![]() American Wheat Beer: Whether clear or cloudy, American wheat beers have a more noticeable hop character than a witbier or hefeweizen.While wheat beers may seem similar, there’s a bit of difference between them. The wheat typically makes the beer lighter in color, so they are called “white beer.” They’re not white, of course, but range from straw to light gold (photos #4 and #5). (Most European and American beers are brewed primarily with malted barley.) The different styles of wheat beer have one thing in common: wheat comprises a substantial portion of the grain used in brewing. Think stretchy pizza dough says Allagash Brewing Company, a craft brewer of fine American wheat beers (photo #5). These same proteins make wheat exceptional for baking. That’s because the proteins and starches in the wheat want to bind, making it trickier to extract the sugars. Barley malt is easier to brew with, while wheat beers are exceptionally hard to brew. The ones we tried were so enjoyable, we’re thinking about a “beertail” get-together. Cocktails: There are quite a few beer cocktail recipes on the website. ![]() Dessert: The beers are a natural with baked goods, fruit desserts, and sorbet.The fruitiness complemented the chile flavors. Food: We first tried the beers with Mexican food.Try them with just about any food where you’d like to pair a fruity, slightly sweet beverage. Right now, the colors of the beers resemble the colors of the turning fall leaves. The three fruit flavors-Grapefruit, Passionfruit, and Pomegranate-are enjoyable year-round. There’s lots of fruit flavor and some sparkle, with a depth of hefeweizen flavor. These 50% fruit juice beers are what you’d imagine a fruity, soft-drink version of beer to be. All are 50% fruit juice and 100% delicious. Schöfferhofer Grapefruit took off, engendering Passionfruit and Pomegranate versions. ![]() (Although a Schaarbeekse krieken, a cherry kriek from Belgium, is really nice with a chocolate dessert.) Schöfferhofer, a German brewer, was the first brewery to blend 50% Hefeweizen beer with 50% grapefruit juice, creating a refreshing taste experience that to us, is so much more alluring than the Belgian lambics we’ve tried. ![]() Hefeweizen is one of the types of wheat beer ( see the rest below). It’s a lighter style on the opposite spectrum of what we personally prefer (IPA, Porter, Stout).īut Schöfferhofer showed us a different take on the German tradition of premium wheat beer, with their Hefeweizen mix. Experiencing new categories or sub-categories of food and drink makes it a good day. I would get this to change it up from other brews on the market.Following on the heels of eating good food, the second-best part of our job is the thrill of discovery. Binding-Brauerei AG, did a real nice job with this brew. I would definitely look this brew up again giving the opportunity to. Overall I am going to give Schöfferhofer Grapefruit Weizen-Mix a solid 4 out of 5. The mouthfeel is Sweet, Grapefruit, Clean, Smooth, and Refreshing. I can't get over how smooth this brew goes down. The body of Schöfferhofer Grapefruit Weizen-Mix is a solid medium. There is nothing overpowering about this brew, it has a super nice balance to it. But it is a nice smooth easy drinking brew. Now for the taste, it is Bold with sweetness an grapefruit. The smell is rich with sweetness, mixed with grapefruit, grains and malts. There is some nice spotty lacing to this brew, it does stick to the side of the glass well. The head to this brew goes away fast, not saying that is a bad thing. Schöfferhofer Grapefruit Weizen-Mix brewed by Binding-Brauerei AG, with an ABV of 3.20% This German Hefeweizen pours out a pinkish amber color with a small white head.
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