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I poured this into my pint glass expecting to see a cloudy wheat beer; after all isn’t everything labeled as a “summer beer” some hefeweizen variation? But Redhook’s Sunrye is a clear, golden yellow, without a hint of cloudy, floaty stuff in it. It looks like a typical lager, but tastes better.
It starts with sweet […]

Kurt and Rob Widmer started their Portland, Oregon brewery in 1984 and started brewing their Hefeweizen in 1986. As such, it has been around longer than many American craft brews. Way back then, they studied brewing science in Düsseldorf, Germany and brought back a sample of a special yeast which they have maintained in their […]