Brooklyner-Schneider Hopfen-Weisse - Brooklyn Brewery

biboergosum

Alberta (Canada)

3.95/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

750ml bottle.

This beer pours a cloudy medium apricot orange hue, with a multitude of thin foamy eggshell white head, which leaves some random droopy lace around the glass as it slowly recedes. It smells of fruity pale malt, Belgian yeast, a bit of acrid warming alcohol, and grassy pine hops. The taste is crisp boozy sweet wheat grain, mild banana and orchard fruit esters, more restrained yeast, alcohol in equal measure, and forest essence hops. The carbonation is moderate, the body medium-full in weight, fairly even, though just south of creamy territory. It finishes with a rising boozy, malty warmth, taking the grass and pine needles up with it.

A tough customer, this - Belgian and American both. Tasty, yes, but where the booze is of the sort where you sense it more than taste it, making it eminently more threatening.

Serving type: bottle

01-12-2011 02:22:04 | More by biboergosum

ILikeGoodCider

California

4.03/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a 750 ml bottle into a weizen glass. Enjoyed on 12.26.10. Corked & caged. Gift from a future brother-in-law.

A: Pours a slightly cloudy pale golden orange color. A moderate pour produced a beautiful four finger soft beige head. The head dropped slowly to a thin layer and left tons of lacing. Looks well-carbonated, with a steady stream of rising bubbles. Aroma is amazing. Lots of citrus (orange, lemon), banana, wheat, clove, and fairly hoppy.

T: A generous amount of hops, along with plenty of wheat character. Lots of citrus flavor - orange, lemon, coriander. Some clove and pepper and other spice as well. A bit of banana flavor as it warms.

M: Medium body and is well-carbonated. Not too much, but enough to keep it very lively and bubbly. Fairly clean finish as well.

D: The alcohol is well hidden and it really goes down nicely. I'd keep drinking this all night if I could.

This really is an excellent take on the style. I definitely recommend this one.

Serving type: bottle

12-26-2010 23:31:16 | More by ILikeGoodCider

NODAK

Tennessee

4.3/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Aroma here seems to have a touch of fruit esters, with a healthy dose of citrus and some pepper as well.

Pours a blonde color in the glass with a certain degree of cloudiness to it. Head is fairly thick and has decent lasting power.

For style, taste is pretty interesting in that it isn't nearly as sweet as some weizenbocks are. There are fruity esters that are apparent from the start of the drink....but they are fleeting, and this leads into a good dose of lemon and a definite peppery spice taste as well (which may be the wheat character, I'm not sure). The orange peel hop bitterness is definitely there as well...and while not too strong, it's certainly enough to provide a decent zip and a good closing to the beer. Finishes rather clean with little left over after the swallow.

I do like this beer, and while it isn't nearly as overly sweet as some other weizens (and certainly lighter in texture and color), it's really refreshing. It actually seems pretty Belgian in character. For me, that's a good thing.

Serving type: bottle

12-15-2010 04:42:17 | More by NODAK

russwbeck

Virginia

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

A: Pours a hazy golden color with a big fluffy white head. Nice retention and lacing.

S: Smells of grainy and piney hops, Belgian yeasts, and alcohol. Very powerful smell.

T: Taste follows the smell nicely. Citrus and spiciness hits first, followed by the Belgian taste, all leaving behind a distinct hop bitterness and warming boozy feeling. Really wonderful with each drink.

MF: Light and bubbly, a bit of a creamy taste, but not overwhelming.

D: Had been waiting for a full bottle of this for a while now, Thanksgiving Eve sounded like the perfect chance. Very drinkable. Really enjoyed this one.

Serving type: bottle

11-25-2010 00:46:33 | More by russwbeck

DeanMoriarty

California

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

Picked up a 750ml bottle (corked and caged) in a trade with Dawson's Liquor in Severna Park, MD and poured it into a stemmed tulip glass - thanks fellas!

A: Pours a slightly hazy golden hue with a nice fluffy head that sticks around for a few sips with small amounts of lace.

S: Sweet and grainy, tropical fruit, good amount of yeast, small amount of booze, and prevalent grassy hop.

T: Similar to the smell - sweet and grainy, good bitter hop, prevalent malt, tropical fruit (a lot of banana) and a slight sweet booziness at the end.

