Monkey Boy
Interesting hefeweisen made in a wonderful, local microbrewery. It looks light and relatively clear. Nose is quite interesting, and indicative of the type. On first taste, you can tell that there is definitely something different going on here. It leaves a lemony and yeasty taste on the backsides of the tongue. The first impression is something's gone wrong, but then it resolves in a pleasant swallow. You think "Hey, what is this...not bad." Definite banana tones there, almost butterscotchy. It is definitely drinkable, and has a fine mouthfeel, except (true to its type) it keeps demanding attention as just "different". This is one of those beverages that you think at first has gone too far into weirdness, but then resolves into a pleasant quaff. Once people drink it, they tend to climb on the bandwagon and talk it up. Good starter venture for an adjunct lager fan who was turned off by "big" beers.