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Pyramid Hefeweizen

Wheres the bananna? Hoppy, smooth, not bad scale 1-10 I give it a 6. Funny thing is there are certain beers that nail my schnoz and plug me up. This is one of them, instant runny stuffie nose. One of these days I will figure out what does it.

Final analysis: Will not buy again. Sorry.

I have that same sinus problem. I can't figure out what it is but certain beers do that to me too.

The funny thing about it is I just had a Killians and "Bang" stuffy schnoz gone. Any Coors product does it to me too. Not sure if it is wheat or hops. Does Coors use Wheat in all of their products? If it is wheat thats gonna suck, next batch was gonna be a Hefe. Hummmm?

What could be stopping your guys nose up are the hops. There are a few people I've run across that say the same thing about certain beers get them all stuffy and clogged up and they figured out it was the hops. There is also one of the brewers at Bridgeport Brewery in Portland, OR that is VERY allergic to hops. So much so that he has to have someone else weigh and add the hop additions to the beers.
Take notice if next time you drink a hoppy IPA or something similar if you get stopped up on it.
IIRC hop resin is a allergen to alot of people.

Thanks for the tip, I will pay attention next time and see if that is what causes it. I love hops though so I am willing to pay the price. Nice to know the cause, however.

I think you are on to something, I just had a buddys Hefe and no allergy reaction. Must be the hops.... Does anyone know what type of Hops coors or pyramid use, that would help me figure it out quicker. Thanx

popester wrote:I think you are on to something, I just had a buddys Hefe and no allergy reaction. Must be the hops.... Does anyone know what type of Hops coors or pyramid use, that would help me figure it out quicker. Thanx

According to Pyramid website, they use Liberty hops. The last time I tried a Coors (someone bought it for me, and I drank some of it to be polite), I really couldn't detect any hops. Supposedly they use some type of German hops. Must only use about 10 pounds a month out there in Golden.

BugeaterBrewing wrote: Must only use about 10 pounds a month out there in Golden.

Naw, it's only 1 lb a year, and they only wave them above the kettle.