Ayinger Bräu Weisse - Privatbrauerei Franz Inselkammer KG / Brauerei Aying

Bitter_Echo

Michigan

4.24/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Appears a cream yellow, cloudy, moderate head and some lacing. Smells of lemon and citrus and some banana estery notes. Mouth-feel is thinner than some weisse, with citrus, yeasty and wheaty notes, and some hinting hop bitterness, that never materializes. Not as meaty as some wheat beers. Tastes fade faster, but the effervescence of this beer makes it hit the spot. One of my favorite of the style and a beer I often drink, and would never pass up. 4.65 The Dyson came yesterday. We made money on books.

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2013 00:43:40 | More by Bitter_Echo

zander4dawin

Texas

3.74/5  rDev -10.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75

Pours a big fizzy head that quickly disappates. Hazy golden color. Taste is clean and crisp, slight papery taste, some banana and clove but not too strong. This beer has a nice dry sharp mouthfeel and finish, almost sparkling wine like. Overall a wonderful beer for the summer, good taste and very refreshing.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 20:10:50 | More by zander4dawin

Ryan011235

Ohio

3.68/5  rDev -11.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured into an Ayinger glass on 4/17/13

Watery, pale dull gold color. Minimal cloudiness since most of the yeast stayed in the bottle. Multitudes of bubbles cling to the glass but aren't enough to keep the two finger head alive for more than a few minutes. Thin, very smooth retention. No lace.

The aroma is clove and noble hop heavy: grass, herbal notes and lemon overtones. For a short while there was a decent lightly-buttered-banana-bread blend, but it almost entirely falls off in favor if banana pudding and meager wheat notions.

The taste is focused on banana and clove, it would seem. Certainly more herbal than fruity. The hops have left their aromatic perch which is probably a good thing. The wheat is clean but not as prominent as I would like. Reasonably dry.

The body is right about medium for the style with ample carbonation bubbling about. The overall feel is good but there is a bit of a coating finish.

This is pretty good all around, but it doesn't seem as robust as the Franziskaner I had a few days ago (which I preferred significantly to the Ayinger). This Aying is definitely lighter and I can understand why that would be appealing.

Serving type: bottle

04-18-2013 01:17:15 | More by Ryan011235

RD1163

California

4.05/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A - very hazy, unfiltered (good amount of sediment from bottle), pale golden-orange. very white head, broke down very quickly to a even lace covering until it dies away except the rim.

S - Slight banana, yeast smell, touch of citrus thrown in for good measure. Might be getting a touch of sweetness off of it.

T - Light banana and some caramel and yeast notes. Little citrus notes.

M - medium to full-bodied feel with light flavors. nice acidic coating over the tongue that lasts only a few seconds, very light and refreshing. Bubbly at first and then it seems to mellow out over the course of a several minutes.

O - An enjoyable Weiss brau. very much enjoy the slight banana flavor and think this would be wonderful in a bar in Germany with a touch of banana juice added to enhance the flavors.

Serving type: bottle

04-08-2013 03:13:32 | More by RD1163

TerryW

Ontario (Canada)

3.04/5  rDev -26.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.25

This is a decent beer, but I don't understand all the 4+ scores - there are far better hefes out there.

Bright gold beer under a soft, monster big pillowy head. Just a slight bit of haze to the beer, much clearer than many hefes. A minimum of spotty lace as you go.

Nice hefe nose, but again, not as spicy or interesting as a lot of comparable brews. Taste is very subdued. Some of the banana/clove/bread thing going, but again . . .

Also an unusual caramel-like flavour present. Mouthfeel surprisingly watery.

Way under performs against others of the style. I love hefes, but I wouldn't put this on my list as a go to brew. Disappointing.

Serving type: bottle

03-29-2013 21:23:31 | More by TerryW

jmbranum

Oklahoma

4.5/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pours a hazy deep gold with a large white head. Visible yeast sediment in the glass once I stir it up at the end (which I like).

Nice aroma of citus, spices and wheaty-malt.

Flavors: Good wheat bread but with a sour dough tang. Nice bannanaish hefeweizen flavors. Some orange, some cloves, some nutmeg. Very crisp. Not too sweet. Not too dry.

An excellent example of the style. That said, this beer is almost too balanced. I kinda prefer the in-your-face flavors of say a Live Oak Hefeweizen from Austin.

