TheBeerObserver

Harpoon UFO Hefeweizen in an anomaly - a hefeweizen in marketing only, its actually a good wheat beer.

It pours clear and looks filtered - despite marketing as an unfiltered beer, the folks at Harpoon clearly are appealing to the people who react to the thick, cloudy appearance of with a furrowed brow.

The aroma has banana notes, but not a lot of esters. And despite the use of protein-heavy wheat, the beer pours with very little head.

My ongoing IPA quest continues. This week its Magic Hat Lucky Kat IPA. I must admit to mixed experiences with Magic Hat's brews - they are hit or miss for me, although #9 is a good outdoor summer beer.

With some surprise, Lucky Kat may rank as my favorite of the Magic Hat elixirs. Its a little darker than most IPA's, some Munich and Crystal malt is in there to give it a deeper copper color than you see with most IPAs. The result is a thick, fluffy head when poured with nice lacing on the glass and very little haze.

This IPA has a deep copper color, a little darker than a typical IPA, but very clear with no haze. It poured with almost no head - what little there was disappeared quickly. Checking other reviews - this is consistent across all of them. Someone should start tweaking their carbonation or bottle conditioning process because there's a problem when a beer pours without a head.