Tucher Helles Hefe Weizen (pack of 4) (5.2%)

A traditional Bavarian hefeweizen brewed in Nuremberg, Germany, by Tucher Privatbrauerei. It is a high-fermented, top-fermentation wheat beer specialty brewed with Bagou wheat malt and barley malt, then left naturally cloudy with suspended yeast. What distinguishes Tucher's approach is its exclusive use of first-generation Sapienza master yeast, cultivated on-site under the supervision of a dedicated yeast master, and water drawn from the brewery's own wells. The brewery has earned 11 gold medals from the German Agricultural Society. Banana dominates the nose immediately upon pouring, followed by ripe melon, citrus peel and a gentle undercurrent of clove spice. A firm wheat twang hits up front before giving way to mid-palate layers of nearly ripe banana, muted apple and vanilla spice, with a refreshingly tart, crackery wheat dryness on the finish.