M: Light to medium bodied, a little sticky, well carbonated with big bubbles that roll across the palate nicely.

D: Pretty easy drinker for an 8.5 ABV.

Serving type: bottle

11-07-2010 05:54:56 | More by DeanMoriarty

Augustiner719

Connecticut

4.22/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a 750 ml corked and caged bottle into a tulip glass.

Pours a very orange, slightly hazy, honey colored brew with a huge 3finger head with lots of lacing. The retention is fantastic. This color is very light for a weizenbock and I think it's a little lighter colored than the Schneider version. There is a distinct champagne aroma of toasted bread and lemon peel. Really reminds me of a saison but i get some piney hops on the back end of the aroma. Nice smelling, not classic, but very interesting and it shows hints of a traditional weizenbock. The flavor is very Belgian, almost like a saison but fuller bodied. Not your typical weizenbock, yet it's yeasty and has a caramelized banana finish that leads me to believe this is simply the result of the yeast strain used. Fantastic on the palate with a nice lemony finish, orange peel, and banana. Great freshness to this beer, pairs well with spicy foods. Overall this is a great beer and really what i I like in terms of drinkability, but it's not tradition to most weizenbocks. Really great flavors and integration of the hops and wheat characteristics. Definitely a great idea to pick a few of these up.

Serving type: bottle

10-23-2010 02:00:41 | More by Augustiner719

Thorpe429

Illinois

4.43/5  rDev +5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Reviewed from notes.

Pours a somewhat dark yellow with a nice white head. A bit hazy. Nose brings a good amount of bubblegum, banana, and clove. Also a nice citrus hop presence. The taste really elevates the hops quite a bit. I'm not expert, but I'd venture at least a bit of Amarillo. Good German weizen yeast characteristics as well. Good, light feel with nice carbonation. Drinks really, really well. I'm a big fan of this.

Serving type: bottle

10-19-2010 23:42:25 | More by Thorpe429

Stigs

Pennsylvania

4.35/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

750ml corked bottle, served in a Stone Levitation flute-type glass

A - big, big mound (almost 2") of insanely puffy, pillowy, and sudsy bright white foam. the beer is very clear, bright gold in color with lots of active bubbling. leaves behind some thick chunks of lacing around half the glass.

S - begins lightly spicy, with a big kick of active Belgian yeast, some lemon zest, grassy hops, and wheat. turns slightly fruity from ethers with a bit of banana, bubblegum. nice.

T - punchy bright wheat and grains with a pronounced yet not overdone sweetness. bananas, lemon, hint of apple provide fruity sweets being balanced by yeast and cloves. grassy hops and some alcohol finish this out.

M - light bodied with active, prickly and lively carbonation. creamy in the middle. explodes in the mouth before fizzing away, leaving some lingering grainy must, lemon, grassy bitterness.

D - well, color me impressed with the other side of this series as well. completely forgot about this until i cleaned out the cellar today, drinking perfectly right now. up there with my favorite Brooklyn beers. making me add a Weizenbock to the list of beers I want to brew.

Serving type: bottle

10-03-2010 02:16:26 | More by Stigs

cpetrone84

Pennsylvania

4.13/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

A-pours a hazed golden orange with tons of slightly off white bubbly head.

S-the nose is quite big, wheat up front with notes of banana and clove, tons of hops take over, lots of juicy citrus, plenty of fresh orange and some tangerine, a peppery spice is light in the back.

T-the wheat is again light, hints of grain, notes of banana and a touch of bubblegum blend with tons of citrus oranges and tangeries, very juicy, slighlty more peppery in the back, white pepper, with hints of spicy alcohol and a light hop bitterness in the finish.

M-medium body and a little grainy and rough on the palate with an agressive carbonation the gives it a crisp finish with just a hint of driness.

D-well balanced, huge hop presence, this is an interesting take on a weizenbock that drinks more like a hopped up imperial hefeweizen. tasty treat!

Serving type: on-tap

09-23-2010 00:19:30 | More by cpetrone84

UDbeernut

New York

4.43/5  rDev +5.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Bottle poured into a snifter

A: medium amber color with 2 finger thick head. Outstanding retention. Lots of bubbling carbonation

S: spicey clove, slight sweetness from the wheat

T: nice spice clove, slight crisp wheat sweatness. Nice flowery hops. Outstanding weizenbock

M&d: medium bodied, carbonation dances in the mouth.

