Beer Style: “Hefeweizen” literally translates to “yeast wheat” and is a style of beer made with, according to German brewing law, at least 50 percent wheat malt and produced with the yeast still in ...

Hefeweizen, southern German wheat beer, has been brewed at Munich’s Hofbrauhaus since 1602 — and right now at Hofbrauhaus Chicago. The Hefeweizen at Hofbrauhaus Chicago isn’t just German “style” beer; ...

A few years ago, a friend turned me onto Schöfferhofer’s Grapefruit Hefeweizen while we were celebrating the end of summer at Plattduetsche Park’s beer garden in Franklin Square. What a treat; it is ...

While wheat beers are popular in the spring and summer months, there’s really no wrong time of year to enjoy a standard wheat beer, witbier, hefeweizen, weizenbock, dunkelweizen, lambic, or even a ...

Every bar has house rules that may extend beyond no shirt, no shoes, no service. If you're at Zeitgeist in the Mission District, for instance, wear patchouli at your own risk. And at Cerveceria de ...

Red Rock - Bending Branch: This Peach Hefeweizen features 650 lbs. of real peaches, and was made utilizing a classic German Hefeweizen yeast strain. This beer pours a hazy, pale golden-yellow color, ...

In the heat of a waning summer, when half the world seems to have taken off on vacation, a late-morning glass of wheat beer can be another sort of pleasurable departure. In Bavaria, home of the ...

Available: On tap at the brewery. My thoughts: To celebrate the end of October and his brewery’s second anniversary, Double Bluff head brewer and owner Daniel Thomis brewed up five German-style beers.