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Shotgun Betty Hefeweizen

Brewery: LoneRider Brewing Company
Where: Raleigh, NC
Style: Hefeweizen
IBU:
ABV: 5.8%

Today's sampling is another North Carolina beer from LoneRider Brewing Company out in Raleigh. Shotgun Betty is LoneRider's Hefeweizen, and since today is such a pretty day outside, I started thinking about spring and summer coming just around the corner and decided to pour a beer that goes along with that theme.

Shotgun Betty poured with the naturally rich golden hue and a nice foamy head.  The head didn't hang around very long, but this beer had the nice banana/clove aroma from the Hefeweizen yeast strains used to make this style of beer.  The flavor has a distinct crispness and wheat taste which makes this beer a pretty decent sample of the style.  I can't say that Shotgun Betty is the best of the Hefeweizens I have tried, but its definitely a real player in that style and worth a try.  It could just be a fluke with my bottle, but the carbonation level on this one was a little inadequate.  I'm sure that's not the norm for this beer since bottle-conditioned beers can vary a little in carbonation levels. 

North Carolina is, by far, not known nationally for it's great beers, but we have come a long way in the last few years!