries, Three Floyds, has a beer many seem to swoon over called Gumball Head. I never pick it up to see what the fuss is about because it's wheat.

 

[BrookdaleBrew]

I don't particularly like wheat beers either. I will drink a bavarian hefe if I'm in the right mood, but that's about it.

I've often wondered when I see posts here where people are complaining about off flavors in their hefe/american wheat if they've actually tasted a commercial example of the beer they're trying to brew. The phenols in some of those beers can be harsh if you're not expecting them.

I think it's always a good idea to try a few commercial examples of any style you're trying to brew before you brew it. Otherwise how are you going to know what flavors you're looking for? I think a lot of newbies try wheat beers first (usually at the suggestion of other brewers) because they're hard to screw up and they have a quick turn around, but neither of those things do you any good if you don't like wheat beers to begin with.

 

[Pappers_]

Wheat beers aren't all alike. The Gumball Head mentioned above has almost nothing in common, taste-wise, with a hefeweisen.

 

[MetallHed]

I think I've seen that brew, Gumball Head, I'll have to pick it up.

I'm not completely opposed to trying more.. maybe it is just I haven't found one I really like yet.

I do brew a "American" wheat beer that I really like:

2 lbs 2-row
2 lbs white wheat
.5 oz Willamette (60)
.5 oz Cascade (15)

I use US-05 so it's not a traditional wheat. It's really good and I've brewed it a few times already.. only costs me about 10 bucks to make. Has a drier finish to it and no clove/banana taste (which is probably why I really like it, lol)

It's a good session beer and one that BMC drinkers like.

 

[MrInternet]

Yeah, most "wheat beers" commercially available fall broadly into three categories: "American Wheat", "Witbier", and "Hefeweizen"... they are quite different from each other, actually. American Wheat would be like a Blue Moon style beer. "Witbier" is typified by Hoegaarden, Sam Adams White Ale, or the like. Hefeweizen is a yeasty, hazy German style with many commerically-avaiable examples... Schneider Weisse is considered to be one of the best int he world. Also Firestone Walker in CA won Gold at GABF for theirs, but it could be hard to find...

Wheat beer is funny... it's kind of like Mead. Everyone's got this idea of what it *should* taste like before they ever try one, and it sets you up for disappointment. Try some commercial examples and decide for yourself...

 

[ColonelForbin]

i just brewed a normal american wheat ale but used cali ale 001 yeast and had great results. it may one of the best wheat beers i have ever had. im not a big fan of wheat beers either.

 

[SkinnyShamrock]

It's not just you. I don't like many of them either. In fact, I can't finish nearly every one I try.

 

[MetallHed]

I've had a decent amount of wheat beers.. but nothing like the cracked wheat or the lemon weiss... it was my second brew so maybe I just picked the wrong kit..

I still love my american wheat though... so maybe I'm just a "poser" heh heh heh