Braupakt by Weihenstephaner/ Sierra Nevada
It actually seems fairly rare that American breweries and European breweries team up to make a beer. I can certainly understand how the logistics of that might be complicated. Sierra Nevada, certainly a pioneer in the rise of American craft beer, and Weihenstephaner, a German brewer that claims to be the oldest continually run brewery, have collaborated on Braupakt, a hefeweissbier. The beer poured a huge foamy head (and perhaps choosing this pilsner glass wasn’t correct but whatever). This is a very balanced beer with notes of banana and black pepper as well as citrus and a hint of hoppy bitterness. This is the perfect combination between a traditional German beer and a more hop-forward American beer.
