The 5 Best Wheat Beers to Drink Right Now
Summer is a great time for lighter, refreshing beers. And while it’s tough to beat the appeal of a classic pilsner or hoppy, piney IPA, one of the best choices for the summer months is a refreshing, balanced wheat beer.
In the most basic sense, a wheat beer is a top-fermented beer that’s made with a higher percentage of wheat as opposed to the usual barley. There are various types of wheat beers including Belgian Witbier, German Weissbier (this includes the classic hefeweizen), and the wild card of the bunch: the American wheat beer.
Depending on the style, the flavors and aromas can vary. Although, most often you’ll be greeted with flavors like bananas, cloves, bubblegum, and sweet wheat when you take a sip of one of these warm-weather brews.
Now that you have learned a little bit about wheat beers, it’s time to find some to drink. Keep scrolling to see the best wheat beers to stock up this summer. Add these beers to your fridge and you’re guaranteed to have an epic summer.
3 Floyds Gumballhead
Indiana’s 3 Floyds is a big name in the craft beer world. While the brewery’s Zombie Dust Pale Ale is a must-try beer, Gumballhead is also a summer staple. Brewed with white wheat and dry-hopped with Yakima Valley-grown hops, it’s known for its balanced palate of tropical fruits, citrus, and light floral hops.
Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier
If you only try one wheat beer on this list, make it Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier. Made at the world’s oldest brewery (opened in 1040), this Bavarian-made wheat beer is known for its traditional flavor palate. This includes notes of ripe fruit, bananas, cloves, and other spices.
Brewery Ommegang Witte
This 5.2% ABV Belgian-style white ale is brewed with malted and unmalted wheat and gets added flavor from the use of coriander and orange peel. The result is a classic, crisp, refreshing summer wheat ale loaded with notes of citrus peels, cloves, and other spices.
Allagash White
When it comes to American-made wheat beers, there are none more famous than Allagash White. This 5.2% ABV Belgian-style wheat beer is brewed with oats, malted wheat, and raw wheat. It gets additional flavor from the use of coriander and Curaçao orange peel. The result is an unfiltered wheat beer known for flavors of orange peel, wheat, and gentle spices.
Paulaner Hefe-Weizen
This traditional German wheat beer is brewed with simple ingredients like water, malted wheat, malted barley, yeast, and Herkules hops. It’s cloudy, unfiltered, and known for flavors of sweet wheat, tropical fruits, orange zest, lemon peels, light spices, and floral, earthy hops. Add this to your summer wheat beer list immediately.
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