Wheat Beer

So what exactly is this wonderous brew? Well, its Bavarian style made from malted wheat and pale malted barley. Wheat has it’s own particular character when made into beer - dry, grainy and complex. It can be tricky to make as wheat has no husk like barley, and tends to be slow in the lauter tun. Known as ‘Hefe Weizen’, it's pale, unfiltered and very lightly hopped. Yeast used is a particular strain that contributes unique aromas of cloves, banana and even that rather alarming pink bubble gum that anyone over forty might remember from their childhood.
It's the minimalist of beer and the key note to making it is restraint! Now imagine the scene….it’s a hot day in February. The suns a shining and the beanbags are filling nicely with thirsty people. But none as thirsty as you. You’ve done a big walk, perhaps been out fishing or mowing the lawn. So you do the sensible thing and ask for a Wheat . It arrives in a glass already frosted with condensation. It's foamy head looks enticing and there's a fresh slice of lemon to bring out the flavour - You NEED this beer. Ah yes... Cold and refreshing, light, yet somehow rich as well. How did it take so long for New Zealand to discover this beer? On a hot Summer day this is indeed the perfect beer. You dwell on this for a moment and then realise that you have somehow managed to finish your glass without even realising. Don’t worry. Wheat Beer has that effect on you and we have plenty more where that one came from. And that, my friends, is Show Less