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United States · Hefeweizen · 5.3% ABV
82%
Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Hornets Nest Hefeweizen if you want bright, zesty wheat beer with snap, Live Oak Hefeweizen if you want creamy, banana-forward comfort in a glass.
Both clock in at identical specs—5.3% ABV, 14 IBUs—but they're reading the same playbook completely differently. Hornets Nest leans into citrus and spice territory; Live Oak settles into classic Bavarian yeast character. Pick based on mood, not metrics.
At a glance
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Beer DNA
Body
Δ 5
Sweetness
Δ 0
Bitterness
Situations
In words
Hornets Nest Hefeweizen
Hornets Nest hits you with immediate clove and lemon zest—the yeast is doing serious work up front. There's a white pepper finish that doesn't quit, almost peppery in the throat. It's crisp enough to feel refreshing but structured enough that you taste intention behind every sip. The wheat plays second fiddle to what the fermentation is doing.
Live Oak Hefeweizen
Live Oak is what you pour when you want that textbook hefeweizen experience—dense banana esters, bubblegum notes, creamy mouthfeel that shouldn't exist at this ABV but does. The yeast character is front and center, classic and almost nostalgic. Wheat and phenols are in conversation here, not competing. Smoother finish, less aggressive.
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Similarly hopped
Within Δ 0. Neither reads as noticeably more bitter on this axis.
Bitterness 18 vs 18 · Δ 0
Δ 0
Texture
Δ 1
Only Hornets Nest Hefeweizen
Shared character
Only Live Oak Hefeweizen