Greetings,

There are two styles, one is with yeast (heffe weiss) and the other is without yeast (crystal).  The style with yeast is a very cloudy, without yeast it is sparkling clear.  In either case, the wheat beer glass is designed to show off the unique aromas, as well as the colors of the beer. 

One of the more dramatic bar-events is when a knowledgeable bartender offers their customer a bottle of classic Bavarian wheat beer. Especially when poured into the classic tall slender wheat beer glass. This glass is similar to the pilsener glass in that it is tall and flutelike; however there is a major difference. It has a slightly wider mouth, and there is a bit of a "waist" to it about a third of the way up the glass and usually holds half a liter of beer. (The reason for this is that wheat beer is usually a packaged in a half liter bottles.)  Wheat beer is a visually interesting beer to serve.

Pouring wheat beer from a bottle is a bit of a theatrical effect. Take the glass and lower it down over the bottle, then slowly lifting and tilting both of the bottle and glass together, so that as the beer pours out hold the mouth of the bottle just above the developing head, by the time the tilted glass is resting on the bar, the beer from the bottle should be just fill the glass, leaving a thick rich head and an impressed consumer.

Cheers!

Peter LaFrance