Pyramid Brewing's Haywire Hefeweizen

Today's beer was a light and fruity drink. Actually, this was absolutely wonderful. When you pour the drink, first you should pour a little into the glass, swirl the bottle, then pour the rest as usual. Admittedly, I didn't do this. The result is that you're getting all the contents of the bottle which would have settled down at the bottom riled up and worked out. Despite my comments on the head, it was thin but it actually remained throughout the whole drink. That impressed me. It never actually faded by the time I finished the drink. The lacing wasn't anything amazing, but the head itself had some real staying power.

Appearance-wise, even without having swirled the bottle this was a beautiful color, pleasantly amber with a tinge of yellow around the edges. It was only a little cloudy, and absolutely glowed. You could tell right off that this was going to be a bubbly drink, as it was streaming with carbonation coming up from the bottom of the glass.

The smell was where much of the first hints of fruit came up. There was a definite orange tinge to it much like Widmer and any other drink you'd find on a billboard with a slice of orange in it. There was a hint of the wheat taste, but otherwise the nose of the drink was fruit.

First sip brought forward the orange more strongly. The taste was sweet, only a little bitter. The feel in the mouth was not exactly light, more medium bodied, with the carbonation adding heavily to the whole experience. Further sips didn't bring much more in the way of taste. This is a lightly sweet drink, a solid grain taste to it, and not at all complicated. If you're looking for a complex drink, you may need to look elsewhere.

Would I recommend this drink? Definitely. This is a casual drink, it doesn't really try to hide anything bold, but it's flavorful and lasts. As I said in the video, this is a craft beer to bring to a party if you're trying to sway your friends onto the side of drinking microbrews. For those who are new, like me, these are great beers to try out as you're adjusting your palate. Pyramid's Haywire Hefeweizen gets my whole-hearted recommendation