Erdinger Oktoberfest Weissbier - Erdinger Weissbräu

IPAcraig

Tennessee

4/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured into my snifter whilst eating a pretzel and watching Sopranos.

A good looking beer. Golden orange with a nice creamy white head.

Smell is lacking but still ok. Malty and slightly nutty; but not strong.

A nice malty taste. The wheat gives this beer a nice texture. A typical oktoberfest with a nice twist, but it doesnt blow me away.

Creamy, grainy texture yet remains light.

Very drinkable, and a damn fine marzen

Serving type: bottle

11-08-2007 02:04:30 | More by IPAcraig

Pauly2X

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A- Solid hazy yellow, two finger head.

S- Spicy banana w/ light hints of caramel and hops.

T- Very clean malt throughout. The yeasy character is very prominent but does not over power. This allows for a little bit stronger malt profile to come through which adds nicely without dominating.

M- Spritzy yet silky.

D- I'll buy this again.

A very nice seasonal twist on a classic. Do yourself a favor and pick some up.

Serving type: bottle

09-12-2008 13:11:54 | More by Pauly2X

beerwolf77

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Interesting Oktoberfest/Weizen. Which one is it. I guess I will have to drink it to find out. Poured into my pint glass this beer produces an amazing amount of head. Possibly an over agressive pour by me. The head is light tan in color. After settling I can now see the beer itself is cloudy orange with golden hilights. The head leaves a bit of creamy lace around the rim. The aroma is sweet and fruity. Apples oranges and slight banana are right up front. Some spice along with a strong malt backbone. The flavor is a nice balance of malt and sweet fruit. Hints of pepper and wheat crackers are finished off with a tart fruity bite. A very creamy mouthfeel with just enough carbonation. Although not really a marzen a very solid beer overall. Worth picking up again.

Serving type: bottle

09-14-2009 22:18:33 | More by beerwolf77

bmwats

Louisiana

4/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a weizen glass.

A: Dark golden and cloudy. 3 finger frothy white head. Lots of carbonation rises throughout. Thick carbonation very shortly hangs on to the sides of the glass, but mostly retreats.

S: Wheat and lots of yeast, a little citrus. Kinda freshly mowed lawn and baked bread combo.

T: Wheat, not as yeasty as the nose suggests, but really grainy.

M: A little heavier than one might expect. Full flavored. The grains are very pronounced and linger on the palette.

D: Very good beer to sip, but can be powered thru if that sort of thing suits you.

Very solid appearance. Nice golden hue and big frothy head like you'd expect from a weizen. More carbonation than i'd expect, but it really doesn't come out in the feel. Very pronounced nose unlike the subdued sort from most weizens, and pleasant too. Really strong pronounced flavor as well. Nice combination of components. Overall, this is a really good quaff.

Serving type: bottle

11-01-2009 04:33:12 | More by bmwats

matjack85

Illinois

4/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I found this single 12oz brown bottle at the Binny's store in Plainfield, IL for $1.99. A freshness date is notched out along the side of the back label, so you can always tell if you are getting this year's batch. Despite the label touting this as a Marzen/ Oktoberfest beer, BA lists it as a hefeweizen, which after looking at it, smelling it, and tasting it, seems to be the right call.

The beer pours a cloudy golden color with sediment in it, which is typical of an unfiltered wheat beer. The head is enormous with 75% of the glass filled with frothy white foam. The head took awhile to receed so retention was good, but surprisingly, despite the big head, this beer didn't leave any lacing.

The smell was all hefeweizen - strong wheat malt smell along with a nice dose of fruity banana and spicy clove aroma.

The beer had a sweet caramel malt and wheat flavor with the spiciness coming in a strong second. An orange and banana fruit flavor was there as well, but not as strong as the other flavors. Not much in the way of hops in here and therefore not much bitterness. The spiciness is used to help balance the malts rather than any hops.

Medium bodied mouthfeel with medium carbonation.

This is a decent tasting beer. The 5.7% alcohol is barely noticeable, so having a few at a sitting is entirely doable.

Serving type: bottle

12-26-2010 15:57:49 | More by matjack85

DannyDan

Michigan

4/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Pours out a dark yellow with a thick cream whitehead that leaves some really nice retention and lacing. A very nice looking beer. The smell has a faint yeast and grains aroma. The taste starts out with some caramel, wheat and fruits. I get some apples, pears and bananas. I get some spices and hops in the background. The taste is nice and balanced and the mouthfeel is very creamy and smooth. Overall, this is a very good tasting beer that I could easily enjoy every fall.

