Wheat Beers

[Payson]

Are there any wheat beer experts out there? I need to do a brief presentation on the style and would love any historical tidbits or anecdotes etc... I have the style guidlines but would just love info that is a little more esoteric. Thanks in advance. I have faith that I've asked at the right place!

[croc4]

They use wheat to make it ;-)





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[newportstorm]

Pretty sure Brauerei Weihenstephan is the oldest in the world - and they make a damn fine Dunkelweisse! Check out their site for some info:

http://www.brauerei-weihenstephan.de/index.php?page=home_2_1&

You could also talk about how few American breweries make a great weisse beer. Most skip the bavarian yeast which gives it some real character, body and flavor. The dry, crisp but low-flavor "American Wheat" styles is the most bland style out there, imo. Good luck with your project.

Cheers!

[Payson]

Excellent! Thanks for the info thusfar!

[newportstorm]

Here's a couple of articles from The Beer Advocate archives - published in a local Boston paper (The Weekly Dig). They are a couple of years old but the info might be useful. One is on Wheat beers, one is on Belgian Wit beers:

http://www.beeradvocate.com/news/stories_read/351/
http://www.beeradvocate.com/news/stories_read/365/

Just be sure to credit the source if you use and direct quotes - only fair.

Cheers!

[O2 Mash]

I have a book by Eric Warner on Wheat Beer. It is one of the series of books on beer styles. You've probably seen them. If you have time to buy one at your LHBS, I'd recommend it, there's lots of information on history, etc...