Shotgun Betty

Lonerider Brewing Co.

Raleigh, NC

This hefeweizen is one of three year-round offerings from Lonerider, which also brews seasonal and limited-release beers.

ABV: 5.8

ABW: 4.6

COLOR: 4.2

BITTERNESS: 12

ORIGINAL GRAVITY: 1085

AVAILABLE: GA, NC, SC

Shotgun Betty is sure enough a straight shot, right to the nose with a pretty perfume that is hard to resist, all peaches and bubble gum. Color her pure gold like a slightly tarnished rodeo belt buckle, good looking with depth. She has a great head, but damn, it goes as fast as it comes, leaving a clean body, just right for exploring. She’s a little thin, but plenty voluptuous where it counts, up front with a sassy sweetness that keeps you begging for more, and a long-lasting yeasty aftertaste, clean and comforting. She’s swell au naturel, but all dressed up with brats and kraut, she’s a keeper.
- Charles Finkel

A classic visual and aromatic presentation of this south German style of wheat beer. Aroma and flavor have a balance of banana and clove, with sweet malty notes and a hop bitterness that stimulates the taste buds. One of the best-balanced American-brewed hefeweizens I’ve encountered. This is a style of beer that is difficult to perfect; the brewpeople at Lonerider have gotten it right. Classic and worth your visit if you love Bavarian hefe.
- Charlie Papazian

Charles Finkel
Founder of Merchant du Vin and the Pike Brewing Co., Finkel is a pioneer in the marketing of craft beers in America.

Charlie Papazian
Author of the New Complete Joy of Homebrewing, founder of the Great American Beer Festival and National Beer Examiner at examiner.com. Papazian is a leading voice in beer and brewing.