Wheat Beer reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 141 Reddit reviews across 16 subreddits and 21 posts to rank the best Wheat Beer brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/beer, r/Bellingham, r/ottawa, r/AskReddit, r/Bend. Top-rated brands include Weihenstephaner (4.9/5), Erdinger (4.4/5), Hoegaarden (4.5/5).
Stats
Reviews141
Subreddits16
Posts21
Brands82
Products81
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#1
Weihenstephaner
4.9
(8)
"My favorite is Weihenstephaner."
"The best is Weihenstephaner Hefeweiss"
"Everything from Schneider Weisse, Weihenstephaner Weisse (& Original—their Helles offering—is a lovely example of a style which is much like a more comforting Pils)"
"Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier is my goto."
"You won't find a better example of the type."
"Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier (my favorite Wheat Beer)"
"Weihenstephaner"
"Weinstephanner is my favourite."
#2
Erdinger
4.4
(8)
"Erdinger is a great wheat beer from Germany."
"Erdinger Weissbier"
"Erdinger & Hacker Pschorr hefe weisse. Great wheat beers, both German"
"Erdinger for a German."
"O’Donoghues of suffolk street do Paulaner and Erdinger. Can’t go wrong."
"Most big pubs would stock Erdinger by bottle or Hoegaarden on tap."
"Loads of pubs stock Erdinger and frankenkaner and most craft peer pubs do some kind of weissbeer."
"Erdinger"
#3
Hoegaarden
4.5
(6)
"Hoegaarten is a great example. Try that and let me know what you think!"
"Hoegaarden"
"Hoegaarden is my favorite German wheat beer!"
"For wits, I have always enjoyed Hoegaarden."
"Hoegaarden is great."
"It's not local made but, Hoegaarden, Belgian beer cafe in the CBD has it on tap."
#4
Paulaner
4.4
(5)
"I'd recommend Paulaner, weihenstephaner, Hacker-Pschorr, Schneider Weisse, Franziskaner, Hofbrau, Erdinger."
"Paulaner Weißbier"
"O’Donoghues of suffolk street do Paulaner and Erdinger. Can’t go wrong."
"Paulaner Hefe-Weissbier is another favorite wheat"
"Paulaner Hefeweizen"
#5
Franziskaner
4.3
(4)
"Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier"
"Franziskaner"
"You can get Franziskaner by the bottle at Lidl for very little if you want a few for after work."
"Franziskaner (probably the easiest to find, and a good beer, though they are owned by AbinBev)"
#6
Allagash
5.0
(3)
"Allagash White"
"Allagash White"
"Alagash white"
#7
Driftwood
4.0
(3)
"Driftwood White Bark is a solid wit."
"Some local BC treats Driftwood White Bark"
"Driftwood White Bark Witbier"
#8
East End
4.0
(3)
"Their Witte is great too."
"East End Brewing always has Hefe on tap"
"East End Hefe, Hoppy Wheat, and Witte"
#9
Great Dane
5.0
(2)
"I've always been partial to Great Dane's Crop Circle Wheat."
"Seconding the suggestion for Great Dane’s Crop Circle Wheat. Seems like many of us here have fond feelings for this one!"
#10
Unibroue
5.0
(2)
"Unibroue's Blanche de Chambly"
"Surprised no-one has mentioned Blanche de Chambly from Unibroue."
#11
Weihenstephan Hefeweizen
5.0
(2)
"Weihenstephaner Hefeweizen."
"If it doesn't have to be local then Weihenstephaner Hefeweizen 500ml bottles would be my pick."
#12
Shock Top
3.3
(3)
"I would recommend Shock Top."
"Another light but tasty wheat beer is Shock Top Belgian white"
"Shock Top"
#13
Schneider Weisse
5.0
(2)
"Everything from Schneider Weisse, Weihenstephaner Weisse (& Original—their Helles offering—is a lovely example of a style which is much like a more comforting Pils)"
"Schneider Weisse (Tap7, Tap6, Tap9)"
#14
Side Launch
4.5
(2)
"I second the Side Launch wheat, it's really good."
"Side Launch Wheat (collingwood) is very tasty."
#15
Andechs
4.5
(2)
"Highly recommend their weiẞbier."
"Andechser."
