The WeizenTea is an 'ecumenical' beer that unites three different continents through European malts, American hops and Chinese tea. Although the recipe includes both malted wheat and barley and a traditional bavarian weizen yeast strain, it's an atypical weizen it's use of American hops as well as a particularly herbal and refined Chinese green tea added at the end of the boil. The WeizenTea is 4.5% alcohol by volume and is very drinkable and thirst-quenching. It's initial aroma is that of a classic german hefeweizen (banana, cloves, etc), then come forward both herbal and citrus elements that denote a pleasant freshness. On the palate there are these same flavors as the aroma, but with a finish that is less dry and smoother than a classic weizen from the use of the green tea and more characteristic hops than the noble german varieties. The beer is yellow with a light green hue and gently opaque with a full and abundant head that is fine and persistent.
Malts: barley malt , wheat malt
Hops: Amarillo and Cascade hops
Chinese green tea "Chun Mee"
Yeast: Bavarian Wheat Beer yeast
WeizenTea
Alc./Vol.: 4.5
Plato: 11.5
IBU: 18