Cheers!!!

Serving type: bottle

09-09-2010 00:05:22 | More by UDbeernut

thagr81us

South Carolina

3.88/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Served from bottle into a Lindemans pokal. Poured a hazy pale yellow with a three finger airy/fluffy white head that subsided to a minimal amount fairly quickly. There was no apparent lacing present throughout. The aroma was comprised of malt, citrus, and hops. The flavor was of malt, citrus, hops, bread, and fruit. It was light on the palate with high carbonation. Overall this was not a bad brew. It definitely had a very interesting flavor profile to it that caught me be surprise upon first sip as it was basically a hybrid of a Hefe and IPA in my opinion. Very enjoyable and worth trying for sure if given the opportunity.

Serving type: bottle

09-07-2010 19:05:27 | More by thagr81us

drpimento

Wisconsin

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

Thanks to dear John K. for this sample. Poured great with a big off white head and plenty of lace. Color is a typical of the style hazy/cloudy yellow. Aroma is massively lemon along with some spice, fruit, hop, and malt. Flavor's almost exactly the same. Body and carbonation are quite good. Bit too lemony for session.

Serving type: bottle

08-28-2010 20:51:09 | More by drpimento

BEERchitect

Kentucky

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

An explosion of flavors occur on the very first sip of this beer. Hefeweizens are complex and balanced enough- combined with the strength of stronger, bock-type wheats and IPA worthy hop additions... whew!

Expected hazy dark golden, rusty looking to the eye. A great gray-ish type head forms on the beer, retains and laces well. A fine look, but darker than expected.

Citrus aromas hit first (dry-hopping), but then the aromas morph into tropical fruits, estery fruitiness, soft spices, clove, and a bubblegummy-bananna sweetness toward the end.

Flavors follow the same outline except for the added earthy bitterness and minty cooling flavors and dryness in the end. But the initial orange zest or tangerine flavors work in the piney and banana taste just before a fleeting wheaty sweetness and ushering in the earthy/spicy hop notes along with the clove, white pepper, and mint.

Medium textured early, the carbonation is creamy and expansive and seems to emphasize the malt sweetness and bubblegum and banana esters. The beer holds onto the creamy textures well into the later seconds as the hop dryness and alcohol evaporation begin to come into play. Finishing decidedly bitter and earthy/piney, this beer fades into a long finish.

A very nice Wheat Beer that uses aggressive hops from both German Noble and American varieties. I'd like to see a more simplified Hefeweizen base and strict use of American hops at 70 IBU's. Could make the beer cleaner and less muddled.

Serving type: bottle

08-23-2010 19:56:55 | More by BEERchitect

TerryW

Ontario (Canada)

4.3/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This sounded interesting to me right off the bat simply because there's two very good breweries involved in the product. And I'm delighted to find that they pulled off a very interesting, high quality beer.

Very ordinary looking for the most part. No head, no lace, but still looking like a rough tasty cider. A tasty-looking hazy apricot orange.

Smell is recognizably that of a weiss, but with the addition of of fruity hops. Noticeably sweet. Very pronounced aroma and quite appetizing.

A similarly interesting marriage of the taste of a weiss and a well-hopped brew. The weiss forms up the backbone and the hops offer up a strong finish that is initially fruity and sweet, but finished deliciously bitter. Offers up a little sparkle and spiciness. Lightly heavy, syrupy mouthfeel.

Overall a very enjoyable brew.

Serving type: bottle

08-20-2010 02:31:45 | More by TerryW

Yoonisaykul

Quebec (Canada)

4.28/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

My first bottled Brooklyn Brewery product and maybe the beer I've been the most excited to try in a while. Picked it up in Vermont. I really like the bottle. One of the rare times I've read reviews before reviewing a beer myself: I love banana yeast, love Amarillo, I should love this.

A- Violent pop of the cork; pressure lifted my hand. Gold with a peach tint to it. Loose bubble foamy head. Hazy but far from opaque (until you add the yeast). All sorts of lacing: spots, long threads, some draping; hard to find a pattern. Looks right. Head stays around. Makes it easy to pour a beautiful glass of beer.