Serving type: bottle

03-27-2013 21:02:21 | More by jmbranum

RonaldTheriot

Louisiana

4.53/5  rDev +8.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Ayinger Brau Weisse has a very thick, frothy, white head and a hazy, yellow-golden appearance, which gets even hazier when the bottom contents of the bottle are swished and poured into the glass. There is some lacing left behind, but it quickly washes away. Aroma is of banana, sweet bread, and candy sugar. Taste is of peppery spice, sugar, banana, some coriander, yeast, and white wheat bread. Mouthfeel is mostly light and watery, and Ayinger Brau Weisse finishes dry, crisp, refreshing, and highly drinkable. Overall, this is a wonderful wheat beer.

RJT

Serving type: bottle

03-18-2013 20:02:15 | More by RonaldTheriot

jmendels

Michigan

4.51/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

Golden coloured, hazy beer poured into a wheat beer glass with hints of cloves, banana, with a touch of citrus and coriander. Smooth, wheat taste. The hints of banana and cloves are upfront, with a smooth semi-sweet aftertaste.

Every Ayinger beer I've tried has impressed me. I find myself torn between naming them or Weihenstephaner as my favorite brewery. I enjoyed the simple, summery taste of this beer. While it is unfiltered, it is still light tasting and doesn't weigh me down. Great beer for a summer evening!

Serving type: bottle

02-25-2013 00:43:10 | More by jmendels

jlindros

Massachusetts

4.05/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Pours a fizzy bubbly airy 1 finger head that fades semi slowly with decent lacing, hazy golden wheat colored beer.

Nose is like a pure Bavarian hefe, good version too, lots of wheat, light airy juicy malt, hint of typical spices like coriander and very light clove, bit of orange citrus, fairly effervescent.

Taste is light feeling, wheat a plenty, little watery malt although it's meant to be lighter, fluffy effervescent wheat and malt, juicy too. Typical hefe flavors, light spices coriander and clove like, with a little bitterness from the spices, and the citrus almost orange juice like, and some fruitiness like a lager. Finish is sticky and not as dry as I thought it would be, lingering wheat and citrus as well as spices.

Mouth is lighter bodied, fluffy and lots of carb.

Overall mixed, it has its moments as a great hefe but other moments it's not as good as I would have expected. I feel this would be much better fresh in Germany or on draft.

Serving type: bottle

02-23-2013 21:11:00 | More by jlindros

HabiMendes

Rhode Island

4/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

The beer has an orange-golden appearance, with a huge, well-retained head. The aroma, as expected, brings cloves and bananas (the last very well pronounced).

The medium, hazy body emanates bananas, and is very refreshing. The hops are discrete, and the sip goes smoothly, with a fast aftertaste. In the aftertaste, we are reminded of the very discrete hop presence in this brew.

Serving type: bottle

02-16-2013 03:16:04 | More by HabiMendes

kristenspaintings

California

4.5/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

From the moment you pour this beer, it reminds you of a true southern German heffe-wiezen. It brings me back to days of being stationed in the former West Germany. When poured, it easily produces an excellent creamy head with a light and refreshing flavor. The beer itself goes down wonderfully and pairs easily with pork, kraut and grilled meats. The beer also performs double duty as it lends well to traditional German mixed beer drinks (radler, cola-weizen, etc.)The appearance is definitely what you want for a traditional unfiltered beer, cloudy and golden. Cloudy with a slightly bitter after taste, but not the strong bitter flavor one would find from the hops in an IPA. Try adding a bit of lemon or rice to have a quick vacation to Germany.

Serving type: bottle

01-26-2013 17:11:53 | More by kristenspaintings

yourefragile

District of Columbia

4.08/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

500 mL bottle, thanks Thorpe!

Pours a hazed straw golden with a frothy white head. Nose of banana, yeast, lemon and sweet malt. Medium thick and soft on the pallet with a strong banana flavor. Light clove and grass, but fairly sweet and smooth. Simple but adequate.

Serving type: bottle

01-21-2013 01:01:05 | More by yourefragile

ThinkAgain

Ontario (Canada)

3.95/5  rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Bought this from the LCBO. A white head cloudy pale dirty orange. Good head retention and lots of foamy lacing. Spicy fruity yeast smells. The flavour is rather more subdued than the smell. A bit of a sour note in the finish. Very Smooth. Overall an interesting hefeweizen. Not my personal favourite of the style, but well worth a try!

Serving type: bottle

01-07-2013 03:13:42 | More by ThinkAgain

CwrwAmByth

United Kingdom (Wales)

4.38/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a 500ml bottle into a Schneider Weisse weizen glass.

