Erdinger Weissbier - Erdinger Weissbräu

ocmpoma

California

4.08/5  rDev +17.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured out a cloudy golden-orange into my Schneider Weisse glass. Huge, billowing head that eventually receded to a thin foam.

Smell and taste can't quite keep up with the wonderful appearance of the beer. The nose is soft. It hits all the right notes, but they're so blended together that they mush into each other, creating an underwhelming aroma. On the palate, the citrus notes are there, but subdued, and it's just a bit too harsh on the back end of the taste. It's definitely good, but it's not great.

The mouthfeel is also off -- thin and wispy, with all the carbonation bubbling up in the beginning, producing that huge billowing head, and then fading out fast, even though I poured it slow down the side of the glass. It's quaff-able, though, and I could drink a ton of it.

Serving type: bottle

03-01-2010 02:20:03 | More by ocmpoma

surfmeister

California

4.05/5  rDev +16.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Appearance: yellow/orange, cloudy, sturdy wheat head
Smell: very fruity dominating the faint spiciness
Taste: a very fruity/banana hefe, clove was faint, which is fine with me
Mouthfeel: excellent, smooth, velvety, mouthfilling
Drinkability: endless on a hot summer day

Serving type: bottle

02-27-2004 15:33:46 | More by surfmeister

BeerResearcher

Massachusetts

4.05/5  rDev +16.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

It's called Weibbier on the label.
It pours a cloudy butterscotch color with a medium-sized white head with some sticky and trailing lace.
It has an upfront yeasty aroma, which fades into more of a fresh bread dough smell. The light citrusy aroma is present throughout.
The medium body has an almost rye-like wheat malt flavor with a light sweetness added.
The hops provide a lime-like bitterness and ever so slight metallic tang.
It's a smooth and rounded brew with an apple pectin quality to the mouthfeel. The presence of yeast is well in the background where it belongs. A mild taste of vodka is noticeable. Very Refreshing!

Serving type: bottle

03-06-2004 00:01:24 | More by BeerResearcher

gentlebubbles

Massachusetts

4.05/5  rDev +16.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Cloudy honey-apricot-pineapple that resembles fresh-squeezed juice under towering creamy white head.

Aroma of sweet apple cider and pineapple.

Very fruity flavors with lots of orange and peach and a long juicy finish with more pineapple and citrus. It's quite a pleasant mix, thought nothing really stands out. Medium body.

I keep thinking about a tropical fruit smoothie, only it's not nearly so heavy. A paper umbrella wouldn't be out of place neither. Hefe-weizens are such girly beers!

Serving type: bottle

12-30-2004 03:35:40 | More by gentlebubbles

CrazyMike

Alberta (Canada)

4.05/5  rDev +16.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Ah, nothing like a Weissbier in a beerstien.

Appearance wise it looks very creamy and somewhat light. The smell, although small, is sweat.

The taste is very creamy, sweat and pleasent, the taste of fruit and spice is slightly present. Not overly strong but not overly weak. This is an all around good beer.

Serving type: bottle

01-02-2006 21:48:35 | More by CrazyMike

bigdeuce

Pennsylvania

4.05/5  rDev +16.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Not understanding the rating on this one. Only drawback to this fine Weizen, is it is a bit pricey. Nice head retention..lots of spices..hints of banana, orange, and vanilla. A tad better on draft but still good out of the bottle. Great summer session brew. Drinkability is very high, the beer, true to style is very filling, however. Very competitive with the other great Hefes!

Serving type: bottle

06-30-2006 21:42:41 | More by bigdeuce

alkemy

Ohio

4.05/5  rDev +16.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured a hazy yellow with a fluffy head that quickly vanished. Light lacing left behind. Quite a bit of carbonation on this one. The smell is the obligatory citrus associated with wheat beers along with a hint of banana. I really like this stuff. Nothing is too overpowering with this beer. Feels light and slightly creamy in your mouth and goes down almost too easy. It would be pretty easy to have too many of these in one sitting. If you like the smell, rest assured you will like the taste.

Serving type: bottle

03-05-2009 00:47:35 | More by alkemy

StevieW

Florida

4.03/5  rDev +16.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A good example of a hefe-weiss. On tap, poured a nice thick white head with lots of bubbles. It was golden yellow, nice thickness, mine even had some yeast floaters in it, which is a good thing. Lots of bubbles, the head left quickly. Noticed the big banana taste more so than others in this style. The fruitness and bubbles seemed drown out the doughy flavor I like. Overall, very drinkable and refreshing. The place even served it in the brewery glass. I still think Uncle Otto's is tops in this style.

Serving type: on-tap

06-03-2002 10:29:53 | More by StevieW

ryanocerus

Iowa

4.03/5  rDev +16.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A good hefeweizen, but not the best. Not as good as Erdinger's Dunkel either, in my opinion. Cloudy golden color with a huge thick head (see head description of Kristallklar). The aroma was much more citrusy and less malty than the Kristallklar. The taste was also quite citrusy and less malty and it lingered on the tongue much longer. Excellent carbonation for a good mouthfeel.

