For centuries brewers have been making wheat beer. Brewers like Martha made their beer with wheat for a number of reasons. These remain just as important to brewers and beer drinkers today as they ever were. Despite their resurgence in popularity wheat beers remain a mystery to most people. Let's try to clear some of that up.
Wheat beers are very popular throughout Germany although there are local differences in the style.
Even the names vary. They might be called wheat, weiss, weizen or hefe weizen. Despite this they do share some common characteristics, so let's talk about those. Though German style wheat beers come from the land of lagers, they are actually an ale. In some wheat beers the aromas of banana and clove are balanced in an unexpected, but much sought after complexity.