Serving type: bottle

09-11-2011 03:50:43 | More by DannyDan

homersimpson67

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured a nice golden hazy straw color into my trusty tulip, very inviting.
Pleasant floral aroma, lemon and spice, smells fresh.
Easy going flavor, nothing unique but clean and crisp, not overpowering, goes down smooth.
Hits the mouth with a more carbonation than most Oktoberfests I've tried.
Overall very good but wouldn't say will remember as one of my favs. Will try again, love the fall beers!

Serving type: bottle

10-03-2011 02:46:39 | More by homersimpson67

BlackHaddock

United Kingdom (England)

4/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Taken at a local pubs Ocotberfest last night, sadly not in the correct glassware, £2.00 for a half pint in a standard unbadged UK half sleeve.

Cloudy, murky, you choose! It's lemon gold in colour with a good white crown on top, just like almost all wiessbiers.

Bananas and cloves with a vanilla overtone, in both the smell and taste: yummy.

I couldn't tell any difference to the regular Erdinger to be honest, the advertised 5.7% ABV certainly didn't feature greatly in the taste but I did knock a glass over in the next pub I visited, so maybe it was stronger than I thought.

Serving type: on-tap

10-12-2011 09:29:09 | More by BlackHaddock

MattyG85

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from 11.2 oz. bottle into a Sam Adams "Perfect Pint" glass. Date on bottle says 02-2013.

Appearance: Pours a fairly cloudy pale golden orange with lots of rising bubbles. Huge six finger white head with pretty good retention. Leaves a lot of clingy lacing on the glass.

Smell: A fairly sweet wheat aroma with lots of fruity esters. Wheat grains, yeast, and pale malts with big hints of bananas, apples, pear, and a little citrus orange. One of the most lively banana aromas I've smelled. Good hints of cloves and a little white pepper spice. Also some hints of sweet caramel and honey along with some spicy earthy hops. Solid aroma.

Taste: As wheat and fruit dominate as the smells previews. Sweet wheat grains, pale malts, and yeast up front. Clove spices and a little pepper. Big taste of banana and apples. Also some notes of pear and citrus orange and lemon. Bready cereal grains and malts with some notes of biscuit, caramel, and crackers. Earthy hop presence is pretty light. A pretty nice dried fruit taste.

Mouthfeel: Medium body with a fairly high amount of carbonation. Creamy, crisp, and somewhat prickly. Has a nice drying finish.

Overall: A pretty good Hefeweizen. Nice lively taste of banana and apple along with the wheat.

Serving type: bottle

09-27-2012 06:33:06 | More by MattyG85

DaPeculierDane

Wisconsin

3.98/5  rDev +10.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Very impressive.

Pours a dirty apricot into a Ball Jar (it’s all I have to drink out of in GB at the moment). Tons of off white head. Diminishes to a healthy skim.

Great aroma blends marzen malts with banana yeast, clove, and bready notes.

Taste is very clean and crisp. A perfectly blended hi-bred of two great styles. Plenty of banana and clove, tons of fresh baked bread, hints of lemon, lots marzen malt flavors and a little bit of cinnamon and pumpkin spice.

Mouthfeel is light, crisp, completely clean and refreshing.

Drinkability is through the roof.

Great beer.

Serving type: bottle

09-16-2006 17:22:47 | More by DaPeculierDane

sacfly

Maryland

3.98/5  rDev +10.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12oz, 01-2008 L052104
Pours a hazy golden color with a huge off white head. Aroma is mostly a caramel sweetness, but not over powering. Becomes a bit grainy as it warms. First impression of the taste is banana bread. Mouthfeel is thick and creamy. Aftertaste is light clove. Not exactly what I think of as a traditional Hefe Weizen or an Oktoberfest, but good none the less. Something different.

Serving type: bottle

08-12-2007 00:54:04 | More by sacfly

morimech

Minnesota

3.98/5  rDev +10.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a cloudy golden with a very large white head that has plenty of staying power. For the amount of head and retention, I was surprised by the virtual lack of lacing.

I smell the yeast giving it a spicy aroma. The malt lends a deeper and richer aroma than found on more traditional Hefes.

Light but still has a rich caramel malt flavor with a spicy yeast component. Has a faint citrus finish.

Light body with abundant carbonation. Not harsh but lively in the mouth.

Very drinkable and an alternative to heavier Oktoberfests.

Serving type: bottle

09-02-2008 23:51:59 | More by morimech

stephens101

Oklahoma

3.98/5  rDev +10.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

The pour results in a quickly growing, huge off-white head that reaches well above the rim of the pint glass and recedes quite slowly, leaving a chunky, inconsistent lacing behind. Color is a hazy orange. Smells rich and malty up front with some caramel sweetness making itself noticed. There's an aroma of yeast in the background. Tastes a bit spicy and even fruity up front with a good malt backbone. Mouth-feel began with a little crispness but became creamier as I finished off the glass. There's quite a bit of carbonation activity upon a swirl. Without a doubt one of the best Oktoberfests I've had, but that's not surprising considering who it came from.