#16
Parallel 49
4.5
(2)
"It's an awesome wheat ale with a good amount of hoppy bitterness to it."
"Parallel 49 Jerkface 9000"
#17
Trader Joe's
4.5
(2)
"Trader Joe’s Hefe is the tits."
"Trader Joe's, and you can't beat $6.50"
#18
Allagash White
4.5
(2)
"Allagash White, in my opinion is the “measuring stick” of wheat beers."
"100% Allagash White, keep it American."
#19
Bell's
4.5
(2)
"Bell's Oberon is one of the definitive American wheat beers."
"Try Bell's Winter White and Great Lake...they are both pretty tasty"
#20
Phillips
4.5
(2)
"Their Electric Unicorn white IPA is one of my favourite beers"
"Phillips does Wheat Kings in the summer"
#21
Four Winds
4.5
(2)
"Anything Four Winds (wheat included)."
"Four Winds Apparition"
#22
Driftwood White Bark
4.0
(2)
"Driftwood White Bark (Belgian Style Wit Beer) is popular for a reason."
"Driftwood White Bark, labeled as a Wit."
#23
Howe Sound
4.0
(2)
"Howe Sound King Hefe"
"Howe Sound does King Heffy, which is a good one"
#24
Bad Beat
4.0
(2)
"Bad Beat in Henderson brews Bluffin isn't Weisse."
"I like Bad Beat's Bluffing isn't Weisse - they have other non-IPAs that are good too"
#25
White Rascal
4.0
(2)
"+1 for White Rascal"
"White rascal"
#26
North High
4.0
(2)
"North high Does a honey wheat."
"North High does brew a Honey Wheat"
#27
Flötzinger
4.0
(2)
"Flötzinger 1543 Kellertrüb"
"1543er by Flötzinger Bräu"
#28
Blue Moon
4.0
(2)
"Blue Moon is one of the best wheat beers you can buy."
"Blue Moon"
#29
Leinenkugel's
4.0
(2)
"Leinenkugels sunset wheat"
"Magic Hat #9 and Leinenkugels are probably the closest"
#30
Dieu du Ciel
4.0
(2)
"Dieu du Ciel never steers you wrong, they have Rosée D'Hibiscus"
"Dieu du Ciel never steers you wrong, they have Blanche Du Paradis"
#31
Stonesthrow
4.0
(2)
"Stonesthrow has one right now."
"Stones Throw has a Hefeweissen on atm."
#32
Sunriver
3.5
(2)
"I like Sunrivers Fuzztail (Hefeweizen)"
"Sunriver’s Fuzztail is OK"
#33
Chuckanut
3.5
(2)
"I second chuckanut all of their beers are good"
"Chuckanut had a smoked wheat beer on occasion. Not my cup of beer."
#34
Kulshan
3.5
(2)
"Kulshan has a gose which is what I usually drink"
"Kulshan has occasionally had a wit beer in the past."
#35
Brew Gentlemen
5.0
(1)
"Brew Gentlemen's White Sky is fantastic when you can find it"
#36
Vimy Brewing
5.0
(1)
"Their wheat is great but their cream ale is an excellent summer beer and extremely drinkable."
#37
Kloster Andechs
5.0
(1)
"Kloster Andechs Weißbier & Dunkelweizen"
#38
König Ludwig
5.0
(1)
"König Ludwig Weißbier & Dunkelweizen"
#39
Ale Asylum
5.0
(1)
"Unshadowed by Ale Asylum is the best local Hefeweizen IMO."
#40
Urban Chestnut
5.0
(1)
"Urban Chestnut Schnickelfritz is a great Hefeweizen."
#41
Giant Jones
5.0
(1)
"Wheat beer - check out both the pale and dark weizenbocks from Giant Jones. These are some of my favorite beers made in Madison."
#42
Live Oak
5.0
(1)
"My favorite hefeweizen is from Live Oak (Austin)."
#43
Hacker Pschorr
5.0
(1)
"Erdinger & Hacker Pschorr hefe weisse. Great wheat beers, both German"
#44
New Glarus
5.0
(1)
"For fruited sours, New Glarus has some of the best around... I'd recommend trying the Belgian Red."
#45
Delirium Tremens
5.0
(1)
"Delirium Tremens is my favorite wit."
