Rogue Half-E-Weizen

1/11/05 At Rogue Brewpub, with Dan who just turned 45. I’m drinking a Half-e-Weizen (aka Mo Ale).

This is an exceptionally delicate beer. There is not much nose to speak of and the flavor sneaks up on you slow ly. IT is flavored very lightly with coriander and ginger, which are quite mild.

The body is a little thin, but that matches the overall ethos of the beer.

Usually this is not a type of beer I like (flavored beer in general and Hefeweizens in particular), but for what this beer is intended to do it succeeds perfectly. There is just enough bitterness in the finish and the unusually spices keep it very interesting, even if their flavors are rather muted.

This is perhaps the best light beer I have ever had. You could drink huge quantities of this quite pleasurably. I will have to do more research into that later.

This is a very good beer to start the evening with. It leaves no unpleasant tastes on the palette, yet is interesting to the finish. I would deem it comparable to a Kolsh in character.

WDTB? Honestly, I don'€™t know. I'll let you know when I figure that out.

WSDTB? People who like light beers. People who find spice beers intriguing. People who are too hot and want to drink lots of beer.

Rating: 9.1/10