Though there are many styles of wheat beers – Belgian witbier, German hefeweizen or American wheat, to name a few – they share certain characteristics. Wheat malt is what lends the beer a soft, fluffy body and gentle sweetness, and the protein in wheat contributes to a dense, long-lasting head and cloudy appearance. Grab a bottle of Lefebvre Blanche de Bruxelles, Tucher Helles Hefe Weizen or Boulevard Unfiltered Wheat and jump aboard the wheat beer bandwagon.
This article appears in January 2015.