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- noun An unfiltered type of wheat beer.
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Born in Germany, the hefeweizen is an unfiltered, well-carbonated ale with little bitterness.
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However, Starr Hill's The Love hefeweizen, which is available in draft and package all year-round as of yesterday, is a treat.
Blog updates 2009
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Blue Moon, made by the Coors Corporation, is a Belgian style white beer, made from white wheat - a form of hefeweizen which is referred to as weissbier in its place of origin.
techPresident 2009
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"Hefe" came about while Instagram's co-founder was drinking a hefeweizen beer.
Style as Seen Through Rose-Colored iPhone App Elizabeth Holmes 2011
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I bought a smaller hefeweizen glass for pix in the future …
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Some (three) fine hefeweizen at the hotel, talking to the other conference participants.
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Magic Hat Circus Boy in a mug - November 7, 2009 added by | Images mcs+ to rate mmm, hefeweizen
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Standouts are the hefeweizen with its banana bread and cloves notes, and the bock with hints of caramel and honey.
A Toast to the Wurst Brett Taylor 2011
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In Germany, this type of unfiltered beer is sometimes called hefepils or “yeast pils,” but Tupper decided against using that term because of possible confusion with hefeweizen, a very different style.
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Other local brews of note included Maryland's Heavy Seas Loose Cannon double IPA, a complex and intensely hoppy beer, and Massachusetts 'Cisco Unfiltered Wheat, a crisp hefeweizen that's almost as refreshing as the blueberry.
Chris Kompanek: On the Culture Front: NY Brewfest and the Music Tee 2010
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