Tag Archives: wheat

Ølgaard Julehvede

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Ølgaard family brew is made on license by Midtfyns Bryghus on Fyn, Denmark. It is a fairly new brand on the scene of small home brewing companies that borrows equipment on the established breweries.

I bought this Christmas wheat brew at Carlsen’s Kvarter, a import beer beer bar since 1972, in Odense, Denmark. For a draft beer of 500 ml at 6.0% the price was 9 Euro.

Beautiful looking beer, orange and brown in the colour.

Small head with a fine foam.

Aroma comes off with a hops and christmas cookies to it, a bit to the weak side.

Faint wheat notes, powerful full bodied alcohol and warmth, becomes better as it goes from cold to room temperature. Let it rest for a bit if you buy this and get it served cold. But generally it is too neutral and should make more of itself.

Overall rating 68 / 100

Bryghuset Braunstein – Pokal – Hvede

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The supermarket group in Denmark called COOP have re-released their brand “Pokal” in a new version, where it originally was a cheap and low quality beer, it is not targetted the growing market for special brews.

This organic wheat beer comes from a private owned micro brewery located at Koege in the Denmark. The micro brewery is from 2011 and is run by two brothers that also own it. They try to target a smaller market with their special beers and especially their organic beers.

I bought this biodynamic 500 ml bottle at 6% from a Danish supermarket at the price of 1.3 Euro. Good price for biodynamic.

Slightly orange tones in the yellow colour. Unfiltered with a light haziness.

Completely white foam on the big head, rough structure underneath a fine top.

Hoppy aroma with a delicious sweetness from the fruit notes and wheat.

Good CO2 level accompanying a fresh fruit taste. Good balance between the wheat and hops. Ends in a slightly bitter after taste.

Overall rating 85 / 100

Løgismose – Hvede Øl

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I bought this beer from a supermarket in Odense, Denmark at the price of 2,5 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 5%

Brown and clear in the colour.

Big head.

Bitter and hops in the aroma with a bit of sweet fruit tones to it.

Good CO2, dominated by hoppy flowery notes and ends with darkness and bitter in the after taste. 

Overall rating 69 / 100

Grauballe – Hvede

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Grauballe brewery was established by Else Birk and William Frank in 2002, in old farm buildings just outside of Grauballe, Silkeborg, Denmark.

I bought this biodynamic beer from a supermarket in Odense, Denmark at the price of 3 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 4,7%

Thick flowing and yellow in the colour.

No head or foam top.

Powerful sweet fruit aroma with a delicious banana to it.

Heavy and full bodied in the taste, a sweetness with a weak fruit goes straight to the bitter tones in the after taste.

Overall rating 82 / 100

Mikkeller – Kihøshk

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Mikkel started brewing in his kitchen in 2005 and developed some new and innovative beers that quickly gave him international reputation. Later Ørbæk brewery in Denmark helped him brew on license to get a volume to export. Today he brews most of his beer on license at Proef Brouwerij brewery in Belgium.

I bought this beer from a wine shop in Odense, Denmark at the price of 3,5 Euro for a 330 ml bottle at 5%

Very pleasing look with a orange and red tone in the colour.

Big and rough head with a fine foam top.

Medium strength hops in the aroma aroma with a bit of play from a sweet and flowery scent.

Okay CO2, starts out with a faint sweetness that is quickly taken over by hops and it finishes in full flower almost into bitter hops. Not much wheat over it.

Overall rating 74 / 100

Brauerei Gotha – Schultenbräu Weissbier

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I bought this beer from a German webshop at the price of 1,49 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 4,9%

Beautiful orange in the colour.

Medium sized head with a fine foam top.

Weak and somewhat mechanical fruit in the aroma.

Weak CO2, sweet and wheated in the taste. Somewhat anonymous.

Overall rating 72 / 100

Auerbräu-Rosenheimer – Dunkle Weisse

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 I bought this weissbier from a German webshop in Bayern as a part of a large lot, single price came down to 1,49 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 5,5%

Dark brown in the colour and a heavy sediment makes this unfiltered beer come forward as ryebread.

Big head with a fine foam on the top.

Powerful aroma that comes off with a freshness and sweet fruit.

Good CO2 level, sweet fruit that is balanced well with the dark notes. Finishes soft and slightly bitter.

Overall rating 82 / 100

Allgäuer Brauhaus – Hefeweizen Dunkel

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Alt Kemptener Weisse.

I bought this in a huge batch, from a German beer webshop. A total of 36 beers at 500 ml glass bottles. This beer had a 5.0% alcohol level.

Beautiful chestnut color with a glow to it.

Small head, the foam disappears quickly.

Good sweet fruit in the aroma, very inviting.

Weak sweetness and mostly wheated in the taste. Not so much to the dark side, slightly bitter in the after taste.

Overall rating 67 / 100.

Mongozo Buckwheat White Beer

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Huyghe Brewery is a brewery founded in 1906 by Leon Huyghe in city of Melle in East Flanders, Belgium. They have a product line called Mongozo.

I bought this organic, gluten free, fair trade white wheat beer in a 330 ml bottle at 4,8%, at a wine shop at the price of 4 Euro.

Yellow in the colour with a white touch to it.

Medium sized head with a fine structure and top.

Flowers and fruit comes off in a good composition in the aroma, suitable in strength, the flowery part is not dominant over the fruit.

Drinking and tasting starts with a relatively flat CO2, a somewhat confused impression from the flower, wheat and hops composition. One of the few things that drags this beer in the right direction is it being organic.

Overall rating 71 / 100

GB – Hvede Ale

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The Gourmet Brewery was founded in 2005 in Denmark, today the two originally owners are no longer a part of the brewery and it is owned by the Harboe brewery group.

I bought this large wheat ale from a supermarket in Denmark, it is a 750 ml bottle at 5,0% that cost 4 Euro.

Good looking yellow colour with a bright and white shine to it.

Grand big head with a rough structure and a fine foam on the top.

Perfumed in the aroma, almost too much, slightly wheated tones.

Powerful CO2 along with sweet flower and wheat notes are the first impressions this presents, easy to drink, fresh but with a short finish.

Overall rating 76 / 100