Wheat beers explained only as cloudy drinks miss the best part. A Weissbier can suggest banana and clove without either being added. A Witbier can
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German wheat beers make a useful detective exercise because the grain name tells only part of the story. A cloudy golden glass, a clear golden gla
Continue ReadingLight Malt-Driven Ales Explained: Blonde Ale, American Wheat Ale, and Kölsch
A pale beer arrives in a narrow glass and tastes crisp enough to suggest lager. Another contains wheat but none of the banana-and-clove aroma you
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