My tour of the beers from Penobscot Bay Brewery in Winterport Maine continues with the Meadow Road Wheat Beer. The brewery bills this beer as being a true Hefeweizen, so I’m expecting a some nice banana and citrus flavors with a good bready yeast and wheat backbone.

The Meadow Road pours a slightly hazy golden color with plenty of carbonation that leads to a good two finger fluffy white head. Already this beer is starting to live up to being a true Hefeweizen. The aromas are pleasantly spicy with a moderate amount clove coming through nicely. A bit more subtlety, are hints of citrus (orange peel) and banana.

The flavors mirror the aromas nicely with citrus, though this time mostly lemon, leading the way followed by some hints of banana. The backbone is, as expected, a good yeasty-wheat flavor that nicely surrounds the other flavors. This medium-bodied mouthful ends on your palate with the slightest hop note, just enough to remind you they’re present.

Considering I’m three out of four beers into the Penobscot Bay Brewery offerings, this has been the best one yet. It’s an absolutely solid example of a good Hefeweizen, by no means the best, but still a quality beer. It’s great take on the traditional German/Bavarian-style, while adding some American flair.

Rating

74
out of 100