Serving type: bottle

08-02-2002 09:33:10 | More by ryanocerus

badbeer

Iowa

4.03/5  rDev +16.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured into Erdinger Weizen glass.

Pours a beautiful unfiltered golden color with an awesome pillowy head leaving great lacing all the way down the glass. Clove and banana in the aroma. Taste is of bread and yeast, followed by banana and clove in the finish. Higher carbonation than most, medium bodied. Very refreshing on a hot day here in Iowa.

Note: Getting yourself a fresh bottle from Germany really helps, this one was from the local store and didn't seem as good as the fresh ones in Germany.

Serving type: bottle

04-15-2006 00:08:12 | More by badbeer

Troyone

California

4.03/5  rDev +16.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This Erdinger Hefe-Weizen I suppose is the same as the above Weissbier, the abv is the same - 5.3%.

Poured this in a tall Hefeweizen glass (narrow). The head is evident however dissipates rapidly with minimal lacing. The head color, whats left, appears light was probably white. Has a nice wheat color with good carb action.

I'm getting some light banana and lemon aromas with a faint beerish smell.

I always swirl the yeast sediment around and top off my craft beers so I'm tasting a lot of grain (wheat) with a lightly salted grapefruit and lime citrus flavors.

The mouthfeel is light and kind of creamy since this fills the taste buds with grain (wheat) flavors. There is a fluffiness feel then the smooth lightly carbonated citrus and maybe a little metallic finish.

The graininess benefits this beer as a session beer since there is little or no sweetness. Essentially the more you drink the better it gets.

Kind of plain compaired to the Hefeweizens I have in my change up although I'll keep an eye on the price of this one.

Serving type: bottle

01-31-2009 22:54:42 | More by Troyone

rarbring

Sweden

4.03/5  rDev +16.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A cloudy golden brew with a firm white head that recedes slowly leaving good lacing.

The smell is wheat dough, with yeast and spices, clove, coriander and orange marmalade

The taste is like a liquid spicy wheat bun with bitter orange marmalade.

A medium carbonation, small intense and mouth-filling bubbles

A very decent wheat beer, nice in the summer sun.

Serving type: bottle

06-22-2010 18:42:11 | More by rarbring

GraemeB87

United Kingdom (Scotland)

4.03/5  rDev +16.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

Had this beer from a 500ml (16oz U.S, 50cl Europe). Served at roughly 6.C (43.F) in a regular pint glass. I am partial to wheat beers for their smooth finish and ever so slight bite.

Pours out golden with a slight cloudy consistency, proper pouring is necessary for this beer, as is the case with most wheats, for the yeast factor. Reasonable head, with very very little lacing, if at all. Head is very creamy and maintains throughout the whole drink. Very effervescent and refreshing looking.

Not much of an aroma to this beer on the first nose, but with repeated sniffs, there are notes of caramel (well, to me there was, maybe not to someone else)

Taste is very pleasant, with a smooth finish, which doesn't leave a bad bitter taste in the mouth. Not too sweet, but not too bitter, and very drinkable indeed; could drink 3 or 4 of these bottles (or 4-5 pints) and not feel sickly or have had too much.

Mouthfeel is neutral, no bitter sensation or sickly sweet sensation. Just a sense of "I want another swig of this, it goes down so well" with a silken smooth feel. Doesn't leave your tongue or mouth feeling "hairy", and is a good beer.

Overall, this is a good session beer, and well worth buying if you like drinkable, good tasting wheat beers. Probably the finest example of what a wheat beer should be in it's primal form.

Serving type: bottle

12-24-2010 22:51:33 | More by GraemeB87

ticklechicken

Korea (South)

4.03/5  rDev +16.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

This wheat beer poured with a pretty standard white head that left no lacing over its cloudy dark yellow body. Smell is rather mild and hints of banana bread, whereas the taste is stronger and of cider, toffee, citrus, with a doughy aftertaste. Mouthfeel is pleasantly soft and foamy, which goes down nicely. I rather liked this wheat beer for its taste and mouthfeel and would definitely drink again.

Serving type: bottle

02-05-2011 16:14:39 | More by ticklechicken

John

New York

4/5  rDev +15.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This brew has all the typical characteristics of a south German hefe. I also think this one's a bit dryer and slightly more tart than most. Not a bad thing mind you, just a bit more lemon upfront. A touch lighter in body as well.

Serving type: bottle

01-03-2002 11:12:40 | More by John

psugrad98

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +15.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Light tan in color with a slightly off white head. Fresh wheat taste with hint of clove and citrus, highlighted with the addition of a lemon wedge. Thick tasting on the tongue. Nice yeast presence.

Serving type: bottle

05-27-2002 12:41:48 | More by psugrad98

BitteBier

Indiana

4/5  rDev +15.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours yellow-orange with relative clarity until the cloudy yeast cascades nicely downward. Substantial head dissipates more quickly than expected. Scent is light and mildly fruity with only faint hints of wheat and clove. Taste is similar--very smooth but without some of the flavors and bite one expects in a wheat beer. Very drinkable but rather unremarkable.

