Schneider Weisse Tap 6 Unser Aventinus - Weisses Bräuhaus G. Schneider & Sohn GmbH

Kremlock

Ontario (Canada)

4.6/5  rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A: Colour is a ruby-orange mix with a slight haze. Poured a very small head that disappeared within seconds.

S: Spicy notes come to nose right away. Spicy banana loaf, hint of vanilla, hint of cloves, faint smell of pepper

T: This is the child of Wheat beer and Bock together. I get the flavour of bananas, the spiciness of cloves and vanilla married with the caramel and dark malts. Caramel/toffee is present with a small warmth of alcohol but it is smooth.

M: Smooth alcohol warmth, carbonation is low-medium. smooth/silky on the palate.

O: This is an amazing beer. It has the best of 2 worlds and it's a go to in my fridge.

Serving type: bottle

09-25-2012 00:59:07 | More by Kremlock

merc7186

New York

4.23/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I had this beer poured from a 16.9 oz bottle into a pint glass. I had this aging in my cellar for two years but has to open it an emergency as another tipped it over and loosened the cap.

A: Brown/Orangish Hue, Passes Some Light, Thin White Head Ring, Minimal Lacing

S: Raisins, Black Plum, Sweet Bread, Mild Bourbon

T: Red Plum, Raisins, Wheat, Mild Brandy

M: Average Carbonation, Medium Bodied, Mildly Sweet, Mildly Drying

Overall, a really solid weizenbock with nice fruity notes but not overly sweet and mildly drying, very complex and simple at the same time.

Serving type: bottle

09-23-2012 14:53:04 | More by merc7186

RickS95

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pours a clear darkish multi-color of brown. It's got brown with some ruby and orange added to the equation. The head is a faint beige and fairly thick with good retention.

Serious complexity in the nose. Smokey, grape, raisin, red apple, alcohol and port wine. It's a mess of stuff, but it all works.

Whereas the scents were fairly acute, the tastes are more subtle. The dark ripe fruits are present and accounted for, and the alcohol follows suit. There's a slight wheaty twang in the finish that leaves me licking my lips a little.

It's got a fruity sweetness, a bit of wheat tartness for balance, and some alcohol heat to clean up the leftovers in the finish, along with that wheaty twang to make the lips smack. Full bodied, lots of ABV, but still very easy to drink.

Overall it's a damned good beer. I'm warming up to the Germans. Fairly inexpensive and packs a good punch, along with a lot of flavor. Heck of an offering.

Serving type: bottle

09-23-2012 03:56:24 | More by RickS95

Goblinmunkey7

Massachusetts

4.13/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance: Hazy dark brown/gold. Fresh, delicious, raw honey color. Head is off-white, loose, and fluffy. Drops to a thin cap and collar. Some lacing, but it's minimal. Decent carbonation. It looks like a gummy coke bottle.

Smell: Chewy banana bread and bubblegum. So much bubblegum. Big biscuity malts. Sweetness is bready and sweet. Caramel. Nice snap of wheat. Distinctly estery with a cooked banana backing. Clove is a nice backing aroma. Incredibly fruity. Some lightly roasted malts. Vague chocolate hints as well. Decidedly yeast heavy and fruity.

Taste: Big yeast hit up front. Clove and ripe banana. Nice backing malts. Sweet caramel and bready as can be. Bubblegum topping. Wheat, chocolate covered whole-grain crackers. Vaguely grassy. Some lingering spiciness. Slight bite of alcohol with a building estery thing. Nutty and slightly roasted. Lots of great malt flavor. Some big fruitiness leans toward raisins and red apple. As it warms the yeast and alcohol begin to dominate and complexity falls off a touch.

Mouthfeel: Pretty close to full with a sharp, snappy carbonation. Dry and lively. Coats the tongue, but not in a syrupy way.

Overall: I kept picturing a wheat cracker covered in caramel and chocolate. That is this beer.

Lots of flavor. Nice complexity but it doesn't hold up in the long run. A bit too much with some lacking warm depth. Still worth drinking and trying. A great testament to the style.

