From the Great Pacific Northwest...
... a Pyramid Haywire Hefeweizen. Beer Advocate... the first and last word in beer criticism... gives this brew a C+. I'd be a little kinder than that; I think the beer deserves a "B." It has the right color and consistency for a hefeweizen and tastes quite good, as well. While it won't replace Franziskaner as the hefe of choice I would definitely buy more of it.
OTOH, mebbe the reviewers at BA were a conservative bunch. One might could suspect the brewery is trying to appeal to "a certain demographic..."
No lemon to be seen anywhere in your picture. Good.
ReplyDeleteI live and work a few minutes from a Pyramid brewery. Their beers are hit and miss. I'd agree with your B rating of the hef, and probably give the brewery an overall B- for their lineup.
ReplyDeleteBreweries everywhere now, it seems. Gotta say, I like this development.
ReplyDeleteBesides, Berkeley is a college town. Chapel Hill has *two* restuarant/microbreweries, and Durham has a place that's bottling.
These are the local boys: http://www.fullsteam.ag/
ReplyDeleteMighty tasty.
I don't really have anything to add, but I just couldn't waste a great veriword like "benwomp.". Seriously -- benwomp!!
ReplyDeleteI'm so easily amused.
I'm sensing a pyramid scheme here or something. ;)
ReplyDelete"Farms, in Berkeley...?!"
ReplyDeleteMooooooooo!
Inno: I run hot and cold on the lemon/lime/orange thing. Sometimes I do, most times I don't.
ReplyDeleteAndy: As I said, I'll buy more of this hefe.
Barry: It looks like you have access to some fine brews there! Envy Я Us!
Moogie: You are NOT alone in the "easily amused" department.
Anon: Badda-da-BOOMP!
Darryl: 99% of my readership won't get that... but I do.