Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier - Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan

phillybeer7779

Pennsylvania

4.65/5  rDev +5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into the curved weisse glass from the gift pack. Attempted to do it traditional style, pretty much failed on that. (Will not be holding my poor pour against the score!)

Appearance- After it settled down, excellent amount of head with lacing throughout. Hazy golden color, like a hefeweizen should have.

Smell- Exactly what you should expect from the style. Lots of cloves and bananas. Pleasant, but not overpowering in any way.

Taste- Again, bananas and cloves, a very full taste, but still very easy drinking.

Mouthfeel- Exceptional! Despite the full taste, this in no way taxed my palate. As light on the tongue as a BMC lager, but with a taste that rivals any beer.

Overall- Had to go the full monte on this one. In addition to the combination of drinkability and full flavor, you can taste history while drinking this beer. This is the hefeweizens all others are measured against, and for a good reason.

Serving type: bottle

05-03-2011 02:18:42 | More by phillybeer7779

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

pauldevay

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +7.2%

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

Busker

Connecticut

5/5  rDev +12.9%

05-21-2013 18:13:15 | More by Busker

drumchick

Netherlands

2.5/5  rDev -43.6%

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

CosmoHopHead

Kansas

4.25/5  rDev -4.1%

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

mxchap

California

4.25/5  rDev -4.1%

05-21-2013 04:11:40 | More by mxchap

ChaseBacon

New York

4.5/5  rDev +1.6%

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