Surprise Surprise

I'm not normally one to do tasting notes here; not because I don't like them or don't enjoy reading the impressions of others. It's mostly just because there are already sites like Beer Advocate and Rate Beer that do a fine job of it and condense them all into one place. But this one is an exception for me because it took me by surprise:

I was surprised by it because I read nothing about the beer before I tasted it. I honestly expected an American Hefeweizen, similar to Pyramid's. But what I tasted was reminiscent of bananas (that's "bananners" for some of you folks in the NE).

So I realized I was actually drinking a German Hefeweizen. Very nice. I like this style quite a bit. A bit of the clove note was evident there as well, but the bananas dominated for me. I'm one who swirls the bottom bit of the bottle before adding it to my pour. I love to get the yeast in suspension and from everything I've read it's actually pretty healthy for you to drink - in addition to tasting good IMO.

I haven't tried this one with a lemon wedge - I may still do so - but for starters I wanted to taste it as-is. I was impressed, as I always am, with Flying Dog.

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