Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier - Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan

dasenebler

Maine

4.53/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

16.9 oz. bottle poured into an imperial nonic, the closest thing I have to a Weissbier glass.

Big, billowing creamy head is very nice, as is the hazy straw-orange color and lively carbonation of this beer.

Aroma is fantastic, with lots of banana, warm spices and lively yeast phenols.

Flavor was not as bright as the aroma, but nevertheless good. Very bready and yeasty, with notes of spicy clove and sweet banana. On the sweeter side for a Hefe, but still delicious. Mouthfeel was exceptionally smooth, but also somewhat watery. Lively, effervescent carbonation. Eminently drinkable.

This US-imported, bottled version lacks character. Fresh and on-tap in Germany, the Weihenstephaner has much better flavor, and would achieve a near perfect, "world-class" score. But over here...just "excellent".

*EDIT, January 2011, Germany:
From a fresh bottle and into a proper wheat beer glass here in Germany, the Weihenstephaner Hefe tastes superior to the bottle I had in the states. Mouthfeel is amazingly creamy with perfect carbonation, so I'm upping it to a five. Drinkability is fantastic as well: five. I'm getting a case of this stuff! Prost!

Serving type: bottle

01-11-2011 01:41:16 | More by dasenebler

jono0101

Missouri

4.5/5  rDev +1.6%

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DrBass

Maryland

4.75/5  rDev +7.2%

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mattsucks

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -15.3%

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Punky_Brewster

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +1.6%

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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%

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Blashawright

Texas

4/5  rDev -9.7%

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carlosega

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +1.6%

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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%

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hitter114

Colorado

4.25/5  rDev -4.1%

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kguard

Iowa

4.5/5  rDev +1.6%

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Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +7.2%

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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