P.s. It goes to show how much I pay attention, but I just noticed this was an Oktoberfest "Weissbier", so I guess that explains the fruity notes on the palate. With that information in mind, the review still stands as written. Either way, it's a damn good beer.

Serving type: bottle

10-03-2008 20:10:50 | More by stephens101

Onenote81

North Carolina

3.98/5  rDev +10.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle poured into my weizen glass. Pours a very murky dark gold with a good-sized off-white head on top. Decent retention. Leaves little lace. Smells of bananas, yeast, and a big bubble gum scent. Very sweet smelling.

The mouth is creamy smooth, but with enough carbonation to give a good balance of crispness. This is a really nice mellow hefe. Very smooth bready flavors, with a semi-sweet slightly tart finish. This is a nice change from the usual fall offerings. Refreshing, smooth, pleasant. Get some.

Serving type: bottle

10-27-2009 17:33:28 | More by Onenote81

FanofHefe

Illinois

3.98/5  rDev +10.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

As a general fan of Erdinger, I was very glad to find a bottle of their Oktoberfest. Pours a slightly hazy, pale yellow body, with a two-finger white head that dissipates rather quickly and leaves very little lacing.

The aroma is, as expected, close to their traditional hefeweizen, but comes in low on the banana notes and nearly nonexistent in the clove arena. Still, a good citrus aroma, and there is a sweetness that seems like barley malt, but, of course, must be the wheat grain in some fashion.

The flavor is equally close to the hefeweizen, but, again, light on banana, missing clove, and adding some sweetness similar to a marzen.

Medium to light mouthfeel and a sweet finish. Overall, a tasty and different take on the Octoberfest beer and I like it.

Serving type: bottle

10-05-2011 00:41:59 | More by FanofHefe

bsp77

Minnesota

3.98/5  rDev +10.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Serving glass: Poured from bottle into Weizen glass.

Appearance: Cloudy straw yellow with thick, foamy white head and great lacing.

Smell: Clove, banana, wheat notes and more spicy hops than typical in the nose of a Hefe. Becomes muted after the initial pour.

Taste: Has the expected wheat base malt, but the also seem to be some more toasted and cherry notes as well, so maybe they did try to incorporate some light Marzen flavors. Light banana as well. Finish has both clove and noble hops.

Feel: A little fuller and creamier than a typical Hefe, probably due to the slightly elevated abv. Moderately high carbonation. Dry finish, but not quite as dry as the best of em.

Overall: Basically a bigger Hefe with hints of a Marzen. I like it. Still need to try the standard Erdinger, even though based on its lower scores and mass sales, it seems to the Budweiser of Hefeweizens.

Serving type: bottle

08-26-2012 22:03:54 | More by bsp77

claytri

Maryland

3.95/5  rDev +10%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

The beer pours a rich gold with a trace of white head. The aroma is of rich wheat malt. The taste if very biscuity, lots of malt with little hops taste, it does have a clean finish. The feel is medium and somewhat wet, but does have a crisp finish. I am not normally a fan of Ocktoberfests, but found this one to be a nice change of pace. I will probably buy more next year.

Serving type: bottle

12-02-2007 04:14:30 | More by claytri

DavoleBomb

Ohio

3.95/5  rDev +10%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured into a pint glass.

4.0 A: Cloudy orange in color, very yeasty. Small frothy head, but retains well.

4.0 S: Light fruit, but not tropical. Malty sweetness and yeast.

4.0 T: Peach nectar and spice. Plenty of malt character, but little for hops. Very pleasant taste and different than a lot of other wheats.

3.5 M: A little bity, but good nonetheless.

4.0 D: Very good beer and unique enough to last a whole night.

Serving type: bottle

10-04-2008 00:49:39 | More by DavoleBomb

xylophonica

Australia

3.95/5  rDev +10%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a 50cl bottle into an Paulaner Oktoberfest mug.

A - Cloudy golden appearance with a big fluffy head.

S - Sweet wheat and malts. Slightly spicy with light berries and various other fruits coming through.

T - Initially sharp & tart with a touch of lemon zest. Citrus flavours continue with a bigger dose of orange in the main body of the taste. Also some bready hints..

M - Bitey & bitter-sweet.

D - Nice beer for a warm afternoon.

Drank quite a bit of the previous year's (2009) Oktoberfest beer and while this one is ok, it isn't as good as its predecessor.