Serving type: bottle

09-21-2012 20:46:58 | More by Goblinmunkey7

Etan

Illinois

4.28/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

500ml bottle.

A: Pours a murky purplish-brown with a decent off-white head.

S: Lots of banana, unmalted wheat, cloves, fresh bread.

T: Sweet banana bread, nutmeg, cloves, vanilla, light maple, pleasant slight alcohol note.

M: Very slight carbonation, medium-bodied and a bit chewy.

O: Flavorful and drinkable. Some weizenbocks I've had have been too dry and overattenuated, but this has a nice balanced sweetness to it. Great weizenbock.

Serving type: bottle

09-20-2012 05:44:57 | More by Etan

shand

Florida

4.4/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a 16.9oz bottle into a Sam Adams perfect pint.

Aventinus pours out a muddy brown color with a small white head. The aroma is yeasty and wheaty, with caramel malts. The taste is just fantastic. The caramel malts provide the right amount of balance to the banana-y yeast that overwhelms me in so many other beers. The wheat rounds out everything. A masterful composition. The mouthfeel is lighter and tingly, and the drinkability is good. Overall, this is a fantastic widely available and cheap beer. Highly recommended.

Serving type: bottle

09-19-2012 03:48:25 | More by shand

Jparker37

Wisconsin

4.05/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Bottle poured into a weizen glass.

A - Pours a hazy amber with a small vanilla head. The foam completely dissipates to nothing.

S - Nice helping of banana esters. Some spicy alcohol. There is a delicate amount of caramel and chocolate malts.

T - Really smooth caramel malt plays well with a bubblegum phenolic. Get a nice twang from the wheat, also some red fruit character. This sucker can hide alcohol very well.

M - Medium-Full body, Semi-sweet, Light carbonation.

O - The appearance of this beer let me down, a gentle pour left me with no head whatsoever, but this style should be billowing with carbonation. The smell definitely showed off a nice ester profile and left room for some malt to shine through. There was nice layering to the taste; I could taste malt, phenols, and wheat at different times which is a great and elongated flavor. Had the correct body and sweetness but did lack on carbonation. Alcohol was masked well under many great flavors to this good beer.

Serving type: bottle

09-19-2012 01:39:42 | More by Jparker37

mjtiernan

New York

4.03/5  rDev -7.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

500ml bottle poured into a weizen glass.

A: A three finger eggshell white head sits on top of a murky dark brown body. There some floaties and yeast visible. I poured it like a hefeweizen with the yeast on top....hope I did that right...oh well.

S: Huge shot of bubble gum, bread and clove. Some underlying caramel as well that I imagine will become more pronounced as this warms up. I’m also getting something reminiscent of root beer.

T: Mmm...nice. Starts watery and light then brings on a full wave of flavor mid-palate and in the finish. More flavor than a standard hefeweizen. You get all the bubble gum, bread and clove plus sweet caramel notes. There’s also a vinous quality I’m having a hard time defining.

M: Watery at first, then some alcohol when the flavor kicks in. Finishes somewhat dry but that just makes you want another sip. Medium to heavy body and carb is soft.

O: Not my favorite Weizenbock (Vitus), but a really nice option for when I want something more interesting than a standard hefeweizen.

Serving type: bottle

09-14-2012 01:17:38 | More by mjtiernan

Falcon91Wolvrn03

California

4.48/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Opened a 2008 vintage in 2012.

Appearance – Pours a dark brandy-like clear brown color with a thick creamy head, which slowly fades to a thin layer that stays with the beer, and a medium lacing that slowly drips back into the beer.

Smell – The smell is heavenly. A wonderful spice (maybe clove), vanilla, honey, and a sweet sherry-like booziness that all goes well with a heavy wheat beer base.

Taste – Taste is similar to the smell, but the honey is replaced with smokiness.

Mouthfeel – Smooth and dry; slightly less carbonated than I would have preferred. Alcohol is very well hidden.

Drinkability – I’m surprised how quickly I finished this. One of all time great weizen beers.

