Flying Dog In-Heat Wheat

This Flying Dog is a first for me. I've seen their beers in the store for a while and always wanted to give them a try, but was afraid they were just a knock-off of the other Flying beer company. They are out of Denver, CO and Frederick, MD. Very interesting label on the beer. They have what looks like a bat on the label on the neck and a dog wagging its tongue on the main label. Also, there is a cool quote from the gonzo writer, Hunter S. Thompson: "Good people drink good beer".
Anyway, the beer is a Hefeweizen. It tastes pretty good. It has lemony tones throughout, like you would expect from a Hef. The aftertaste is only slightly bitter. Not a bad beer and at a good price. The ABV is 4.7%, which seems pretty light, but I guess it's all good considering this is a summer beer. They also list the IBU's on the bottle, 12 in this case. You don't see too many microbrews putting that number on their beers. I'd like to see more of them follow suit in that regard.
Overall, this Hef from Flying Dog was pretty decent.

Widmer Hefeweizen

It's almost summer. It's time to switch gears and get into the summer stuff. I had the pleasure of tasting Widmer's Hefeweizen today while grilling. I'd never heard of this brewer before today. The Widner Bros. are out of Portland, OR. It seems like there are some good brews popping up in that part of the country lately. Must be the water out there. This Widmer Hefeweizen was pretty good. It was affordable and tasted pretty much what you would expect a decent Hef to taste like. Not bad at all. I'd do it again for a summer beer.