Wheat beer brewed with standard ale yeast. Low to moderate grainy wheat or rye character. Refreshing beer.
Profile
Light to medium, crisp flavor and body. Low to medium bitterness and hop aroma. Pale yellor to gold color. No clove or banana flavor. Long lasting white head. May be clear to cloudy (hefe).
Ingredients
Pale malt. Large portion of wheat malt. American or noble hops. Up to 60% wheat malt. American ale or occasionally lager yeast. Darker versions acceptable.
Examples
Bell's Oberon, Anchor Summer Beer, Pyramid Hefe-weizen, Harpoon UFO Hefeweizen, Sierra Nevada Unfiltered Wheat Beer, Redhook Sunrye