Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier - Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan

FernMaster

Missouri

3.9/5  rDev -12%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured from the bottle into a pint glass.

First review on my shiny new mac!

Ahem...

I was excited when I poured this beer, when a beer is poured in a movie it looks like this. Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier (wow, I'm not typing that again) pours a clear beautiful amber color, with two and a half fingers worth of head. There's some decent lacing as well.

The smell of this beer is a wonderful concoction of wheat and banana, it smells a lot like banana nut bread. I like banana nut bread.

The taste is actually a little lighter than I anticipated, sort of watery. There's some decent banana flavor in the beer and maybe a hint of clove. I like the flavor, it's nice and simple, but how is this the best in the world? It's an amazing session beer, but I don't see it beating Boulevard Wheat or Goose Island 312. It drinks easily and is very affordable, but so are those two I listed above.

Serving type: bottle

08-07-2010 01:54:51 | More by FernMaster

mattsucks

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -15.3%

05-18-2013 13:57:47 | More by mattsucks

Punky_Brewster

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +1.6%

05-18-2013 02:39:18 | More by Punky_Brewster

Knuckles_Nuclear

Missouri

4.55/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

My new go-to favorite for spring and summer. Wonderful balance and refreshment, after my beloved quads from the late fall/winter. Glorious pale golden color with just a hint of the wheat haze. Clean and crisp from start to finish, with a bit of banana and freshly-baked bread.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 01:18:58 | More by Knuckles_Nuclear

GinsuDave

Michigan

5/5  rDev +12.9%

05-18-2013 01:10:31 | More by GinsuDave

nitter

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +1.6%

05-18-2013 00:39:44 | More by nitter

NessaHilling

West Virginia

4/5  rDev -9.7%

05-18-2013 00:13:24 | More by NessaHilling

Glider

Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +7.2%

05-17-2013 13:39:16 | More by Glider

chossboss

Oregon

5/5  rDev +12.9%

05-17-2013 04:31:19 | More by chossboss

Blashawright

Texas

4/5  rDev -9.7%

05-16-2013 22:24:08 | More by Blashawright

carlosega

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +1.6%

05-16-2013 20:11:06 | More by carlosega

MaximalC

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Pours a hazy honey color with a thick cap of fluffy, white foam. Aroma smells cleanly of banana and clove, with perhaps a hint of what smells like coriander. Flavor matches the nose, with banana and clove complementing a refined wheat flavor. The wheat becomes most pronounced in the finish, while the front end remains more juicy. Yeast character lends some nice complexity and texture as well. The mouthfeel is spectacular, with lively, velvety carbonation that caresses the palate and enhances the quintessential flavors of the beer. This is the hefeweizen to which all other hefeweizens are compared. It's supremely balanced, perfectly executed, and possessed of perhaps the most enjoyable mouthfeel of any beer, regardless of style--undoubtedly world class.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2013 00:13:01 | More by MaximalC

inanity

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -9.7%

05-15-2013 23:20:04 | More by inanity

yuenglingade

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev -4.1%

05-15-2013 20:49:31 | More by yuenglingade

hitter114

Colorado

4.25/5  rDev -4.1%

05-15-2013 03:08:15 | More by hitter114

kguard

Iowa

4.5/5  rDev +1.6%

05-15-2013 02:06:09 | More by kguard

Dave7500kl

Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +7.2%

05-15-2013 00:42:14 | More by Dave7500kl

EdelweissDad

Georgia

5/5  rDev +12.9%

05-14-2013 23:21:50 | More by EdelweissDad

Chucker17

South Dakota

4.75/5  rDev +7.2%

05-14-2013 19:09:42 | More by Chucker17

chubby2u

New York

4.5/5  rDev +1.6%

05-14-2013 18:08:16 | More by chubby2u

Lantern

North Carolina

4.75/5  rDev +7.2%

05-14-2013 10:42:35 | More by Lantern

salvy31

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -9.7%

05-14-2013 05:07:12 | More by salvy31

aty11b

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +7.2%

05-14-2013 01:14:38 | More by aty11b

themind

New Jersey

4.26/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Bench mark for the style this beer is high quality. A very drinkable brew that could be served to even the most advanced beer snob and excepted with praise. Pours a nice head, has a good flavor without any aftertaste. If you like wheat beers this masterpiece awaits your palate.

Bottom Line: Style masterpiece.

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2013 19:54:31 | More by themind

mrcraft

California

4.5/5  rDev +1.6%

05-13-2013 05:46:56 | More by mrcraft