From what I understand, Widmer is not a true hefe and I've never had a Widmer. But the cloudy is right, the brown not so much unless it is a dunkleweizen. Hefes get their distinct taste from the particular yeast that is used. This yeast is low flocculating giving the cloudy appearance and it offers a taste of bananas, cloves and often bubblegum.
I don't know if Widmer makes a dunkleweizen, but I'd think it would take a quite a bit of spoilage to turn a hefe brown.
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