Big wheat ales. Not small ones. And make them German style, please.

I said we'd never do it, but if we did do it, they'd have to be big, not small.

So it is that earlier this week, NABC brewed its first-ever (EVER) German-style wheat ales, and as promised, they're both examples of Weizenbock, broadly speaking. The first Heller (pale) is a version of Maibock with wheat (a previous commercial example is Plank's version), and the second a Doppelbock with wheat (Aventinus).

We're in the process of selecting names. Until then, here are specs.

Heller Weizen Bock


Malt: Weyermann BoHo Pils, Melanoidin, and CaraFoam, Rahr White Wheat
Hops: Hallertau Magnum
Yeast: Andechs Weizen
Color: 6.2 SRM
IBU: 29
OG: 16
ABV: circa 7%

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Weizen Doppelbock

Malt: Weyermann BoHo Pils, Melanoidin, and CaraFoam, Rahr White Wheat, Simpson Aromatic and Black
Hops: Hallertau Magnum
Yeast: Andechs Weizen
Color: 17.2 SRM
IBU: 20
OG: 18+
ABV: circa 7.5%