#46
Farmers Daughter
5.0
(1)
"THE BEST BEER. It's literally Farmers Daughter with a splash of tangerine juice!"
#47
North Fork
4.0
(1)
"North Fork has a wit beer on ATM. And they have good pizza, worth a trip."
#48
Celis
4.0
(1)
"Celis White is from the brewery run by the guy who used to run Hoegaatden"
#49
Majestic
4.0
(1)
"Majestic Wheat Ale is also good"
#50
Boulevard
4.0
(1)
"I also like Boulevard Wheat (it was my first beer, ever)"
#51
Wildrose
4.0
(1)
"Wildrose Velvet Fog (try this half and half with their Raspberry Ale)"
#52
Yellow Dog
4.0
(1)
"Yellow Dog does Take a Walk wit"
#53
Hoyne Brewing
4.0
(1)
"Hoyne Brewing has Summer Haze Hef, which has honey"
#54
Archetype
4.0
(1)
"Or their spring wheat!"
#55
Monkless
4.0
(1)
"Monkless for their Shepplekoffegan and peppercorn wit."
#56
Overflow
4.0
(1)
"I do like overflow in general."
#57
Beyond the Pale
4.0
(1)
"Beyond the Pale has cases of their Pink Fuzz Grapefruit Wheat on sale this weekend."
#58
Mellow Moon
4.0
(1)
"Mellow Moon from tree it is a pineapple hefeweizen"
#59
AVL Brewing
4.0
(1)
"I think AVL Brewing's Lemon Space Dog is a really great wheat."
#60
Vintage
4.0
(1)
"I recent had the Key Lime wheat beer from the Vintage, and it was remarkably refreshing."
#61
Grizzly Paw
4.0
(1)
"Grizzly paw honey wheat, are some of my wife's favourites"
#62
Perth Brewery
4.0
(1)
"No bitter IPA taste, no sourness. So tasty."
#63
Widmer
4.0
(1)
"Widmer hefeweizen has always been one of my favorites with a wedge of lemon."
#64
Rimrock
4.0
(1)
"Rimrock has one from Germany on tap."
#65
Stemma, Structures, Wander, Kulshan
4.0
(1)
"Stemma, Structures, Wander, and Kulshan all either have them now or will be releasing them shortly."
#66
Schweinhaus
4.0
(1)
"Schweinhaus usually has a hefeweizen"
#67
Pyramid
4.0
(1)
"Pyramid's hefe is one I pick up often"
#68
Kitchessippi
4.0
(1)
"Kitchessippi’s Hefeweizen is delicious!"
#69
Highwire
4.0
(1)
"Highwire hefeweizen is good."
#70
Twin Sails
4.0
(1)
"Twin Sails in Port Moody made a good Hefeweizen."
#71
Propeller
4.0
(1)
"Propeller seasonally makes its Hefeweizen and it's pretty darn tasty."
#72
Collective Arts
4.0
(1)
"Collective Arts Hefeweizen"
#73
Conspiracy Theory
4.0
(1)
"Conspiracy Theory in Bells Corners just released their Grassy Knoll Wheat - picked some up last week, really good."
#74
Roundabout
4.0
(1)
"Roundabout Ginga Wheat"
#75
Tatamagouche Brewing
4.0
(1)
"Tatamagouche Brewing has one called full circle, which is an American Wheat beer. It's a bit more hoppy than the usual wheat beer but it's nicely complex."
#76
Whitewater Brewing
4.0
(1)
"If you don't mind a little citrus, check out Dawn Patrol from Whitewater brewing."
#77
4hands
4.0
(1)
"Contact High from 4hands is solid. They add orange zest to it so it is citrusy on top of wheaty."
#78
Block 15
4.0
(1)
"Block 15s Clouded Coast (Witbier) is on tap at Boneyard Pub"
#79
Boundary Bay
4.0
(1)
"The boundary bay citraweisse is 💲💰💸"
#80
Ashton Brewing
4.0
(1)
"I really like Ashton Brewing's Blueberry Wheat."
#81
Pisgah
4.0
(1)
"Pisgah has a blueberry wheat."
#82
Son's Of Kent
4.0
(1)
"Berry white from Son's Of Kent (available at the LCBO). It's a raspberry wheat beer."
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