wheat beers

Cloudy German ales

Wheat beers are beers brewed with a significant proportion of wheat alongside barley.

The wheat gives a lighter body, hazy appearance, and often a slightly tart or bread-like flavor.

German varieties include hefeweizen and witbier; Belgian and American craft versions often add citrus or spice.

I'll have a wheat beer—something light for summer.

Belgian

witbier

Belgian wheat beer

orange peel · abbey · farmhouse · spiced · cloudy

flavor

banana

Curved tropical fruit

citrus · coriander · orange peel · lemon zest · vanilla · spicy · bready · yeasty · tart · refreshing

German

hefeweizen

German unfiltered wheat beer

brewing

mash

Crushed soft mixture

unfiltered · cloudy · hazy · bottle-conditioned · lacing · effervescent · carbonation · homebrew · microbrewery · barley

serving

pint

Liquid volume unit

draft · tap · patio · session · refreshment

Categories
Opposites
grain base

wheat beersmalt liquor

Strong fermented grain drink

fermentation and body style

wheat beerslagers

Cold-fermented malt beverages

pilsners · Budweiser · Heineken

color and roast character

wheat beersstouts

Dark, malty beers

porters · Guinness

Family

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