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6. Hefeweizens get most of their flavor...

... of banana and cloves from the yeast by-products as they ferment both the barley and the wheat.

It's one of my favorite German beer styles since it has few hops added to it, so it's not bitter at all. Those wheat beers will go stale more quickly than most beers, though, so it's better to drink them soon after they're brewed.

Many American microbreweries use a lot of hops in their beers, with so many varieties to choose from among hop growers in the Pacific northwest. That's usually where citrus flavors originate, but I'm a little leery of American microbreweries after drinking some beers that were too bitter for my palate. Unlike many people, I don't like IPA's and the like.

Hefeweizens are relatively easy and fast to brew at home, by the way. It was one of my favorites when I used to do it. They were better than the store-bought hefeweizens, being so fresh.