I was under the impression that I was aware of what a hefeweizen was about, I was mistaken -- no, I was flat wrong. I tried Ayinger's Brau-weisse on tap the other day and was totally unprepared for the flavors and the taste that were in that glass.
Let me clarify this:
Holy shit, it's the best hefe-weizen I've ever had. I almost cried.
That's not really saying a lot because I've not really been into hefe's but, it was just that good. Beyond that I felt betrayed by the 'domestic hefe's', both macro and micro, that are masquerading under this name and style and are no where near this clean, crisp and outstanding. But, I guess that if there isn't a 'greatest' then there isn't anything to strive towards.
