hefeweizen

noun

hef·e·wei·zen ˈhe-fə-ˌvīt-sᵊn

ˈhe-fə-ˌvī-zᵊn

variants or Hefeweizen

plural hefeweizens or Hefeweizens

: an unfiltered, light-colored, and highly carbonated ale typically brewed with malted wheat

Pouring a cloudy, golden color with a thick foamy head from the wheat, hefeweizens also feature iconic banana, clove, bubblegum, and even black pepper aromas and notes from the yeast.—

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Other breweries will also offer hefeweizens, pilsners, dunkels, märzens, festbiers and lagers throughout the weekend. —

Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 17 Sep. 2024 Check Out Local Craft Breweries Beer enthusiasts can enjoy Guadalupe Brewing, where craft brews include pilsners, ales, hefeweizens, and more paired with menu items such as muffalettas and artisan pizzas. —

Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2024 Edelweiss is also well-stocked with pilsners, lagers, hefeweizens, dunkels and other German beers. —

Jeremy Duda, Axios, 6 Aug. 2024 Market Garden Brewery in Cleveland: Prosperity Wheat, a bronze in the south German-style hefeweizen category. —

The Enquirer, 25 Apr. 2024 Hubert’s Hefeweizen From: Adams Street, Chicago ABV: 5.2 percent Style: Hefeweizen Drink or dump: Drink. —

Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024 Chai tea hefeweizen, orange mint IPA, peach fig pale ale and smoked maple bacon black ale among them. —

Colin Campbell, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024 At last summer’s San Diego International Beer competition, the fledgling operation won a gold medal for its hefeweizen and a silver for its Scottish ale. —

Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2024 While many venture to Germany to sample hefeweizen at Oktoberfest, Frankfurt’s own apfelwein (alcoholic apple cider) is the state of Hessen’s most popular drink. —

Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2023

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German Hefeweizen (short for Hefeweizenbier), from Hefe "yeast" (going back to Middle High German hebe, hefe, going back to late Old High German heffa, heve, hephe "yeast, sourdough, dregs of a liquid," going back to West Germanic *hafjōn —whence also Middle Low German heffe "yeast"— noun derivative from the base of *hafja- "to lift, raise") + Weizen "wheat," going back to Middle High German weiz, weizze, going back to Old High German hweizi, weizi — more at heave entry 1, wheat