Serving type: bottle

11-05-2010 10:01:47 | More by xylophonica

steinlifter

Massachusetts

3.93/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 5

this poured a hazy copper, sudsy head, that quickly diminished, left thin collar all the way down.
smell was of sweet malt, hint of banana and spice.
taste was light and subtle mild malt, ghost like banana, and spicey notes all mingle together, not a whole lot of flavor, very mild.
mouthfeel was of tiny bubbles exploding all over my tongue, thin, watery, slight creaminess on the aftertaste.
drinkability is fantastic, I would say, you could really put down a few of these, but not quite as flavorful, as I had anticipated, certainly worth a try, especially if you like weizens.

Serving type: bottle

08-29-2005 22:35:22 | More by steinlifter

ColoradoBobs

Colorado

3.93/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Fascinating concept: an Oktoberfest WEIZEN. Sort of a cross-pollination of two distinctly German styles. Since Erdinger makes only Weizenbier, this may be interesting. Here goes . . .

Proper pour for a H-W yields huge thick light tan meringue-like head over an orange-amber hazy body. Head lasts all the way to the bottom of the glass, with the characteristic H-W "cap" in the middle. Lots and lots of lacing by which I could count the number of drinks I took. Certainly a pretty beer. Again, this is obviously a cross-over style: Oktoberfests are not cloudy.

Smell is very much a hybrid: floral, crisp hops, along with the typical H-W fruity notes of citrus and banana. Clove is there, but not dominant. Nice cracker malt base, and those crispy hops are there a lot.

Taste is spicey and crisp. Quite refreshing. The H-W citrus is there, the H-W spice is there, but there is an added floral hop crispness that is more characteristic of an O-fest.

Mouthfeel is really good. I like the roundness and the full-mouth richness of the Weizen-part; AND, I like the crispy feeling of the O-fest-part.

Very easy to drink. I only bought one of these in a mixed sixer, and now I want more.

It's neither a true H-W nor a genuine O-fest. It is, rather, exactly what the label indicates: an Oktoberfest-Weizen. I have to admit: I like it a lot.

Serving type: bottle

09-17-2007 18:40:44 | More by ColoradoBobs

dsa7783

New Jersey

3.93/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Single, 11.2 oz bottle just copped from Gary's in Madison...
An aggressive pour yielded an amazing appearance with a full, five-fingered, foamy and frothy head that exhibited an enormous amount of staying power...
A strong, wheat, lemon, citrus, and slight malt essence dominates the aroma...
Definitely an interesting mix between an Hefeweizen and Oktoberfest beer... Malt is obvious in the flavor along with hints of wheat and citrus and slight lemon, with minor nuances of caramel and bread and butter...
Medium-bodied mouthfeel along with a great level of drinkability...
Good stuff...
Recommended...

Serving type: bottle

08-09-2008 23:40:05 | More by dsa7783

ATPete

New Jersey

3.93/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

11.2oz bottle

The Erdinger Oktoberfest offering pours a hazy, pale yellow color with vigorous rising carbonation and an enormous frothy white head that stays around for a while. Awesome nose to this beer, notes of quality wheat, toasty grain and some definite detection of bright citrus-like hops. Citrus fruits return and hit you right upfront upon the initial tasting, immediate fruit notes turn to a soft wheat texture overshadowed by notes of, mellow and pleasant, but apparent spice and malt. A hint of alcohol heat on the finish seems to make the spice and wheat flavors linger in the aftertaste for only a short amount of time. I kind of wish it was a more elongated show. Its carbonation levels are bright and refreshing, and a light body makes this fest-bier dangerously drinkable. I recommend this to someone that cant quite let go of summer beers yet, among others.

Serving type: bottle

08-21-2008 12:47:40 | More by ATPete

Stinkypuss

Pennsylvania

3.93/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a glass mug. A cloudy light brown with a garnett hue.

Aroma of wheat, lending a hay like character, and sweet candy malts.

A very well balanced brew, certainly leans more to a true Oktoberfest with the german malts prevelant in the flavor. Wheat lends a subtle light fruit backing and everything is tied together with the noble hop.

Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied.

Drinkability is quite good. This would make a fine session beer in the winter months.

Serving type: bottle

09-17-2009 16:59:01 | More by Stinkypuss

droomyster

Virginia

3.93/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a cloudy orange with a big, frumpy white head whose aromas are surprisingly subdued. I detect hints of sourdough bread and general yeastiness. The taste is somewhat redeeming. Bready malts are at the fore, followed by light banana, nut, and spice notes that I enjoy very much. Is less sweet than your typical hefeweizen, but in a good way.

Serving type: bottle

10-15-2009 20:36:59 | More by droomyster