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HEF

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🌍 United States · Hefeweizen · One of 140 Hefeweizens in hopIQ

HEF from Beachwood Brewing in Long Beach, California, is a classic Southern Californian take on the traditional Hefeweizen. It pours a hazy, pale golden straw with a pillowy white head that lingers invitingly. The aroma is characteristically Bavarian in spirit, offering lively notes of banana and clove alongside a gentle wheat softness and a faint citrus brightness that reflects its sunny coastal origins. On the palate, it delivers a light to medium body with a smooth, creamy texture, balanced wheat sweetness, and those signature yeast-driven fruit and spice flavors. The finish is refreshingly clean and slightly dry, making this an approachable, sessionable wheat beer well-suited to the warm Long Beach lifestyle.

Flavor Profile

How this beer tastes, mapped across 48 flavour tags

clove
100%
banana
100%
clean
60%
sweet
60%
wheat
60%
refreshing
60%
citrusy
60%
creamy
60%
yeasty
60%
dry
30%
light
30%
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About Hefeweizen

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What is a Hefeweizen?

Hefeweizens are unfiltered Bavarian wheat beers with 4.9–5.6% ABV. Yeast-driven banana and clove esters define the style, alongside a hazy golden body and soft wheat sweetness.

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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of HEF

Serve at 5–8°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Slightly warmer than a lager — 8–12°C allows the banana and clove esters from the yeast to fully develop.

Weizen glass
Recommended for this style

Tall and narrow at the base, flaring at the top — designed to hold the abundant foam of a wheat beer while showcasing its hazy golden body.

Best fresh. The yeast-driven banana and clove character fades over time. Drink within 4 months.

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