Here is another solid offering from Hitachino brewery from Japan. This hefe style beer is an ale brewed using some of the German ways for brewing wheat beer; hence the name of this beer Weizen. This beer is similar to one of Hitachino's other production beer's..... White Ale, which is a wheat beer using the Belgian style of brewing wheat beer.
Weizen, can be purchased in either a 11.2 oz or a 750 ml bottle. In addition to that, this beer is bottled at 5% abv and the serving size for this beer is a full pint. Furthermore, this beer can be consumed as a year round beer, but for my liking it definitely makes a better summer beer and should be paired with sea food or some full flavored cheeses.
I love Hitachino beer and I would venture to say its by far one of the top 10 breweries in the world because top to bottom their beer production list is filled with solid offerings. Weizen though I feel is a bit of quandary. It feels like this beer should be better than it is, but it falls short of expectations. It feels as if all the components in this beer don't work together, but also if you broke it down individually you'd see that this beer should be tasty, complex, and full of flavor. This beer perplexes me and teases me, maybe I'm just not understanding this Hitachino offering.
Color: Vibrant orange with golden notes at the core. No head or vi sable lacing is left on the glass. Little carbonation also.
Nose: Coriander, lemon zest and other citrus hit the nose with potency. Hints of grass and orange peel.
Palate: The tartness is the first thing your tongue gets. It is followed by a semi sweet orange and some light sourness from the lemon. This is light bodied beer and its soft and refreshing too.
Finish: Long and tart. goes down clean with waves of lemon zest and grassy notes, but not very complex. Lacks texture and a bit of presence at the back end.
Rating: 88 out of 100
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