Pours a hazy golden/orange colour with a very lively head.

Smells very yeasty and quite fresh.

Tastes very fresh as well. Quite prominent wheat flavour with a bitter and spicy hop kick.

Overall a really great beer, a perfect example of the style.

Serving type: bottle

12-24-2012 20:56:13 | More by CwrwAmByth

mactrail

California

4.05/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pours a pale amber in the chalice. Nicely sudsy with a thin foamy ring, along with fine, persistent bubbles in the mouth. Aroma of apples and bread.

This brew has the nicest watery body with the creamy carbonation I admire in the best German beers. The classic wheat esters but in a lighter, more fragrant style. All the flavors are quite elegant. Starts out with that slight malty sweetness and edges into a pleasant fruitiness-- more pear than banana. Some spicy notes, but not the common overload of clove.

Really a great example of the classic German style. It travels well in the approximately 12 oz bottle.

Serving type: bottle

11-26-2012 04:52:34 | More by mactrail

TheDinger

South Carolina

4.35/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Decided on this one for Thanksgiving dinner. Straight pour from bottle into weizen glass. Great looking unfiltered hefe with a monster 3 finger pillow head that sticks around for a long time. Smell is true to the style with banana and clove notes. Perhaps a bit of spice and bread. Taste is very crisp and bread forward. Nice hints of fruits and a touch of spice. Minimal hop distraction. Pick up a biscuit/bread hint as well. A nice earthy wheat to close out the tongue. Very easy to drink. Feel is decent. Adequate carbonation and a bit of silk on the tongue. A little watery and dry, but not too thin. Overall- I really like this hefe. Great balance and combination of the true hefe characteristics. Ayinger is a solid outfit and I have enjoyed their beers. This is perhaps their best effort. Great brew to go with Thanksgiving and will be getting more of these soon. A must try-

Serving type: bottle

11-23-2012 14:51:18 | More by TheDinger

Celtics76

Rhode Island

4.13/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Drinking alone tonight. My fiance is in Jersey, so it's sushi/steak night. Decided to start with something light to go with the sushi rolls.

This one pours a cloudy gold with a nice foamy head. Eventually settles down with a thin film. Looks good. Smells nice - banana, wheat. Taste - has a solid amount of carbonation which creates a crisp bite, more than other hefes I've tried. Flavorful as hell - banana, clove with a "wheaty" aftertaste. A faint touch of bitterness.

This one gets high marks all around. Refreshing, especially after a week filled with tough financial decisions. Will have again.

Serving type: bottle

11-16-2012 23:21:17 | More by Celtics76

jibjib513

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Serving Type: 2 11.2 oz. bottles poured in to a weizen glass.

Appearance (4.5): Un-filtered, hazy and slight carbonation. Nice head retention.

Smell (4.5): Floral, with banana.

Taste (4.5): Wonderful.

Mouthfeel (4.5): Creamy, slight carbonation feel.

Overall (4.5): I am loving Ayinger beers in general, I feel like they put a lot of work in to the "cleanliness" and quality of their beers. Their brau-weisse is no exception. I want to give it some fives but I feel like I don't know enough about hefeweizens or beer in general, or have enough experience to give that.

Serving type: bottle

11-08-2012 01:40:03 | More by jibjib513

pkalix

California

4.43/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

tall .5 L pour. massive, billowy, beautiful head. god bless those germans! hazy (understatement), thick, sediment-filled, thick, golden pour.
smell is very rich, very floral. used to be my favorite style but just got too rich for me. also a reason why i'm coming back to germany from the belgiums...
taste is also very rich and floral. too rich for my liking lately, but this is still a superior (commercial) company which produces excellent quality brews.
mouthfeel is thick also. there is carbonation in there, but it is hidden due to the thick sediment.
overall, excellent. head thins, but remains creamy. the beer is filling and satisfying, like a meal. i can see the heartiness being very satisfying, especially when the season cools as it is now, but i'm still wanting that abv before i get TOO filled up. i guess i'm just a lush. forgive me.

Serving type: bottle

11-01-2012 22:50:21 | More by pkalix

SebD

Ontario (Canada)

4.38/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: It has a nice cloudy golden/yellow color to it. It has a nice white head that dies down moderately and leaves some nice lacing.

Smell: The aromas definitely give out hints of yeast, spices, bananas, wheat and some breadiness.

Taste: Like the aromas, it has a yeast, spices (mainly cloves), banana, beady notes and wheat malts.

Mouthfeel: It has a high carbonation with a nice overall balance and feel.

