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Styles Session 9: German Hefeweizens
On Monday (7/20) we will be drinking 8 different hefeweizens paired with some great cheeses from Murray’s Cheese Shop. Conforming to the German purity law the Reinheitsgebot, these beers are brewed using only hops, water, yeast, and malted grains. The hefeweizen is the German wheat beer that has all of the thirst-quenching and refreshing characteristics of the Belgian White beers that we had at the last event, but these beers have no adjuncts like spices or fruit to hide behind. The purity law in Germany has had a very interesting influence on the brewing culture in Germany forcing brewers to perfect the use of the 4 main ingredients in beer, but preventing them from experimenting with additional ingredients that brewers use in other countries. Come try these 8 hefeweizens and decide if the purity law is prohibiting creativity or helping brewers create the best pure form of beer.
The beers:
Weihenstephaner Hefe
Schneider Weisse
Schneider Hopfen Weisse
Schneider Aventinus
Plank Heller Weizen bock
1809 Berliner Weisse
Schlenkerla Weizen
Sierra Kellerweisse
