Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier Dunkel - Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan

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rAvg: 4.26
pDev: 10.56%
Reviews: 921
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Brewed by:
Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan

Germany

Style | ABV
Dunkelweizen | 5.30% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (875), on-tap (44), growler (2).

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Reviews by shamrock071521:

shamrock071521

Michigan

4.25/5 rDev -0.2%

01-19-2013 15:17:31 | More by shamrock071521

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silverking

Florida

4.25/5 rDev -0.2%

06-20-2013 02:45:35 | More by silverking

MichiganderHB

Michigan

3.5/5 rDev -17.8%

06-20-2013 00:44:41 | More by MichiganderHB

Illinois

3.59/5 rDev -15.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a 500 mL bottle into a Weihenstephaner chalice.

In my chalice this dunkelweizen pours a translucent walnut brown color with a reddish tint. A tan head has a nice original size and density before gently fading.

The aroma is surprisingly strong on the yeast. Clove, some banana, and a bit of dark fruit. Maybe some caramel in the background.

Although I was expecting a burst of robust flavor from each sip, I was somewhat disappointed in the blandness of the Hefeweissbier Dunkel. The requisite banana and clove notes are there, as they are in the regular Hefe, but they are almost muted by what should be the dunkel part. The only thing is, there is not much in terms of caramel, toasted malts, or dark fruits to be found.

The carbonation is vivacious as I was expecting, with a rather light body. The beer wraps up pretty cleanly with no real aftertaste to speak of.

Overall I have to say this is the weakest Weihenstephaner offering I have had. I have no issue with how it was brewed per se, but the combination of flavors (or lack thereof) make it tough to say I would want to have this again.

Serving type: bottle

06-19-2013 04:30:49 | More by KickInTheChalice

UncleBuccs

Arizona

4/5 rDev -6.1%

06-19-2013 03:55:25 | More by UncleBuccs

schwemjw

Ohio

3.43/5 rDev -19.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

A: burnt orange with a nice big heady. Very cloudy.

S: Wheat and clove. Big yeast with freshly baked bread. A touch of banana and the smallest amount of toasted caramel.

T: Huge wheat and bread. yeast. banana ester. its spicy with caramel on the end. big malt characteristic. i almost taste like an applesauce as weird as that sounds.

M: CRISP. Smooth with fantastic carbonation. clean.

O: Its definitely a nice, highly drinkable refreshing beer. But i consider this more of a hefeweissen than a dunkle. I think its good but for me it didnt quite live up to the hype. /85

Serving type: bottle

06-18-2013 20:42:27 | More by schwemjw