Drinkability: It's a very smooth drinkable beer accompanied with great flavors and aromas. Refreshing and flavorful.

Serving type: bottle

10-28-2012 23:55:39 | More by SebD

aspect

Ontario (Canada)

4.35/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A - Great looking beer, nice gold colour with a thin head that lasts for some time, lots of carbination visible.

S- Some citrus notes, ripe fruits - melon, pineapple, banana, - it does smell very good. The banana is most noticeable, which is very nice.

T- Bannana taste is very present, with some wheat and some spice as well. Its nice and sweet but not overly sweet, very good flavour profile.

M- Soft on the mouth, very creamy, medium body with a decent amount of carbination.

Very good beer, very well rounded and full of flavour, real smooth and enjoyable. One to try for sure

Serving type: bottle

09-28-2012 01:07:52 | More by aspect

DaftCaskBC

British Columbia (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A: 1/2" white head over cloudy straw liquid.

S: Lemon, grass, sourdough bread and clean yeast.

T: Lemon, sweet cereal, grass, earth, wheat and clean yeast in the finish. Very crisp noble hop presence.

M: Medium viscosity and a medium to high level of fine carbonation.

O: The best straight-up Hefeweizen I have ever had. Extremely drinkable, I bet this would pair well with chicken or pork.

Serving type: bottle

09-27-2012 05:08:57 | More by DaftCaskBC

mdfb79

New York

4.4/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

From 09/21/12 notes. Had several glasses on this on tap at Max's in Baltimore at their German Beerfest; my favorite beer of the night. Served in a pint glass.

a - Pours a hazy yellow color with one finger of fluffy white head and moderate carbonation evident. Looks pretty good.

s - Smells of bananas, cloves, light citrus, fruity malts, lightly sweet, wheat, bready malts, and dough. Awesome nose; some light colve and spice but mostly a ton of bananas, which I love. A little sweet but not too much; one of the better smelling hefeweizens I've had.

t - Tastes of bananas, wheat, bready malts, dough, cloves, spices, and some sweet fruity malts. Taste is like liquid banana bread with some pepper and spice added to it.

m - Wow, perfect mouthfeel for a hefeweizen. Body is insanely creamy and smooth, with a medium body and low to moderate carbonation. Could definitely have a few glass of this, which I did.

o - Overall I thought this was an amazing hefeweizen; one of the best I've ever had. I'd put it below the Live Oak and Andechser hefeweizen's, and slightly about Weihenstephaner's. The nose is amazing and it is one of the smoothest, creamiest bodies I've ever had. Would love to have this one again; it was amazing on tap.

Serving type: on-tap

09-24-2012 21:16:30 | More by mdfb79

augustgarage

California

4.4/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a 500mL bottle into my Ayinger weizen glass.

Golden stil de grain yellow body is luminous yet quite cloudy; a fist of active ivory merengue is held aloft above. Superior retention - incredibly dense tendrils of lace.

Sweet, clean, faintly grainy wheat aromatics are subsumed by the distinctive yet gentle phenols from the yeast.

Tart palate entry is joined by a dough-y complexity in short order. Brisk, faintly sweet tastes dry out in the finish with hints of winter fruit and the slightest pinch of coriander and clove. Faint bubble-gum notes in the aftertaste, though the balance is such that it is difficult to nail down the character of the flavor profile. Ice cream bananas and hints of fresh cream emerge as the beer warms.

Soft full and creamy mouthfeel - nearly perfect.

Incredibly well crafted with balance in mind - one of my first forays into good beer - after many years, this has held up well and continues to be one of my very favorite examples of the style.

Serving type: bottle

09-23-2012 20:30:11 | More by augustgarage

seanyfo

United Kingdom (Scotland)

4.08/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

50cl bottle poured into Weihenstephan Weissbier glass.

BBE May 2012

A- Cloudy blonde body with a 4 finger creamy head sitting on top, excellent retention, medium lacing. Lively beading

S- Typical banana/bubblegum, a suggestion of a biscuity graininess.

T- Lots of banana and hint of clove which i didnt get in the nose. Hint of grainy sweetness toward the semi dry crisp finish.

M- High carbonation, medium body/mouthfeel

D- Expected it to be lifeless considering age but it held up well. Excellent sessionable summer biergarten stuff! Off to Munich for Oktoberfest so will stop in at Ayinger am Platzl and re-review a fresh version.

Serving type: bottle

09-17-2012 21:01:11 | More by seanyfo