Kapuziner Schwarz-Weizen - Kulmbacher Brauerei AG

guityler83

Wisconsin

3.86/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Big foamy off white head, reminds me of a root beer float. Pitch black with hints of dark brown around the edges of the tall hefe glass. A thick yeast cake at the bottom of the bottle.

S: Light fruity aroma, (very traditional german lager like). a hint of roast. woody, earthy hop precensce.

T: Earthy and woody with very low wheat flavor. I don't detect any of the clove/banana esters that come with traditional weizens. Spicy hop vibe that lingers at the end.

M: Moderatly dry with high carbonation. a bit of a mouth drying astringency

O: If I didn't look at the label I would have guessed this as a straight Schwarzbier. Not bad, but I do like the esters the come through with hefe yeasts which i didn't get in this beer.

Serving type: bottle

03-18-2013 01:29:39 | More by guityler83

dogfishandi

New York

3.71/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

16 oz. swing top bottle poured into a snifter.

Pours out almost black, shows a slight ruby color in the edges. A nice 2-3 fingers of light tan colored head off the pour that eventually fades to a thick retentive layer. A bit of lacing. Maybe cloudy, somewhat hard to tell cause of the dark color.

Predominately fruits, plums mostly, they come out nicely as it warms. Fruity esters

Sweet toasty, slightly dark bready malts. Plums with some fruity esters, maybe a bit of blueberry and chocolate. Finishes light with just a hint of tartness.

Light body, somewhat smooth and creamy.

A fairly decent beer, tastes authentic but not really a favorite style of mine.

Serving type: bottle

01-13-2013 20:42:32 | More by dogfishandi

Offa

California

4.05/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

This is an excellent dark wheat beer.

Not quite fully black, it has a huge, creamy tan head slowly shrinking.

Aroma is rich coffee candy, chocolate.

Taste is balanced, zesty-winy, roasty grain (gentle but long-lasting), not strong but well-rounded and very engaging, a little like a schwarzbier.

Serving type: bottle

12-19-2012 00:23:44 | More by Offa

UCLABrewN84

California

3.43/5  rDev -7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours an opaque, murky dark brown-black with a 1 inch foamy dark khaki head that settles to a small cap on top of the beer. Foamy swaths of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of roasted malt and some slight cocoa bean aromas. Taste is of dark roasted malt, burnt coffee, and slight cocoa bean flavors. There is a very mild roasty bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer but the smell is somewhat lacking compared to the taste.

Serving type: bottle

06-21-2012 02:30:02 | More by UCLABrewN84

RonaldTheriot

Louisiana

3.63/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Kapuziner Bavarian Schwarz-Weizen has a very thick, roiling, beige head and a cloudy, dark-brown appearance, with a little bit of lacing left on the glass. The aroma is of dark, brown wheat bread, banana, and white pepper. Taste is also of brown wheat bread, charcoal, some subtle banana, white pepper, yeast, and bitterness. Mouthfeel is mostly watery, and Kapuziner Black Wheat finishes wet and raw. Overall, this beer is just too watery in taste, although it does get a little better as it warms up. I suppose it’s worth trying.

RJT

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2012 16:56:12 | More by RonaldTheriot

donmonkey1

Tennessee

4.25/5  rDev +14.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: Dark brown/black with a creamy tan head. It's a nice head but could hang around a little longer and lace better.

Smell: Licorice, brown sugar, toasted malt, sweet coffee.

Taste: Mollasses, sweet toasted bark.

Mouthfeel: Medium body, nice carbonation and stinginess.

Overall: This is a great, tasty beer. It's sweet, but not too sweet. Nice blend of tastes. I'm impressed.

Serving type: bottle

05-09-2012 23:17:21 | More by donmonkey1

horshack7

Massachusetts

4.4/5  rDev +18.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Appearance: Poured into a Weizen glass is a very dark colored beer with a rocky three finger head.

Aroma: Banana, figs, wisps of molasses, plum, raisins, grape.

Taste: Light smokiness, figs, dark bread, raisins, some grape towards the back. The mouthfeel is smooth with a malty bite to it.

Notes: This is amazing very drinkable anda very smooth finish. Cheers.

