Flensburger Weizen - Flensburger Brauerei GmbH Und Co. KG

Todd

Massachusetts

3.9/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

This sample was purchased in Berlin, Germany.

Comes in a cool looking 33cl mini-swing top brown bottle with a best before date stamped on the rear label.

Classic weissebier appearance; cloudy golden straw, with dark amber hues in the center, topped with a sticky, pillowy, white foam head with ample retention.

Aroma on this sample is a bit musty, yeasty, with clove underneath and strong wheat husk in the nose; slightly twangy.

Luscious. Sweet banana bread in the malt, smooth medium-body and mouthfeel that glides and coats the palate. Caramel undertones. Clove and tea-like flavours push through the banana character with notes of floral and herbal. Wheat lends a touch of sourness to the flavour, with a mild twang and upfront crispness; a bit dry, too. And a touch of lemony citric acid adds another depth to the hops, while bringing some refreshment to the palate. Coarse finish, dry with wheat tannins that linger briefly.

A pretty damn solid weissebier. Expected and welcomed.

Serving type: bottle

04-13-2003 16:26:25 | More by Todd

Jason

Massachusetts

4.15/5  rDev +14.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

33cl brown reusable swing-top bottle with a drink before date on the back label.

Apperance: Hazy yellowish golden with a few yeast particles floating around. Cropped white head stays as long as the beer is around.

Smell: Fruity and estery with some phenolics and spicy clove, fruitiness is of vague banana and tart plum. That trademark fermented wheat malt twang is there also.

Taste: Solid malt base with enough phenolic and spicy clove to balance, minimal hopping. Fruity with a tart plum character and banana in the back, estery with some higher alcohols as well show some wild hefe yeast activity.Finishes spicy dry on the palate.

Mouthfeel: Very crisp with a well textured carbonation in the modestly sized body.

Drinkability: Good enough to stand on its own as a beer to quaff though the night and complex enough to pair up with just about any kind of food ... very versitile.

Serving type: bottle

11-24-2002 04:56:56 | More by Jason

bmwats

Louisiana

3.38/5  rDev -6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

Poured from 33 cl bottle into a weizen.

A: Very dark golden hue. Pours about a half finger, foamy, white head. No real head.

S: Wheat, fresh tea, and cola.

T: Pungent wheaty tone. Heavy on the cola. A little...walnut in there methinks.

M: Light body, a little punchy. Slightly bitter finish.

D: Session style.

Atmosphere is decent. Dark hue, nice head, but no lacing. Nose is only slightly reminiscent of wheat, with this cola thing much more prominent. Also, cola flavor is the most outstanding characteristic. Not bad, just not really a characteristic weizen. Overall, this is a pretty decent quaff.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 03:58:16 | More by bmwats

lihaiqing

China

4/5  rDev +10.2%

05-02-2013 06:05:57 | More by lihaiqing

Awattenhofer

Nebraska

4/5  rDev +10.2%

04-05-2013 00:54:11 | More by Awattenhofer

Travix1516

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +30.9%

03-17-2013 01:31:03 | More by Travix1516

3agle87

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

01-19-2013 21:52:28 | More by 3agle87

Sunnanek

Sweden

3.49/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

A: The color is slightly hazy pale golden while the enormously tall white compact but still light head settles after a while leaving nice lacings.

S: Ripe banana, but not overly sweet. Citric fruits along side with fresh cut grass. Yeast and a mild spicy smell completes the fruityness.

T: Surprisingly dry and bitter. Still very obvious a Hefeweizen with the ripe bananas and the spices (mainly coriander) as well as the yeast. A bit sour. Ripe oranges.

M: Aftertaste lingers with a bitter sourness. Body is on the thinner side and carbonation is rich - just as everything should be.

O: The germans sure know their Weizens. This is a nice north German Hefe with a little drier and less sweet feel.

Serving type: bottle

01-19-2013 16:20:50 | More by Sunnanek

virinow

New York

3/5  rDev -17.4%

01-11-2013 12:15:52 | More by virinow

StratManKudzu

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

12-31-2012 19:39:18 | More by StratManKudzu

Beerman1977

Austria

4/5  rDev +10.2%

12-30-2012 17:21:36 | More by Beerman1977

JohnSmith5506

2.5/5  rDev -31.1%

11-18-2012 04:05:28 | More by JohnSmith5506

mactrail

California

3.35/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Big blow-off when opening the swing-top. Settles down to a frothy light amber in the glass. Fairly spritzy on the tongue.

The estery flavors of banana and clove are in evidence. The clove seems to emerge more in the aftertaste after sipping a while. The body and general feel is pretty flabby. This seems rather sweet and bland. It seems to be lacking in the touch of sharpness that marks the Hefeweizens I prefer. Maybe it's all in the atmosphere-- a whiff of hot pretzels and some raucous singing might improve this. It's quite spicy in the nose but less interesting in the mouth.

The 33 cl bottle has the date of 11/08/13 on it. No alcohol content. Purchased at H and H Beverage in Abilene, Texas.

Serving type: bottle

11-16-2012 04:00:56 | More by mactrail

bambam2517

Arizona

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

11-10-2012 17:50:44 | More by bambam2517

mjgrady

Virginia

4/5  rDev +10.2%

10-27-2012 03:06:26 | More by mjgrady

deapokid

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +10.2%

10-22-2012 12:11:23 | More by deapokid

tchuber

4.75/5  rDev +30.9%

10-05-2012 15:41:25 | More by tchuber

jheezee

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

09-30-2012 19:34:00 | More by jheezee

JasonSiedman

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

09-23-2012 13:20:51 | More by JasonSiedman

Ranz

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +17.1%

08-18-2012 00:46:24 | More by Ranz

getbehindthemule

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

06-22-2012 22:52:33 | More by getbehindthemule

Zakk

4/5  rDev +10.2%

06-21-2012 23:24:44 | More by Zakk

kjkinsey

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

05-29-2012 13:18:38 | More by kjkinsey

Texasfan549

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -10.5%

05-28-2012 15:49:34 | More by Texasfan549

TampaHefeMan

Florida

4/5  rDev +10.2%

05-14-2012 22:07:53 | More by TampaHefeMan