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Don't Fear the Wheat!

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Rogues' Harbor Brewing's American Wheat Ale When many beer drinkers (especially those newer to the craft beer scene) hear the term wheat beer they immediately cringe, expressing their distaste for that yeasty, bready, sometimes almost banana-like flavor. These signature flavors are characteristics of the German yeast used to brew the classic Weissbier style. This, however, is not true of all wheat beers. Wheat doesn't have a strong flavor in beer, adding more to the mouthfeel and the body. Many European styles of wheat beers get the majority of their well known flavors from that various yeast used during the fermentation. German's tend towards clove or banana, Belgians will get some of that clove, with spicy or bubblegum like notes. American wheat beers, however, are a different beast entirely. Outside of the fact they have a large portion of wheat used in the grain bill, they are completely different from their European cousins. American wheat beers avoid those