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If it doesn't taste like hops or grain, it's a yeast flavor. At different temperatures it contributes different flavors. Banana and clove flavors are hallmarks

If it doesn't taste like hops or grain, it's a yeast flavor. At different temperatures it contributes different flavors. Banana and clove flavors are hallmarks of a hefe yeast, and are produced at relatively higher fermenting temperatures. The chemical categories are esters (the fruit flavors) and phenols (the spice flavors). Many esters are reminiscent of fruits because fruits in nature begin to ferment with the same yeast. Beers are also sometimes fermented with organisms other than Saccharomyces. These organisms contribute a wide variety of flavors, generally funky or sour. Many beers are unfiltered because the filtering process can remove other, desirable flavors (mostly hops). Filtering used to be very rare in American craft beer for this reason.

tharkun__ 3y ago
This sounds funny "a hefe yeast". Hefe literraly means yeast in German. So a Hefeweizen translated literally would be a "yeast wheat". Very tasty beer though. And I have the same issue. Still my favorite beer: Erdinger Weizen. Preferably the dark one. But it has a ton of yeast on the bottom. And I get gastro issues very quickly when I start drinking them again. Non alcoholic versions don't help.
- humbleferret 3y ago
  Wheat beers are my favourite, but agree they cause gastro issues fast, particularly the Erdinger Alkoholfrei. I've discovered that Schneider Weisse 0.5% and, to some degree, Rothaus Hefe Weizen 0.5% are less likely to provoke gastro issues while closely mirroring the taste of their alcoholic equivalents. If you like lagers and don't drink alcohol, I've found those from Fee Damm (Estrella)[1] and Luckysaint[2] to not cause any issues either, particularly the 'Tostada Amber' from Free Damm and the larger from Luckysaint (Their Hazy IPA is great too!). [1] https://www.damm.com/en/beers https://www.damm.com/en/beers [2] https://luckysaint.co/ https://luckysaint.co/
humbleferret 3y ago
Cheers for the brew wisdom! Really opens up a new world next time I'm sipping a beer.

tharkun__ 3y ago

This sounds funny "a hefe yeast". Hefe literraly means yeast in German. So a Hefeweizen translated literally would be a "yeast wheat". Very tasty beer though. And I have the same issue. Still my favorite beer: Erdinger Weizen. Preferably the dark one. But it has a ton of yeast on the bottom. And I get gastro issues very quickly when I start drinking them again. Non alcoholic versions don't help.

humbleferret 3y ago
Wheat beers are my favourite, but agree they cause gastro issues fast, particularly the Erdinger Alkoholfrei. I've discovered that Schneider Weisse 0.5% and, to some degree, Rothaus Hefe Weizen 0.5% are less likely to provoke gastro issues while closely mirroring the taste of their alcoholic equivalents. If you like lagers and don't drink alcohol, I've found those from Fee Damm (Estrella)[1] and Luckysaint[2] to not cause any issues either, particularly the 'Tostada Amber' from Free Damm and the larger from Luckysaint (Their Hazy IPA is great too!). [1] https://www.damm.com/en/beers https://www.damm.com/en/beers [2] https://luckysaint.co/ https://luckysaint.co/

humbleferret 3y ago

Cheers for the brew wisdom! Really opens up a new world next time I'm sipping a beer.