Weihenstephaner Original - Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan

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rAvg: 4.03
pDev: 13.65%
Reviews: 728
Hads: 359

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Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan

Germany

Style | ABV
Munich Helles Lager | 5.10% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (706), on-tap (21), growler (1).

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Reviews by bobhits:

bobhits

Kentucky

2.42/5 rDev -40%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Light straw colored lager. Decent bit of carbonation, thin white head. A poorly carbonated budwiser? Not even sure it looks that good.

Earthy malt dominates here. The hops somewhat mix with it and give this beer a very earthy grainy aroma. Still overall fairly sweet in nature.

Not overly complex. The aromas are all in the taste. A sweet malty beer with a lot of earthy nature to it. The hops are subtle but enough is there to keep this from being overly sweet. That said there isn't a lot going on here.

Very good mouth feel. Carbonation is great in the mouth and very crisp. Moderately clean as well.

A very drinkable and sessionable beer.

A great example of a bad style. On a hot day you might find this pretty nice, if you know water is nowhere to be found. Other wise, I'm not sure why I'd go back to this? Maybe if I wanted something earthy but wouldn't dominate the food? For the style this is near the top, but while I did take style into consideration, I'm not rating for the style.

On second thought talk about a good way to wing someone from macro lagers. Shows that a lager can have character and some flavor. At the same time the beer doesn't have so much flavor or power that it could cause anyone an issue.

Serving type: bottle

10-07-2010 08:01:47 | More by bobhits

More User Reviews:

carlitosbronson1

California

3.75/5 rDev -6.9%

05-24-2013 16:54:32 | More by carlitosbronson1

kvnstfrd

Missouri

4.75/5 rDev +17.9%

05-23-2013 13:00:57 | More by kvnstfrd

Ralphs66

New York

4.75/5 rDev +17.9%

05-22-2013 22:37:35 | More by Ralphs66

Australia

2/5 rDev -50.4%

05-21-2013 22:25:41 | More by pin

mxchap

California

4/5 rDev -0.7%

05-21-2013 04:10:54 | More by mxchap

johntfox

Florida

4.25/5 rDev +5.5%

05-20-2013 23:48:31 | More by johntfox

BobaFret

Pennsylvania

4/5 rDev -0.7%

05-20-2013 23:07:29 | More by BobaFret

sumpjh

California

4/5 rDev -0.7%

05-19-2013 12:12:25 | More by sumpjh

RTitus

Arkansas

4.05/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

I was very excited to see this in the grocery store because with the temperature rising I have been craving more crisp lagers. Twelve ounce bottles brown (other German brewers take note).

Poured a pretty light gold, very clear and natural looking. Thin white head that dissipated leaving a cap for a few minutes. Lots of bubbles, this looks like a great thirst quencher.

I did not get much smell off this one at first, but as I drank I started to notice a little bread and a hint of something citrus.

The taste is where this brew shines. A perfect crisp beginning with a little lemon and a sweet without adjunct bread. Bitter and sour are balanced so well. This is just excellent and shows how the style should be, why can't the macros make beer at least close to this.

So far this beer has just been an upgraded version of what most people think of as "beer", but the mouthfeel on this sets it into a category of its own. A brisk carbonation and a grainy mouthfeel gives this beer a substantive distinction. I have to say the graininess was a suprise but I liked it. It melds with the carbonation well. This beer also has a dry finish that keeps you sipping.

On a sad side note, I offered one of these to a friend, who tasted it and said "Wow thats good, tastes just like Miller High Life." I just stared at him.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 02:38:39 | More by RTitus

Photekut

Azerbaijan

3.75/5 rDev -6.9%

05-18-2013 22:44:49 | More by Photekut

ThePorterSorter

New York

3.25/5 rDev -19.4%

05-18-2013 01:16:28 | More by ThePorterSorter

TeamMathis

West Virginia

3.98/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance: Clean, golden yellow.
Smell: Lemon and honey biscuit.
Taste: Lemon and some honey.
Mouthfeel: Almost spritzy.

This is one of the best pale brews I've had. It is immensely refreshing; a hybrid of a lager and a pils. The lemon in the smell is the first on the scene, followed by the biscuits. It is the same with the taste, except the lemon dominates most of it. You could drink this every day, but mostly on warmer days. I would probably get this again.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2013 01:58:59 | More by TeamMathis