Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier - Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan

bobhits

Kentucky

3.95/5  rDev -10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Explosive amounts of carbonation creates as much head as you can handle. Huge thick fluffy white head. Golden straw colored body with carbonation exploding up the glass. Not sure what else you can do with this style...it's still a thin bodied opaque wheat beer so this isn't say THAT much.

The nose is of bananas, pears, bubble gum...what would you expect form a hefe? The what aroma finishes things off quickly. Nothing special.

Well, damn. This is amazing. A sweet banana pear bubble gum malt profile that's then turns to a slight hop profile which then dies leaving a what/vanilla finishes that's amazingly dry yet not that off putting wheat flavor that many wheat based beers do.

The carbonation helps make this beer feel thicker and creamier, but you can still tell it's a hair thinner than I'd ideally love.

Oddly enough it's a touch thicker feeling than a summer beer wants to be. That said you could put 3-4 of these away on a nice summer day without a second thought. Extremely worthy!

Serving type: bottle

10-06-2010 01:40:28 | More by bobhits

ACinSC

South Carolina

5/5  rDev +12.9%

05-25-2013 07:01:20 | More by ACinSC

linnymtu

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev -4.1%

05-25-2013 04:23:29 | More by linnymtu

hmansfie

New York

4.75/5  rDev +7.2%

05-25-2013 01:33:46 | More by hmansfie

Joenajera

California

4.25/5  rDev -4.1%

05-25-2013 00:34:55 | More by Joenajera

SocialDrinker

Missouri

4.75/5  rDev +7.2%

05-25-2013 00:18:33 | More by SocialDrinker

yankhawk

Iowa

4/5  rDev -9.7%

05-24-2013 23:58:27 | More by yankhawk

rdilauro

Connecticut

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

Poured a nice Light golden color with a white creamy head. One whif and there was no question about this being a European beer and isolating to a German style. The aroma is always there, not hoppy, not malty, not full of yeast, but a pleasant combination of them all.
Knowing this was a wheat beer, I anticipated besides the cloudiness, all the spices that you normally find in wheat beer, the orange, coriander, etc.
Not with this one, oh, I knew it was a wheat beer, so refreshing, but the spices were down played. Instead the concentration was on the beer itself.
Not one piece, but a sum of its parts.

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2013 13:18:36 | More by rdilauro

robertmitchum

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev -4.1%

05-24-2013 09:20:46 | More by robertmitchum

azureoval

California

4.25/5  rDev -4.1%

05-24-2013 01:11:10 | More by azureoval

RBCIPA

Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +7.2%

05-24-2013 00:06:03 | More by RBCIPA

bsquaredd7

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +7.2%

05-23-2013 23:08:48 | More by bsquaredd7

NandoPereira

Brazil

4.25/5  rDev -4.1%

05-23-2013 17:14:09 | More by NandoPereira

vancean2

South Carolina

4.75/5  rDev +7.2%

05-23-2013 16:20:01 | More by vancean2

kvnstfrd

Missouri

2/5  rDev -54.9%

05-23-2013 13:02:34 | More by kvnstfrd

Fcolle2

Illinois

4.23/5  rDev -4.5%
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 +1.6%

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

davesway10

Iowa

4/5  rDev -9.7%

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

bf7

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +1.6%

05-22-2013 16:00:15 | More by bf7

MarkIntihar

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev -4.1%

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

pin

Australia

2.5/5  rDev -43.6%

05-21-2013 22:17:44 | More by pin

Butterbeer

District of Columbia

5/5  rDev +12.9%

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

dcloeren

Texas

4.25/5  rDev -4.1%

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

Ak555667

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -4.1%

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

mjtierney2

Germany

4.75/5  rDev +7.2%

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