S- Wow, this smells great right from the bottle. Sweet citrus candy hops.
Poured into weizen glass, citrus turns into more of a peach and guava. Quite strong, almost like artificial peach flavoring. Hot alcohol works with the beer, but it would probably also work great without it. Smells very sweet.

T- Alcohol is quite strong, even when cold. Dried apricot is coming in clearly for me. There is some grassiness but it definitely isn't central to the taste. Wheat wrapped in a delicious citrus sweet bitterness forms the great after-taste.
Grapefruit burp. Great Amarillo flavor in here, but I'm not very familiar with Palissade so I can't speak on that.

M- Hot alcohol warms everything, palate, tongue, stomach. Medium to thin mouthfeel but really not watery. Low carbonation. Mouthfeel is this beers lowest point. Not bad at all but not on par with the smell and taste. Some crazy, foamy effervescence would of made this nuts.
Mouth numb from alcohol... or maybe hops.

D- Delicious but the alcohol really stands out (amidst all this flavour? But how?) That's not a bad thing taste-wise, but it helps you remember you're drinking an 8.5% beer and slows down the drinking. Also very sweet, which might bother some. Not even half-way through and I feel pretty dizzy. 8.5%? really?

You like fruity wheat beers? You like crazy-tropical hops? Must- try. There's a few beers I know will please or be interesting enough to take to wine bmc/drinkers' houses for supper. This is one of them and I'd buy lots if some place in Montreal carried it.

Superior beer. Did not disappoint.

Serving type: bottle

08-16-2010 03:18:57 | More by Yoonisaykul

kjyost

Manitoba (Canada)

3.43/5  rDev -18.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Bottle marked 10.071, purchased at LCBO. Poured into a beer stein, as I had nothing better at the time...

A: Poured with little head & no lacing, which is surprising. The beer itself is orange-yellow and cloudy.
S: Sweet malt. Banana dominates cloves. None of the dry hop really comes through to me.
T: A little too cloying sweet, bitterness comes through on finish. The main flavours are the same as the aromas.
M: Carbonated lower than I expected, but nice, especially as the beer seems thick.
D: ABV is not notable., but the sweetness hampers its drinkability.

Serving type: bottle

08-11-2010 01:12:36 | More by kjyost

steelerguy

New York

3.9/5  rDev -6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Gigantic white head and it hangs around for awhile, hazy gold with moderate carbonation.

S - Light grain with fruity hop characteristics, that is the Amarillo coming though. Wish there was more.

T - Smooth delivery of a lot of flavors! Lots of pale malts, slight wheat flavor, and a yeasty tang. The hops come through with some nice but not too prominent flavors with a touch of bitterness. There is a little hot alcohol on the finish, but it only slightly detracts from the overall flavor.

M - Big beer with a clean feel dry feel. They got this to attenuate well and the carbonation and alcohol make it finish amazingly dry.

D - Is it possible for a beer that has an ABV of 8.5% to be refreshing? I have to say, this one pulls it off. Very drinkable for a big beer.

Serving type: bottle

07-27-2010 23:23:28 | More by steelerguy

BierFan

Michigan

4/5  rDev -4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Poured from a 25.4 ounce corked bottle into a weizen glass.

Appearance: Big fluffy off-white head and a hazy yellow-orange body.

Smell: pale wheat malt and citric hops are definitely playing well together. Little bit of clove and banana upon closer examination.

Taste: Fruity citric hops upfront followed by clove and a little banana. Moderate bitterness to wrap up the experience. I wish the carbonation was a little more noticeable in the mouth.

Serving type: bottle

06-28-2010 02:31:28 | More by BierFan

ausonius

New York

4.47/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: Typical huge fluffy Weisse head. Settles fairly quickly. Cloudy creamy yellow w/hint of orange.

Aroma: Big, sweet earthy, sappy, pungent hop aromas with fresh, grainy wheat & creamy yeast. Hint of citrus cream (creamsicle?) & licorice.

Palate: Big & round. Bigger than Schneider version. Powerful & elegant. Very integrated & long. Sappy, pungent & hoppy.
Earthy licorice shows in finish.

Mouthfeel: Big. Fleshy. Round. Firm. Long.

Drinkability: Very drinkable considering everything stuffed into this.

