Paulaner Hefe-Weissbier Naturtrüb - Paulaner Brauerei GmbH & Co. KG

Tupperwolf

Washington

4/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours from a greenish-brown 12oz bottle into my hefe glass, a dark amber/gold that doesn't have the swirling clouds I expect, but is certainly opaque. A white head of volatile bubbles rises quickly and dies out over a couple of moments, fading to a thin covering. Lacing is too slippery to linger.

Smell is a little subtle, but carries the classic whiffs of sweetness and spice - bananas, cloves.

More cloves in the taste, with a very thin caramel/marshmallow body. All the right tastes for this classic style, but it doesn't kick me in the mouth with fruit flavors like Franziskaner does.

Mouthfeel carries a nice, tight, wispy carbonation that cleanses the palate of everything but a lingering sweetness, which I welcome. This beer has a fullness which is also appropriate for a hefeweizen - not watery, not chewy.

All in all, a quality, classic weissbier - A solid 4. Nothing really wowed me, but nothing stops me from enjoying this one.

Serving type: bottle

12-30-2005 00:57:01 | More by Tupperwolf

kylehay2004

Florida

3.25/5  rDev -20%

06-19-2013 02:05:22 | More by kylehay2004

Hayden182

Louisiana

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

06-18-2013 05:51:16 | More by Hayden182

JHaugh

Kansas

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

06-17-2013 02:17:29 | More by JHaugh

ygtbsm94

Virginia

2.75/5  rDev -32.3%

06-17-2013 00:09:50 | More by ygtbsm94

adityashekhar

India

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

06-16-2013 13:43:19 | More by adityashekhar

TheBeeraholic

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev -1.5%

06-16-2013 13:42:31 | More by TheBeeraholic

TT--Cashout

Newfoundland (Canada)

4/5  rDev -1.5%

06-15-2013 16:37:31 | More by TT--Cashout

johnricardo

Texas

4/5  rDev -1.5%

06-15-2013 16:36:38 | More by johnricardo

waprimrose

Texas

2.5/5  rDev -38.4%

06-14-2013 16:07:30 | More by waprimrose

Desmodoc

Georgia

3.25/5  rDev -20%

06-14-2013 14:54:16 | More by Desmodoc

DudMan

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

06-13-2013 15:49:00 | More by DudMan

jjarreau

Louisiana

4.75/5  rDev +17%

06-13-2013 03:45:23 | More by jjarreau

Smurf2055

Washington

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

06-11-2013 23:05:11 | More by Smurf2055

I_BYE_MI_BEER

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

06-11-2013 17:45:25 | More by I_BYE_MI_BEER

Hefeyeah

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%

06-11-2013 17:20:43 | More by Hefeyeah

yauri

Missouri

3.99/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

First - the foam! Incredible. Pure white, thick and steady, looks like snow:
This can’t be true. Unless - you have the budget for serious R&D and can employ top engineers.
No question that you can get to this appearance (the color and look in general are a piece of art) - without intervention of technology, deep engineering know how and who-knows which chemical manipulation.
Having said that, this is what you get in every industrial beer you put into your mouth, so while we`re at it - lets have it top-class. And this is what you get in this Heffe-Weis.

Taste, smell and feel - FUN.
Tasty, smells great, feels great - how much do they invest in R&D and engineers anyway?
Feels like: a lot.

Highly recommended, and I’ll be drinking lots of this nice little cutie.

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2013 17:13:34 | More by yauri

scomstock55

Kansas

3.65/5  rDev -10.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A--this beer poured a light straw color and was slightly cloudy...not a significant head...small bubbles and disappeared in just a minute or two

S--smelled sweet...like a clove and also some citrus

T--again, I could taste citrus and a bit of clove

M--very crisp clean finish...a good bit of carbonation

Serving type: bottle

06-10-2013 13:30:05 | More by scomstock55

Khutso

Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +17%

06-10-2013 00:12:47 | More by Khutso

SC_Beer_Drinker

South Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%

06-09-2013 21:17:58 | More by SC_Beer_Drinker

shanny1981

Georgia

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%

06-09-2013 17:15:00 | More by shanny1981

murraymj

Ohio

4/5  rDev -1.5%

06-09-2013 04:06:13 | More by murraymj

groverj3

Michigan

4.84/5  rDev +19.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

My first BA review. Hefeweizen is my favorite style, and Paulaner's is my favorite interpretation of the style.

Poured into a mug, chilled. Swirled to get the yeast out and generate head.

Appearance: Golden, cloudy, with a foamy head that goes away quickly. Exactly how a hefeweizen should. Something about the look of the beer just screams "Drink me!"

Smell: A hint of esters make it smell vaguely fruity. It's not overpowering though. I've tried several other hefeweizens and, in my experience, the Paulaner version has managed to avoid any sort of unpleasant notes. Which is part of what makes this remarkable.

Taste: It's fuller bodied than the Weihenstephaner stuff, about equal to Hacker-Pschorr in terms of how it tastes, like a medium bodied beer. It also avoids any unpleasant aftertastes. It has the banana bread taste that most German hefeweizens have, rather than the orange taste that most american wheat ales go for. It's a little more neutral, and encourages you to continue drinking. Getting it on-tap is obviously better, don't let them serve this to you with a lemon or orange. It contains all the flavor it needs.

Mouthfeel: Some people say this tastes watery, sure... in comparison to a Stout. It's a medium weight beer. The yeast adds to this. I can't stress enough that every offensive flavor a beer could have is absent. The taste lingers, but doesn't overstay its welcome and it succeeds at being pleasantly full-bodied without being heavy. However, in a perfect world it would be nice if it could be just a bit heavier.

Overall: A little heavier than your typical wheat-beer. This makes it ideal to have in the summer, but still gives you a reason to drink it year round. I don't know why the US-based craft brewers can't figure this out. Less orange peel and lemon zest, please! I might be a little biased, but this is the hefeweizen of all hefeweizens, in my opinion. I just wish it was a tad heavier, but I don't think that exists. You owe it to yourself to try this.

Serving type: bottle

06-09-2013 02:03:11 | More by groverj3

RedWeizen83

Texas

3/5  rDev -26.1%

06-08-2013 16:01:13 | More by RedWeizen83

blastoderm55

Texas

3/5  rDev -26.1%

06-08-2013 02:00:24 | More by blastoderm55