Ayinger Ur-Weisse - Privatbrauerei Franz Inselkammer KG / Brauerei Aying

Tupperwolf

Washington

4.38/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours a rather unimpressively dark iced tea color with a thin, large-bubbled head that fades to a half centimeter by the time I get myself comfortably settled in to write this review. A proper yeast-filled pour makes it murky, but the color isn't very dark.

Mmmm! The smell, on the other hand, is rather delicious! There are huuuge bangs of sugary bananas - banana bread, perhaps -, similar to other weizens but spritzed with lemon and dusted over with apple peelings and clove. Very very interesting. Nice to see some variation on a theme! Most weizens smell and taste alike with very subtle differences. This is noticeably different but good-smelling.

Equally good-tasting! Wow, it's really good. It's nowhere near as sophisticated as Weinstephaner or Franziskaner, but is more of a bouncy, light-hearted drink. it has less depth of flavor, but really keeps me going back for more. Sugary-sweet, with lots of bouncing bananas and apples, just a little clove spice. Very very malty, sweet, flufffy yeast, almost no hops. A dessert weizen if there ever was one.

Syrupy mouthfeel, almost like a half-flat soda. Filling, slippery, gummy, delicious.

Okay... this dark weizen isn't very dark in appearance, smell, or flavor. However, I can't fault it for being completely out of its style range - it's damn tasty. I could drink it all night.

Serving type: bottle

04-13-2006 00:13:42 | More by Tupperwolf

johntfox

Florida

4/5  rDev -1.7%

05-20-2013 23:47:43 | More by johntfox

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%

05-20-2013 23:07:12 | More by Slatetank

Photekut

Azerbaijan

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%

05-18-2013 22:25:31 | More by Photekut

lacqueredmouse

Australia

3.94/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

500ml bottle purchased from BevMo in Menlo Park, CA.

Pours a muddied orange-amber colour, heavily hazed, with a solid froth of white foam. Body is very fluid, and seems light, but the haze, and the fine carbonation gives it a distinctive weight. Lacing is weak, but forms in patches. Overall, it looks pretty decent.

Nose is a little earthier and spicier than I expected. There's no big banana characters, and no classic clove: instead there's a very organic character, like freshly turned mulch, mingled with a peppery spice and some other estery characters: I get vanilla and starfruit. And yet, it manages still to feel like a German ale for some reason. It's confusing.

Taste is pleasant. Smooth, clear wheat characters give a crisp centre of the palate surrounded by sweet softness all around. Some peppery, earthy and leathery notes come out later, and even some of those banana phenols missing on the palate seem to appear towards the finish. It's quite pleasant.

Feel is smooth and light. Not bad at all.

Overall, this is different, but very pleasant. It's perhaps somewhere between a hefe and a dunkel, and yet also manages to hold very different characters from many of the examples I've had in the past. I was very interested in it as a result.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 18:47:44 | More by lacqueredmouse

Danny1217

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%

05-17-2013 03:20:52 | More by Danny1217

JAHMUR

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev -7.9%

05-16-2013 04:03:37 | More by JAHMUR

aty11b

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +10.6%

05-14-2013 02:05:39 | More by aty11b

Hooligans

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +10.6%

05-12-2013 12:42:34 | More by Hooligans

Mullinger1980

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +10.6%

05-11-2013 10:56:16 | More by Mullinger1980

JamesStreet

Louisiana

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%

05-10-2013 19:02:14 | More by JamesStreet

JakeDebus

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%

05-10-2013 15:08:40 | More by JakeDebus

Sudcutter

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +10.6%

05-10-2013 02:29:52 | More by Sudcutter

ShameAndFailure

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -7.9%

05-05-2013 02:25:54 | More by ShameAndFailure

vlodko62

Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +10.6%

05-02-2013 03:53:36 | More by vlodko62

jroberts8811

Missouri

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%

05-02-2013 00:20:19 | More by jroberts8811

Jason1337

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -7.9%

04-26-2013 15:25:13 | More by Jason1337

TeamMathis

West Virginia

3.71/5  rDev -8.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Appearance: A bit cloudy, golden. Light, reddish orange.
Smell: Light bread and honey.
Taste: Light bread and honey. Banana.
Mouthfeel: Quite carbonated.

This is a good brew. The taste and smell compliment each other. It's a warm, bready, honey taste. Not terribly exciting, but very enjoyable. I would drink this again.

Serving type: bottle

04-24-2013 03:17:29 | More by TeamMathis

BratTheWurst

Georgia

5/5  rDev +22.9%

04-24-2013 01:44:47 | More by BratTheWurst

bradcochran1234

Georgia

3.75/5  rDev -7.9%

04-17-2013 21:11:18 | More by bradcochran1234

JakerLou

New Hampshire

4.5/5  rDev +10.6%

04-14-2013 19:21:44 | More by JakerLou

jokemon

Illinois

4/5  rDev -1.7%

04-08-2013 23:46:49 | More by jokemon

Steamer

Missouri

3.93/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Cloudy, golden apple cider appearance with a nice white, single finger head that dissipates quickly. Spicy apple aroma but subdued. Nicely balanced, malt forward taste with a bit of dry bite towards the end.. faint hops. Medium-high carbonation. A nice experience for my first Dunkel. I will have to try more!

Serving type: bottle

04-02-2013 01:52:26 | More by Steamer

artoolemomo

Oregon

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%

04-01-2013 01:55:30 | More by artoolemomo

Joey1566

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -1.7%

03-30-2013 05:32:33 | More by Joey1566