Great beer. Family resemblance, but very different from Schneider version.

95 Points


Bravo Garrett!

Cheers!

Serving type: bottle

06-25-2010 05:58:40 | More by ausonius

yemenmocha

Arizona

3.75/5  rDev -10.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours very cloudy, perhaps an off amber to orange, with a nice, white head. Nose is very soft and wheaty, with some bready/yeasty elements in there as well. Hops are quite assertive on the palate, perhaps too much so - this isn't like nearly all other weizenbocks I've had in the past.

Serving type: bottle

06-20-2010 03:23:13 | More by yemenmocha

htomsirveaux

Texas

4.33/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

750 mL bottle tried 28 May 2010.

Served in a 0.4 L Paulaner wheat glass. Huge yellowish head fills most of the glass. Well carbonated. Cloudy deep golden color. Aroma is strong, cloves, spicy orange. Juicy and packed with flavor, cloves, orange, white pepper. Sweet and spicy. Lingering orange finish. Zest and peel in the aftertaste. Medium chewy body. Ethanol noticeable.

Would be great to be able to get this in 12 oz. bottles.

Serving type: bottle

06-10-2010 02:50:48 | More by htomsirveaux

Stunner97

New Jersey

4.18/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

appearance- yellow to orange and very murky and cloudy off the pour, nice carbonation a thin white head,

Smell- wheat upfront on nose and then a very hoppy nose, slight orange and citrus also present

Taste- very unique flavored beer for sure but definitely in a good way, i enjoyed alot of the flavor profile on this beer, had a unique balance of being both a wheat beer and still being sharply but balanced hopped up, the wheat also brought a touch of sweetness and citrus aswell, good complexity,

Mouthfeel- a little light in body, high carbonation and very smooth

Drinkability- this beer was quite enjoyable and the alcohol was extremely masked in this beer for sure, it was a very unique beer with good balance and very refreshing, was a big hit and would certainly recommend others give this a try for something different

Serving type: bottle

06-09-2010 07:27:13 | More by Stunner97

jrallen34

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -22.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

I had this on tap at the Map Room...Medium honey gold, very hazy. Light white head, not much retention or lacing...The aroma is light mostly wheat, a bit of alcohol...The taste is way way to sweet, makes it really hard to drink a lot of this. Tons of sweet honey, just sweet in general, way to much. The feel is ok, hard to drink a whole glass of this.

Serving type: on-tap

06-06-2010 03:34:59 | More by jrallen34

jpittman80

Florida

4.6/5  rDev +9.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

A - Slightly hazy gold color with huge, rocky, off-white head that lasts.

S - Really unique, which is what I guess was the point. Huge citrus and pine hop character mingles with the trademark Schneider yeast, which is full of clove and banana, with a hint of bubblegum.

T - Sweet weizenbock flavor and yeast character with big time hop flavor and medium bitterness. The hops mingle in a way that is greater than the sum of the parts... a large pineapple character is here, as well as grapefruit and banana, which makes a surprisingly tropical flavor. Delicious.

M - Smooth. Can't feel a bit of the alcohol. Dry bitter finish that saves this from being a fruit punch beer.

D - As I've said, this is delicious without betraying the high alcohol content.

This is a craft beer in every sense; this is an amazingly crafted beer, and a delightful drinking experience.

Serving type: bottle

05-31-2010 01:24:18 | More by jpittman80

speter

New Jersey

4.03/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: The initial pour into my Weizen glass was almost 100% foam, so I switched over to nonic. When the head settled, I had a nice lemon-glow hazy weizenbock.

S: Holy lemony amarillo, Batman! The normal aroma from a weizenbock has the citrus kicked up at least two notches by the hops. The clove and ethanol scents are largely subsumed, though.

T: I had always suspected that amarillo would be the perfect hop for a weizen, but I'm not entirely certain anymore. Don't get me wrong: this is one fantastic beer, but I think I slightly prefer the Schneider version of the collaboration. If you don't like the clovey side, this one's for you, though.

M: Great body with (as mentioned) ample carbonation, even above and beyond that of a normal weizen. The ABV is very well hidden, much more so than the usual weizenbock.

D: This went down so well that I was shocked to be faced with an empty glass.

Serving type: bottle

05-25-2010 23:39:21 | More by speter