Back before the likes of IPAs and Imperial Stouts took the American beer world by storm, Hefeweizen was one of the few beer styles American drinkers embraced when looking for a break from pale lagers.

The nation’s largest beer manufacturer Oriental Brewery on Wednesday presented Premier OB Weizen, a premium wheat beer based on a traditional Bavarian brewing style, to expand its business portfolio.

From fruity German hefeweizens to citrusy Belgian witbiers and refreshingly tart Berliner weisse, here’s how to tell the world’s most popular wheat beers apart, and the best bottles to try this season ...

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Widmer Brothers Brewing started in 1984, when six breweries controlled 90 percent of the American beer market. With the help of family, including their father, Ray, brothers Kurt and Rob Widmer opened ...

Order a glass of hefeweizen, and you will see it coming from across the bar. In a sea of yellow and brown glasses capped by mainsails of foamy, white heads, the lemon wedge spinnaker on a hefeweizen ...

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