Over the years, tens of thousands have joined us at our breweries for our annual Octoberfest celebrations to hoist this malty, easy-drinking riff on a traditional Munich favorite. If you look for it, you can taste Juicyfruit gum. What started as our second seasonal beer in ‘89 led to a 30+ year festival tradition. Taste: Very crisp and clean with little fruit or spice. A good amount of fizzy, white head which dissipates quickly. Purchased in a Harpoon Sampler pack at Dawson’s Liquor in Severna Park, MD.Īppearance: Cloudy yellow at the edge of the glass, tapering to a lightest-orange in the middle. Harpoon Brewery – UFO (UnFiltered Offering) Hefeweizen – 12 oz. Over the years, more and more people have caught on to what we’ve been doing, but the mission has always been the same: brew some great beer and have some fun enjoying it. Originally available on draft only in select bars throughout the Boston area, it wasn’t long before UFOs were being spotted in groups of six all around Massachusetts and New England. Bay Brewing Company in Boston, MA and Windsor, VT.From Harpoon Brewery – Inspired by the cloudy beers drank in many German beer gardens, UFO Hefeweizen was first brewed in the fall of 1998. The UFO line of unfiltered wheat beers is brewed by the Mass. Since then the UFO line has grown to include flavorful year-round offerings like UFO White Ale and UFO Raspberry, and fresh seasonal offerings such as UFO Twist and UFO Huckleberry. UFO hit the scene in 1998 with a Hefeweizen. The name UFO stands for UnFiltered Offering all UFO beers are unfiltered, leaving the yeast suspended in the beer which creates its signature cloudy appearance. There’s great history, tradition, and craft behind these beers, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be uncomplicated and easy to drink.”Ībout UFO Beers: UFO is a portfolio of wheat beers that’s a little bit different, a little more refreshing and flavorful, and most importantly, a beer that everyone can enjoy. That’s a big reason why we started brewing UFO beers. “The less time that’s spent getting caught up in the details, the more time there is to actually enjoy the beer. “Choosing a beer shouldn’t be hard,” says Dan Kenary, Mass Bay Brewing Co. Consider your new hub for flavor adventures. The site will be chock-full of info about UFO beers, recipes (food and cocktail!) that infuse UFO beers, and fun ways to enjoy UFO beers without any sort of cooking going on anywhere around you. To go along with the new packaging, a brand new UFO website will launch on April 6th. The new colors and fonts, for example, are brighter, friendlier, and fun-er, conveying the flavorful, refreshing, unfiltered wheat beer goodness you can/should expect when you drink a UFO beer. Each element of the package is meant to provide subtle cues about the beer inside. It is designed to better communicate what UFO is all about. Click Here To Access Recipe Instruction Sheet. The refreshed new UFO look was a collaborative effort between the Brewery’s in-house design team and Boston-based brand strategy firm, Catapult Thinking. Harpoon UFO Hefeweizen (15A) - ALL GRAIN Homebrew Ingredient Kit.
Discovery is half the fun in beer drinking, right?” We’ve put a lot of thought into every piece of it so that the curious beer drinkers out there get a hint of the adventure that awaits, without giving too much away.
We serve UFO Hefeweizen with a wedge of lemon to complement its fruity, tart fragrance. Because it is unfiltered, the yeast accounts for the cloudiness of the pour as well as a faint but clear citrus-like character. Now they’ve got the look and voice to match what they’ve always been. UFO Hefeweizen, an American wheat beer, pours a cloudy, golden color with a dense, frothy head.
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“These beers are brewed to be fun, interesting, and full of flavor. “UFO is raring to take off,” says UFO Brand Manager, Victoria Kidder. Fast forward about two decades (today), and these refreshing, sometimes-fruit-infused-but-always-easy-drinking UFO beers have become the ultimate flavor quenchers. “You want to put fruit in my beer? Get outta here!” was a common reaction.
When the first UFO offering, Hefeweizen, was introduced in Boston back in 1998, the idea of a cloudy beer served with lemon was an alien concept to some. What the huck is a huckleberry? It’s like a blueberry. Along with the original unfiltered favorites, a brand new UFO summer seasonal offering, UFO Huckleberry, will make its debut. Beer Details: ALC/VOL: 6 IBU: 42 Grain Bill: 2 Row Pale, Victory, Caramel Hops: Apollo, Chinook, Cascade Yeast: House Specialty Ingredients: N/A. Beginning this week, the newly redesigned packages of UFO White Ale, UFO Hefeweizen, and UFO Raspberry will begin their journey from the Brewery and landing in coolers near you. (Boston, MA) – The Harpoon Brewery‘s UFO line of unfiltered wheat beers has been refreshed, including packaging, crowns, an embossed bottle and tap handles.