4,9% ALC/VOL • IBU 16 • Year-Round
About The Brew
American wheat beer should never—never—be confused with German Weissbier or Hefeweizen. It does not feature clove or banana, and unlike those beers, it usually does feature some moderate hops flavors and bitterness. In fact, the only thing they seem to share in common is wheat: in both beers, wheat makes up about half of the grist.
A better way to conceptualize this style is not to start from German wheat beers, but rather to start at American pale ale. From there, we simply lower the bittering and add to the grainy, doughy malt character. It’s a much shorter trip and gets closer to the general qualities of the style!
This is a pale ale with limited fermentation character and noticeable hops. And it is, unquestionably, an American style—not simply an Americanization of a Continental style.
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