Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier - Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan

Maxwell

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

The beer pours much like the kristallweissbier, but with more pulpy appearance that slightly hints at pink as it pours into the glass. In the glass, the beer looks a lot like cloudy dehydrated piss, with a huge big, creamy, white head. The body is quite hazy, sitting somewhere in between the clarity of apple juice and the murkiness of apple cider. Lacing is fat and sticky on the sides of the glass, leaving puffs like the clouds in the sky. On the nose, the beer smells wonderfully of spicy banana breads, with nice clove notes, and some definite hints of mint in the afterlingerings of the scent. There is even a slight spicy pepper in the scent, sitting below the other rich scents. The smell is thicker and richer than the kristallweiss’s (obviously) with a much grittier and natural flavor.

The beer tastes richly of bubblegum banana with clove spice notes. The beer begins with bubblegum and spice; just as it is building in flavor a slight yeasty funk can be felt in the taste, but is quickly washed away by the big banana bread flavors that have been building in the mouth. This eventually wanes down into a banana aftertaste with light clove and bubblegum hints at the sides of the tongue. The mouthfeel of this beer is superbly creamy, with light carbonation and a medium to slightly heavy and leaves the mouth with a thick sticky feeling on the tongue while the mouth as a whole feels clean, but slightly coated in candied banana. Overall, this is a superb hefeweizen, as would be expected from the oldest brewery in the world. I hold this up there with Zero Gravities Weizenheimer as the best in the style. A superb beer that epitomizes and optimizes the style beautifully. This beer is a must try.

Serving type: bottle

12-09-2012 20:09:59 | More by Maxwell

Fcolle2

Illinois

4.23/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

A: pours hazy golden hue with 2 finger white head that has great retention. It also has some really good lacing

S: smells spot on for a great hefe. Really nice lemon zest and their yeast is not shy on the banana clove.

T: the wheat dominate the front half of the beer and the lemony banana clove follows suit. I'm also getting hints of spice but its difficult to distinguish exactly what.

M: very refreshing. light and some good carbonation. What you would expect from a hefe.

O: light feel and a delicious crisp refreshing taste. Perfect beer for summer and at this price point, I think I found my fall back for the summer.

Serving type: bottle

05-23-2013 01:53:10 | More by Fcolle2

FroggieG

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

05-22-2013 22:23:25 | More by FroggieG

davesway10

Iowa

4/5  rDev -9.9%

05-22-2013 18:16:44 | More by davesway10

bf7

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

05-22-2013 16:00:15 | More by bf7

MarkIntihar

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev -4.3%

05-22-2013 13:32:59 | More by MarkIntihar

pin

Australia

2.5/5  rDev -43.7%

05-21-2013 22:17:44 | More by pin

Butterbeer

District of Columbia

5/5  rDev +12.6%

05-21-2013 20:55:34 | More by Butterbeer

dcloeren

Texas

4.25/5  rDev -4.3%

05-21-2013 20:50:51 | More by dcloeren

Ak555667

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -4.3%

05-21-2013 20:36:27 | More by Ak555667

mjtierney2

Germany

4.75/5  rDev +7%

05-21-2013 19:09:16 | More by mjtierney2

pauldevay

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +7%

05-21-2013 18:39:53 | More by pauldevay

Busker

Connecticut

5/5  rDev +12.6%

05-21-2013 18:13:15 | More by Busker

drumchick

Netherlands

2.5/5  rDev -43.7%

05-21-2013 16:20:29 | More by drumchick

CosmoHopHead

Kansas

4.25/5  rDev -4.3%

05-21-2013 04:16:38 | More by CosmoHopHead

mxchap

California

4.25/5  rDev -4.3%

05-21-2013 04:11:40 | More by mxchap

ChaseBacon

New York

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

05-21-2013 01:58:46 | More by ChaseBacon

RMoeNay

Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

05-20-2013 21:32:58 | More by RMoeNay

gonzowestwood

Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

05-20-2013 08:41:55 | More by gonzowestwood

beerhunter13

Ontario (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

05-19-2013 20:18:47 | More by beerhunter13

BamfBacon

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

05-19-2013 17:12:44 | More by BamfBacon

ShawnMH

Indiana

4/5  rDev -9.9%

05-19-2013 15:49:13 | More by ShawnMH

MJSJr

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

05-19-2013 15:07:52 | More by MJSJr

haknort

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

05-19-2013 03:32:18 | More by haknort

LeahM

New York

4.25/5  rDev -4.3%

05-19-2013 03:14:55 | More by LeahM