Serving type: bottle

04-02-2012 00:38:03 | More by horshack7

ericheise

Massachusetts

3.85/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Dark, rich looking like a stout. Surprised how thin it tastes, almost watery. It certainly looks like the type of dark beer for a cold winter's night, but the taste is closer to a thin pilsner or even a Hefe. It just felt like it was missing that richness a dark beer usually delivers. Even so, I thought it was pretty enjoyable, and is great if you want a dark beer without that dark beer weight in taste. But it can be deceptive if you want a dark beer and all the elements a dark, heavy beer delivers.

Serving type: bottle

03-25-2012 19:51:05 | More by ericheise

MoreThanWine

Massachusetts

3.9/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured a half inch beige head which faded fast. Dark raw umber brown body, almost coffee. Smells of malt and bready yeast. The tast is an interesting combo with roasted malt, cola, sour rye, even a little tart fruit. There's an interesting acidic sour zing which reminds me of the start of a mild sour beer. The body seems creamy like a stout yet is very light. Finish is fairly long. I was really pretty impressed.

Serving type: bottle

02-02-2012 02:20:50 | More by MoreThanWine

avalon07

South Carolina

3.8/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Poured from a bottle to a weizen glass. Had a dark brown color and a thick, muddy texture. There was a big, off white, long-lasting, creamy head. Average lacing.

S: A nice and sharp aroma of wheat and malt.

T: Tasted of wheat, malt, and that a hint of that typical bubblegum you get with most weissbiers. Not a terrible flavor, but very thin in the finish.

M: A good amount of carbonation with clean, smooth finish. Medium-bodied.

O: A bit uneven beer, but drinkable nonetheless.

Serving type: bottle

01-24-2012 13:14:32 | More by avalon07

WastingFreetime

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Reviewed from notes.

Its...dark chocolate both in color and in primary aroma, one finger foamy white head with really amazing retention time. Holding the glass up close to a light source reveals that there is actually a remarkable lack of sediment for something so chewy and toothsome in texture. Smell mostly like a turbo charged chocolate malt and very little of the expected banana bread. It may have been mentioned before, but this beer really DOES smell more like a Schwarz profile (chocolate, chicory, roastiness and a certain level of acridness) and taste more like the cloven banana bread of a Weizen profile. Not that I'm saying that the Schwarz-like flavors aren't there, they just push back further into the background while the wheat comes forward for a turn. Its really odd how they take turns on your tongue like that. Body is well carbonated, medium thick, and manages to remain refreshing for it despite the relative boldness of the flavors contained within. Well worth trying just on novelty factor alone, but also exhibits some real care and craftsmanship behind the scenes. Straight 4's across the board.

Serving type: bottle

01-20-2012 03:29:17 | More by WastingFreetime

Mebuzzard

Colorado

3.98/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A schwarz-weizen, you say? Well, okie dokie then

Pours a dark ruby red, which is mostly seen around the rim. The body is dark, slick brown...almost black. Nice foamy, rich, thick head, off white. Lacing is thin

Aroma is schwarz-y. Rich and full. Not much 'weizen' going on. Caramel and chocolate. Maybe some candied black plum

Now the taste is different, in that the weizen comes out a bit more. Banana and clove are there to dance with the chocolate and caramel. This isn't a flavor bomb, however. It seems a bit gooey up front, but the spice and yeast come in to thin it out.
The feel can use a bit more bubble to cleanse the palate and give more weizen character. Other-weiz this is a nice beer with a bit of a twist on the style

Serving type: bottle

01-09-2012 06:04:02 | More by Mebuzzard

falloutsnow

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Bottle purchased from Friar Tuck's in Savoy, IL.
Code 2119124 stamped on bottle, but unclear what this means.
Poured into a Weihenstephaner weizen glass.

Pours a very tall (>4cm), self-sustaining head of a gray-tan color, a bit like the color of snow after it's been plowed out of the street. Head has very strong staying power, reducing very slowly to a 1cm cap atop the body. Leaves fairly good lacing, small swirls and streaks along the side of the glass. Body is dark chocolate brown, nearing black. When held up to a light, it's opaque, with the slightest bit of orange-yellow highlights along the edges. This is the darkest dunkelweiss I've seen, probably indicating a higher than average use of roasted malt. The very dark color of the beer with the gray-tan head looks very good in the Weihenstephaner glass.

Aromas are of wheat malt, some roasted malt lending charred and weak coffee scents, and clove-like phenols. The noticeable roasted malt character adds a fairly distinct scent profile to this beer, as no other dunkel I've tried has captured this. What it lacks (or gets covered up) from a typical hefe- or dunkelweiss, it makes up for with this specialty.

