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Weissbier Original
Unertl Weissbier
- From:
- Unertl Weissbier
- Germany
- Style:
- Hefeweizen
Ranked #123 - ABV:
- 4.8%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #19,095 - Avg:
- 3.81 | pDev: 12.34%
- Reviews:
- 29
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 06, 2023
- Added:
- Feb 26, 2003
- Wants:
- 7
- Gots:
- 6
A beer that doesn't need to be told much about anymore. Legendary, unmatched and beloved.
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Reviewed by flyingpig from Scotland
3.7/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.7/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
500ml bottle from Allison Arms (£4.60):
Fairly dark amber for the style with a 2 cm white head that covers the surface well but could have had slightly better retention. Bananas & pale wheat notes with some cloves & slightly floral notes but overall its pretty standard. The taste is similar with lots of banana & cloves, some bubblegum type flavours & wheat with some pale malts following. It's slightly floral, a hint of spice & good balance with good carbonation too; definitely an improvement on the nose with a bit of a tang towards the end too.
Mar 09, 2023Fairly dark amber for the style with a 2 cm white head that covers the surface well but could have had slightly better retention. Bananas & pale wheat notes with some cloves & slightly floral notes but overall its pretty standard. The taste is similar with lots of banana & cloves, some bubblegum type flavours & wheat with some pale malts following. It's slightly floral, a hint of spice & good balance with good carbonation too; definitely an improvement on the nose with a bit of a tang towards the end too.
Reviewed by drmeto from Germany
3.58/5 rDev -6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.58/5 rDev -6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
L:
-pours a cloudy glowing amber with a big,frothy,light beige head
-medium carbonation visible
S:
-banana,wheaty,yeasty,clove,white pepper,caramel
T:
-Follows the nose + citric acidity
F:
-medium carbonation
-light-to-medium body
O:
A solid Ur-Weizen
Feb 18, 2023-pours a cloudy glowing amber with a big,frothy,light beige head
-medium carbonation visible
S:
-banana,wheaty,yeasty,clove,white pepper,caramel
T:
-Follows the nose + citric acidity
F:
-medium carbonation
-light-to-medium body
O:
A solid Ur-Weizen
Reviewed by KS_Augsburg from Illinois
4.03/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Had this on tap at Gasthof Adler in Bad Wörishofen. Many people would confuse this for a dark Hefeweizen, however in the case of Unertl, their regular Hefeweizen is just darker than most others. Which brings me to one of my most favorite aspects of this beer - it is a very nice Weizen (Weissbier as I prefer to call them), with the nice clove and banana flavors, plus it has a nice malty note, as well. One of my favorite Weissbier. Too bad we can't find this in the US, so I have to drink it on my trips to Bavaria.
May 11, 2020Reviewed by safaricook from Netherlands
3.44/5 rDev -9.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.44/5 rDev -9.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This beer violently gushed at me after sitting in the fridge undisturbed for a week or so. However it did not show any obvious signs of infection and as it it was bottle conditioned could be just overcarbonated.
Smell was a bit burned and then some banana that was more pleasant. maybe a bit plastic but that could be imagination.
Taste was pleasant enough typical Dunkelweizen
Lots of carbonation obviously, not watery.
Quite OK for an initially suspicious looking beer
Apr 04, 2019Smell was a bit burned and then some banana that was more pleasant. maybe a bit plastic but that could be imagination.
Taste was pleasant enough typical Dunkelweizen
Lots of carbonation obviously, not watery.
Quite OK for an initially suspicious looking beer
Reviewed by Bierliebhaber3 from Massachusetts
3.54/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
This dunkel pours a fairly dark reddish orange color with a huge, foamy, white head. The smell is fairly typical of a dunkel or a hefe for that matter: banana, wheat, spices, etc. The flavor is more subdued then most wheat beers that I’ve tried. All the right flavors are there (see the smell portion), but it seems a little watered down. The finish is somewhat more bitter then the average dunkel, which seems a little out of place as well. It’s fairly refreshing, but really nothing special. I have had worse, but I have definitely had a lot better and in Germany, the land where great wheat beers are made, this is just sub-par.
Jun 12, 2016Reviewed by Ozzylizard from Pennsylvania
4.18/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Undated bottle at 42 degrees into shaker
$ 3.49/500 mL bottle at Opperman’s
Aroma of roasted malt
Head large (six cm, aggressive pour), light tan, frothy/fizzy, rapidly diminishing to three mm frothy ring and layer
Lacing poor – few small islands of tiny bubbles
Body medium reddish-brown, clear, effervescent
Flavor moderately sweet, very malty, ends slightly sour; no hops, no alcohol, no diacetyl
Palate medium, creamy, lively carbonation
Appearance 4, Aroma 4, Flavor 4.25, Palate 4.25, Overall 4.25
Sep 28, 2015$ 3.49/500 mL bottle at Opperman’s
Aroma of roasted malt
Head large (six cm, aggressive pour), light tan, frothy/fizzy, rapidly diminishing to three mm frothy ring and layer
Lacing poor – few small islands of tiny bubbles
Body medium reddish-brown, clear, effervescent
Flavor moderately sweet, very malty, ends slightly sour; no hops, no alcohol, no diacetyl
Palate medium, creamy, lively carbonation
Appearance 4, Aroma 4, Flavor 4.25, Palate 4.25, Overall 4.25
Weissbier Original from Unertl Weissbier
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
57 ratings
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