Hefeweizen

or he·fe·wei·zen

[ hef-uh-vahy-suhn, -vahy-tzuhn ]

noun

1. a German-style malted wheat beer with a cloudy, pale appearance and with fruit and clove aroma and taste.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hefeweizen¹

First recorded in 1990–95; from German, equivalent to Hefe “yeast” + Weizen wheat ( def ) + Bier beer ( def )

Example Sentences

Sonoran Mist, a lager, has quickly become the brewery’s top seller, and a Hefeweizen will be added to the lineup next month.

From New York Times

That list gets more boutique than usual for a place like this, running from Rainier in bottles to taps hosting the likes of Buoy double IPA, Sea Pine hefeweizen and Zoigl-Hell, a richly malty Helles-style lager from Zoiglhaus in Portland.

From Seattle Times

The resulting combination is floral and bright, and tastes unexpectedly like a cross between a hefeweizen and an IPA.

From Salon

Also, I recently had a divine variation at Cleveland's venerable Prosperity Social Club that added a touch of pomegranate liqueur to the base and subbed in a grapefruit Hefeweizen for the soda.

From Salon

SLO Brew, in San Luis Obispo, Calif., blends the brewery’s softly textured hefeweizen beer with tomato juice, assorted spices and fruits such as mango in its Tío Rodrigo micheladas.

From New York Times