Taste opens with some malt sweetness and toasted malt flavors on the tip of the tongue. Mid-palate reveals the usual banana esters, but they are subsumed under the roasted barley and wheat malt flavors. There's a brief moment of slight, typical wheat beer tartness near the close, which normally lasts through the aftertaste in a classic wheat beer. Here, it's cut very short by the return of roasted malt and faint coffee-esque flavors. In general, think of a lighter wheat beer flavor joined to some roasted malt flavors (light coffee, smoke, char) and you have this beer.

Carbonation is medium to medium-high alongside the medium bodied beer. The combination goes fairly well together, perhaps a bit high in terms of carbonation. The effect is a fairly effervescent, crisp mouthfeel with a semi-dry finish.

Overall, I really enjoyed this variation on the weissbier theme. The components were unique and enjoyable. One I would drink again.

Serving type: bottle

12-17-2011 17:30:48 | More by falloutsnow

gpogo

California

3.58/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A- Dark opaque black/brown with a light cream colored head that had rather good retention.

A- Wheaty with a light fruity banana bubblegum aroma.

T- Wheaty banana bubblegum flavor. Faint bit of spice. Very slight amount of roastiness. Sweet malt. Finishes with a bit of a wheaty aftertaste.

M- Smooth medium body with light carbonation.

D- Quite enjoyable, but nothing special.

Serving type: bottle

12-16-2011 05:16:41 | More by gpogo

Kinsman

New Hampshire

3.75/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Swing-top bottle... very nice. America should really take a hint from the Germans and bring these back!

Fills lower tiers of my glass with a dark and murky brown thats almost pitch black once it settles in the glass. A large fluffy and dense cream colored head tops it nicely.

Aroma hints at toasted bread and grain upfront. Further exploration reveals the Weizen yeast withs its banana and bubble gum fruitiness and a moderate spice character.

A bit more roasty and toasty than your average Dunkelweizen, but tasty nonetheless. Some malty sweetness as well. Yeast character however plays a dominate role with a healthy dose esters and some clove like spice mixed in.

Mouthfeel is rather light and bubbly but finishes nicely. Overall, Kapuziner is a excellent authentic German weizen but it still leaves you wanting a bit more.

Serving type: bottle

11-18-2011 00:38:53 | More by Kinsman

Georgiabeer

Georgia

3.28/5  rDev -11.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours black with a somewhat slight head that fades t a ring and leaves just the barest lacing. Smells bready, with a slight tang of the grain, and a note of caraway. A very light beer, one of the lighter dark beers I've had. The problem here is that there is a slight (very slight) roastiness, which doesn't add a lot to the beer in itself, but does negate any yeasty flavors, and once again there aren't a lot. For me, one of the great pleasures of a German wheat beer are the esters from the yeast with it's hallmark flavors of banana and clove, set against the backdrop of the soft wheat. Unfortunately I don't get that here at all, and there is no great roastiness or maltiness to compensate. Easy to drink, but doesn't hold my interest.

Serving type: bottle

11-10-2011 02:42:27 | More by Georgiabeer

micromaniac129

Pennsylvania

3.85/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours a deep dark brown. The pour produced an abundance of frothy tan head that was dense and mousse like. Large hole would fill the foam like swiss cheese holes, get the idea.
This very realy opaque beer is also nicely carbonated.

Aromatics are simple and understated with wheat malts, yeast and roasted malts. There is a sutle presence of cloves.

Taste is wheat malts some clove and hints of roasted malts. The roasted malts also have some smokiness to them.

Mouthfeel is a bit thin and lite with some creamy slickness at the end.

A good dunkel and would drink more no problem.

Serving type: bottle

09-18-2011 11:37:12 | More by micromaniac129

beeragent

Texas

3.38/5  rDev -8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Poured into a weizen glass.

A - Pours a medium brown, forming a fluffy off-white head. Medium spots of lace on the glass.

S - Bready malt aroma on the nose. Not the typical dunkelwiezen aroma as expected.

T - Light malt flavor, a hint of cocoa and a slightly wheaty aftertaste. No hop presence.

M - Light bodied with a typical German wheat beer mouthfeel. Average carbonation and very smooth and clean.

D - Flavors aren't the usual German wheat beer taste such as clove and banana. Still, the beer is enjoyable, clean and refreshing.