Serving type: bottle

08-26-2002 18:12:38 | More by BitteBier

Scooter77

Ohio

4/5  rDev +15.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a cloudy golden/straw yellow color. A huge fluffy white head presents itself instantly upon being poured. Aromas of bananas, lemon zests, and clove were very noticeable. I detected a slight crisp tartness of citrus upon the first taste, followed by the spiciness of cloves, finishing off with yeasty bread undertones. This is a highly drinkable beer; it’s very light and refreshing. It wasn’t the best hefeweizen that I’ve had, but it’s still a great beer.

Serving type: bottle

03-28-2003 05:05:17 | More by Scooter77

IronDjinn

Alberta (Canada)

4/5  rDev +15.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This was a pleasant surprise, and yet one more step towards fully converting me over to weissbiers and hefe's. A hazy apricot in appearance, with a chunky white head on the pour, but not much retention after a minute or so. Sweet grain, light spice and mild fruit characteristics on the nose. Most predominant for me was a sweet candied banana flavour, rounded out quite nicely by a grassy hop finish. Full smooth pleasing mouthfeel, I found this to be a very relaxing and drinkable beer, and think it would make a great session beer for the style. It's not bursting with intense spice and fruit charactersistics, but is smooth and well-rounded for what it is.

Serving type: bottle

01-25-2004 22:32:11 | More by IronDjinn

GreenCard

Oregon

4/5  rDev +15.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance: pale straw, quite hazy, voluminous thick pillow of spongey white foam, lacey

Aroma: light on the banana esters, subtle clovey phenols, hint of grassy hops, bready wheat

Flavor: subtle malt sweetness with a rounded out breadiness, balanced level of banana and clove, wheaty, faint hop flavor (almost artichokes), finishes semi-dry with a tangy/yeasty aftertaste

Mouthfeel: light-medium body, prickly carbonation, fluffy texture

Other comments: My first (beer)love was Bavarian weissbier. This beer reminds me of why I fell in love with this style. It is simply archetypal.

Serving type: bottle

01-25-2005 18:13:01 | More by GreenCard

CAMRAhardliner

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev +15.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Pours a hazy straw color with greenish highlights (very strange!) and a wimpy shortlived head for a Hefe. Lacing is non existent. The aroma is the typical clove/banana hefe aroma, only a little sweeter. The taste is refreshing and crisp like all Hefes. I find more barley malt character in this hefe than most, the wheat tangyness is there but a barley bready sweetness is very prominent as well. Sherbert, lemon and clove emerge in the middle.

The finish is quite sweet and citrusy. Hops are undetectable throughtout (even for a Hefe). The mouthfeel is awesome with an incredible amount of tiny bubbles dancing around my tongue.

This is a nice Hefe, pretty sweet, but still good. I recommend it. Its not the best or the worst.

Serving type: bottle

09-29-2005 03:34:49 | More by CAMRAhardliner

aquatonex

New York

4/5  rDev +15.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A good, crisp, and refreshing hefe.

Pours cloudy light orange with a nice frothy head. Good retention, lacing, and carbonation. Nose is rather light, yeasts, malts, and light fruits (banana?). Hint of spice. Flavors are well balanced, not too sour or fruity. Smooth, creamy, and lightly fruity and spicy (cloves). Very drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

11-06-2005 16:06:09 | More by aquatonex

crwills

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev +15.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4

Poured horribly, horribly badly into my Erdinger glass. Practically flooded my kitchen. I suck. Nevertheless, once the floodwaters (or beers) faded, it looked nice in the glass. A dark cloudy gold with a huge (duh) fluffy white head.

Aroma is floral hops, some pears, bit of pepper or spice, and some mild skunk (brand new bottle, so must not have been cared for quite right at the store, maybe?).

Very thick, wonderfully creamy mouthfeel and a much bigger body than others of the style.

Taste is crackery and bready with very little of the usual banana/clove flavour. Malty aftertaste.

Serving type: bottle

05-02-2006 00:01:17 | More by crwills

funkengruven

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev +15.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Picked one of these up at the local liquor store as they seem to have a new beer promotion going.

This poured a very beautiful hazy yellow with a puffy cloud head sitting at the top of the glass. Smell contains some banana clove notes, which carry nicely into the flavor. Mouthfeel is slightly thinner than most Hefe Weizens, and carries a lot of carbonation. However this is very refreshing and quite drinkable.

A Nice Hefe Weizen that I'd get again.

Serving type: bottle

08-11-2006 02:06:37 | More by funkengruven

JayQue

Virginia

4/5  rDev +15.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Nice crisp hefe, but not a stand-out one. Pours into a hefe glass with a cloudy gold color and a huge bubbly white head that hung in there well. Smell was very mild wheat. Taste was good but without any cloves, banana, citrus or astringency. Basically a nice, smooth wheat taste. Mouthfeel was just right, crisp and light. Drinkability was good. This would be a nice, light summer beer for a session. Just not an outstanding or memorable hefe.

Serving type: bottle

07-04-2007 23:23:42 | More by JayQue