Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier - Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan

beerprovedwright

Georgia

4.72/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

One of life's simple pleasures, maybe not to simple. This beer has head for days, I got a little carried away in the pour and had to suck the overflowing head. Needless to say the head is better than three fingers of dense foam. The color is slightly hazy, matching a 10 on the SRM beer color chart. Very sticky lace that clung to the glass to the end. Smell is fascinating, with aromas of banana, cloves, tangelo, peach, and sun dried sweet wheat. Taste is almost beyond words and this is from someone who is not much of a fan of wheat beer. There are a myriad of flavors weaving in and out of each mouthful. There is banana, cloves, orange, lemon, vanilla, cinnamon, did I mention banana, well it was just great. Mouthfeel is very full and creamy, with lots of tingle. Just a pleasure to drink. Hard to come by or I would have much more of this.

Serving type: bottle

04-29-2011 20:02:09 | More by beerprovedwright

keeganfrank

Ohio

4.56/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Golden brown beer with a thick, foamy head that leaves thick bunches of lacing. Aromas of fruits and sweet spices. Exceptionally delicious, complex flavor consisting primarily of apricot, apple cider and spice s. Very, very smooth and enjoyable to drink.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 21:44:59 | More by keeganfrank

eyeenjoybeer

Indiana

5/5  rDev +12.6%

05-18-2013 16:50:57 | More by eyeenjoybeer

apanloco

Sweden

5/5  rDev +12.6%

05-18-2013 16:40:26 | More by apanloco

jono0101

Missouri

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

05-18-2013 15:51:10 | More by jono0101

DrBass

Maryland

4.75/5  rDev +7%

05-18-2013 14:58:24 | More by DrBass

mattsucks

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -15.5%

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

Punky_Brewster

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

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

Knuckles_Nuclear

Missouri

4.55/5  rDev +2.5%
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 +12.6%

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

nitter

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

05-18-2013 00:39:44 | More by nitter

NessaHilling

West Virginia

4/5  rDev -9.9%

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

Glider

Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +7%

05-17-2013 13:39:16 | More by Glider

chossboss

Oregon

5/5  rDev +12.6%

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

Blashawright

Texas

4/5  rDev -9.9%

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

carlosega

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

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

MaximalC

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%
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 -9.9%

05-15-2013 23:20:04 | More by inanity

yuenglingade

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev -4.3%

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

hitter114

Colorado

4.25/5  rDev -4.3%

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

kguard

Iowa

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

05-15-2013 02:06:09 | More by kguard

Dave7500kl

Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +7%

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

EdelweissDad

Georgia

5/5  rDev +12.6%

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

Chucker17

South Dakota

4.75/5  rDev +7%

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

chubby2u

New York

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

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