Serving type: bottle

09-05-2011 04:06:19 | More by beeragent

DavidST

Texas

3.78/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a 500 ml bottle (with a swing top) into a pint glass, unsure of the freshness.

Pours a dark brown almost black color with a large tan head. Smells of roasted malts, coffee and brown sugar. The feel is sort of light. The taste is also a little light, I get lots of coffee and a little roasted malts but its also a little watery. Overall not bad but I expected a little more from the look.

Serving type: bottle

08-31-2011 01:20:50 | More by DavidST

cooch69

Pennsylvania

3.55/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

This beer pours from a swing top bottle a very deep dark brown almost black. It has a tight and creamy yet semi-compact off white/light tan head.

Nose is dark roasted malts, black coffee, and a little cocoa. There are hints of ginger and brown sugar wafting in the backround.

Taste is so much like coffe it's unbelievable. I don't think I've ever had any beer that did'nt actually use cofee that tasted so much like coffee(two creams and one sugar). It is slightly sweet at first but leads into a dry roasty finish. Slightly nutty as well, predominantly filbert's. This one is pretty creamy and only on the lower end of medium bodied. Also a little bit of acidity in the finish. This is probably one of the only factors that I could actually distinguish this as a wheat beer from. Because this beer to me would taste just as much as a cream ale as a wheat beer in a blind tasting.

This ones is subtle, yet aggresive and packed with different nuances to be discovered. A solid beer yet not great.

Serving type: bottle

08-28-2011 06:19:02 | More by cooch69

flannelman808

California

3.1/5  rDev -16.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

A:pours a very dark muddy brown with a little tint of orange light peeking through. Tan colored head tops it off in massive amounts and "honeycombs" its way slowly down the glass leaving sticky trails behind everywhere.

S: Burnt chocolate and a soft meyer lemon note ... banana?

T: Chalky mouthfeel is the first thing I have to notate here albeit not a flavor. Light to medium body and very chalky, Also very effervescent. Subtle milk chocolate suggestions make their way into banana and clove and mild citrus. All and all the flavors are extremely subdued and perhaps hindered by massive carbonation matched with a general light overall body and character of the beer. This one is a bit confused.

M: chalkdust torture

O: Not a good example of what beer can be.

Serving type: bottle

07-28-2011 01:33:23 | More by flannelman808

Mora2000

Texas

3.05/5  rDev -17.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

The beer pours a dark brown color with a tan head. The aroma is full of wheat with some light chocolate and banana notes. I get some classic German yeast in the aroma as well. The flavor is full of chocolate and wheat. I don't get any banana or spice notes in the flavor. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation. A decent dunkelweizen but there are better ones out there.

Serving type: bottle

07-18-2011 01:51:42 | More by Mora2000

kevo237

Louisiana

4.08/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Nice, huge fluffy head after pour. Settled to a nice size afterwards and looked so darn good and creamy. Smell was of copper and slight smoke. Mouthfeel was excellent as it sizzled a bit on my tongue. Taste was roasty at first that did not stick around long enough before turning into a typical, spicy clove taste.

I enjoyed this beer quite a bit and prefer it to Kapuziner Weissbier.

Serving type: bottle

06-18-2011 22:17:55 | More by kevo237

tbeckett

Ontario (Canada)

3.23/5  rDev -12.7%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Bottle somewhere in Poland. From notes.

A - One finger tan head on a black body with great retention and no lacing.

S - Sweet dark malt. Dry grain. I honestly wrote down 'farts' so I'm not confident this smelled good.

T - Raisins, figs, dark malt, and burnt sugar with a hint of wheat.

M - Light body and medium carbonation. Smooth, dry finish.

O/D - I wouldn't seek it out to be honest. It's pretty run of the mill but worth a shot if you're into the heferoos.

Serving type: bottle

06-03-2011 03:09:17 | More by tbeckett

OtherShoe2

Massachusetts

3.15/5  rDev -14.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Nice medium brown pour with an off-white head. No lace, no real retention.

Toasted wheat and some cocoa powder in the nose. I'm missing something.

This is a very one dimensional beer. Toasted what, light cocoa notes, some slight sourness toward the end, that mingles with light grain sweetness and some light bitterness. No spice, no banana/clove elements. This is a poor representation of the style.

Lighter boded, with good carbonation.

Not entirely hateful, but this is not what I want in the style. What was there was ok, but missing a ton.

Serving type: bottle

04-09-2011 12:11:08 | More by OtherShoe2