Favorite Wheat Beer available in Ontario

bufordsbest · Post by **bufordsbest** » Fri May 13, 2011 11:03 am

Weihenstephaner and Schneider are head and shoulders above the crowd imo.

best ontario offering would be denisons. (haven't had it on tap, it may be up there with the germans)

cannondale · Post by **cannondale** » Fri May 13, 2011 11:18 am

DougShoemaker wrote:
Philip1 wrote:Anyone remember a wheat beer from Germany that had an orange label? It used to be available (maybe still is) only at the LCBO. I last saw it about 5 years ago when the style was new to me. I tried it, liked it, started trying other wheat beers but never saw that one again. Maybe I wouldn't be impressed with it nowadays but would like to try it again. Can't for the life of me remember the name but would know the label.
It might be the Schofferhofer, at the LCBO about six years ago.

Cheers, Doug

If this is it, you are in luck because it is supposed to be included in this years LCBO summer release...

RayOhm · Post by **RayOhm** » Fri May 13, 2011 11:20 am

bufordsbest wrote: best ontario offering would be denisons. (haven't had it on tap, it may be up there with the germans)

i still dont see why denisons is so popular and highly touted. ive tried it a few times, once recently. i find it bland and slightly flavourless. still a good beer just not comparable to other great Weissbiers. maybe i just need to try it on tap.

icemachine · Post by **icemachine** » Fri May 13, 2011 11:24 am

The last time Schofferhofer was here it was the Grapefruit flavoured version, I believe this time it is the unflavoured product.

Philip1 · Post by **Philip1** » Fri May 13, 2011 11:38 am

Thanks guys. Schofferhofer it is. I didn't recognise the name but that's definitely the label I remember.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Fri May 13, 2011 12:12 pm

JesseM wrote:
Belgian wrote:I like the Muskoka Summer Weisse a lot. The current vintage is the 2011, and the best so far.
I'm hearing good things about the 2012, but apparently the 2013 is just going to blow us all away...

It really merits its own thread. But you can definitely TASTE the micro-climate of Muskoka.

All kidding aside, a nice beer.

mgmoney · Post by **mgmoney** » Mon May 16, 2011 8:32 am

totally agree with the post about Denison's above...my brother in law has it on tap in his home and it is a great example of a German Hefe-Weisse--in cans I find it flat, bland and relatively tasteless...anyone else with me?

matt7215 · Post by **matt7215** » Mon May 16, 2011 10:33 am

mgmoney wrote:totally agree with the post about Denison's above...my brother in law has it on tap in his home and it is a great example of a German Hefe-Weisse--in cans I find it flat, bland and relatively tasteless...anyone else with me?

i dont get it in the can

NRman · Post by **NRman** » Mon May 16, 2011 11:35 am

from Muskoka FB this morning....somebody likes it... unless they sold 8 cans lasst year?

Muskoka Summer Weiss sales are up 1035% YTD over last years Hefe Weissbier numbers. Appears people are diggin the re-branding and new package! Thanks for the support everyone! You keep drinking and we'll keep brewing...

http://www.facebook.com/muskokabrewery

lister · Post by **lister** » Mon May 16, 2011 1:09 pm

Damn, there goes any notion of the can returning. Oh well, no Muskoka hefe for me this summer.

hegelec · Post by **hegelec** » Thu May 19, 2011 1:38 am

The St. Bernadus Wit is truly world-class, and likely the best Belgian wheat I've ever had the pleasure of sampling here at Gambrinus. Thank you, Peter Lopaty!

Thanks to Ralphus we've also gotten our paws on the Imperial Hefe from 3M -- I've been really digging the "west coast hefe" hybrids ever since I bought the Scheider/Brooklyn Hopfenweisse collab at the LCBO a while back.

As has already been mentioned, Denison's is an outstanding, dry hefeweisse brewed right in our backyard; they could show Steamwhistle a thing or two about doing "one thing really, really well" (okay okay, I'm told they do a mean dunkel lager, too

). Also, the Hacker-Psorr and Weihenstephaner (both hefe and dunkel weisse versions) are personal favourites.

The Rosee d'Hibiscus is something I'm looking forward to again, also thanks to our friends at HMH. It may pour like a strawberry milkshake, but the intensely aromatic, perfumy hibiscus playing off a solid Belgian wheat base was something I really dug (though I could never have more than one at a time).

That's all that's coming to mind now. At the Toronto Beer Fest last year, someone from Beau's was dropping hints about doing a Gose, but I don't know if this ever came, or will ever come, to fruition. Anyone know the scoop?

icemachine · Post by **icemachine** » Thu May 19, 2011 7:19 am

There was a couple events during Toronto Beer Week where the Gose was poured, it was really good. Would like to see it return

jayB · Post by **jayB** » Thu May 19, 2011 8:30 am

icemachine wrote:There was a couple events during Toronto Beer Week where the Gose was poured, it was really good. Would like to see it return

It was also available at their Oktoberfest party, as well as in growlers at the brewery around that time. I've never had the style before, so I don't really know what it is "supposed" to taste like, but I very much enjoyed it. It was my favorite of the 5 or 6 beers they had at the fest.

mgmoney · Post by **mgmoney** » Fri May 20, 2011 8:34 am

Hitacho Nest White Ale was very good...Also enjoying the Schneider Edel-Weisse

thelynchfella · Post by **thelynchfella** » Sat May 21, 2011 11:20 pm

weihenstephaner for me.......havent noticed but is Franziskaner avaibable here, that's up there with weihentephaner in my eyes!