Serving type: bottle

09-12-2012 05:31:43 | More by Falcon91Wolvrn03

Freshlikeugh

Hawaii

4.43/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Bought this one on a whim. I assumed it would be similar to the typical dark weizen I've had in the past but was surprised the initial smell.
On the pour its strong with wheat and fruity tones.
The appearance is a cidery cloudy brown with a small head and carbonation.
However, the taste is really where this beer jumps out. Initially I had a strong fruity and alcohol like flavor, but it finishes with a sweet molasses taste. I would recommend forming an opinion as you get deeper into the beer because after sitting for a bit the flavors seem to come out stronger.
Overall, you can certainly taste the alcohol bite, but it adds to the three different tones to this. fruity, alchohol bite and molasses finish.
Its a must have for variety, however, I don't see it as a beer you can spend the night putting down.

Serving type: bottle

09-11-2012 06:04:23 | More by Freshlikeugh

Jsenay

Texas

4.28/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

2008 Vintage poured in weizen glass

A - Pours dark brown with some large yeast particles that float to the bottom. Small amount of carbonation

S - Figs, cloves, over-ripe banana, raisin, dates

T - Apples, brown sugar, spice, and rum.

M - Crisp carbonation, dry and sweet finish with some subtle warming alcohol

O - Very tasty. Not sure how much the flavor has changed over time due to the fact I haven't had a fresh one in awhile. The alcohol is very well hidden. Very crisp and refreshing beer.

Serving type: bottle

08-30-2012 08:27:32 | More by Jsenay

TheRealBigC

Nevada

4.08/5  rDev -6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured into my wheat beer glass. Maybe I didn't pour all the yeast out, because it wasn't quite as cloudy as I was expecting. It was a fairly clean body overall, light brown with off-white head that dissolves quickly. Notes of ripe fruit on the nose. Sort of rum-like character. Wheat taste miced with apple and other, darker fruits to the taste with moderate yeast. A unique brew - doesn't fall into my favorites, but it is very good. I don't usually reach for weizen anything, but this stands among the best of its kind.

Serving type: bottle

08-25-2012 17:45:34 | More by TheRealBigC

rdacey

Connecticut

4.23/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Aroma: spicy clove phenols appropriate to style; some banana; slight alcohol in the nose but not solventy; little to no hop aroma, as it warms the phenols turn slightly medicinal/band-aid like

Appearance: Hazy, murky brown color; thin off-white head dissipates quickly

Flavor: Plum, raisin, banana, spicy clove, rich malt backbone, finish is dry and slightly on the bitter side

Mouthfeel: medium body, medium to high carbonation contributes a slight tartness

Overall: very smooth and drinkable, the alcohol is evident, but not solventy

Serving type: bottle

08-23-2012 12:09:34 | More by rdacey

kscaldef

Oregon

3.75/5  rDev -13.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

A: Poured into an imperial pint glass the head nearly overflows the glass -- dense, light tan, slowly receding over a minute or two. Cola colored, relatively clear even with the yeast poured in, with lots of fine bubble trails.

S: Chocolate, nuts, banana, clove. Classic weissbier esters, with some unique roast notes.

T: Rich chocolatey flavors, finishing with a tangy wheat snap. Interesting and somewhat odd simultaneously. Gets a bit sweet in the course of a full glass.

M: High carbonation. Medium body. Slightly sticky.

O: An interesting and well-made beer, but maybe not something I'd come back to over and over. I might be inclined to revisit it on a cold night as a lighter alternative to a barleywine.

Serving type: bottle

08-22-2012 22:43:16 | More by kscaldef

Living816

4.05/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Absolutely stunning color. This rich, deep, murky orangebrownblack, slow twist of texture and color. Amazing.

Very heavy dark fruit smells. I don't want to say plums or raisins because then you'll think of prunes and old people who take a lot of laxitives. It's a mature fruit smell. There. Brown bananas about a day before tossing into the trash. Sweet.

It's malty, yes. But not in a way that upsets me. I abhor malty beers. This latest spate of wheat beers has been a unique kind of malty though. A dancing tingling across the mouth. There's a lot of body here. The alcohol makes its presence known. Not with a shout or scream, but more with a firm handshake. It has the expected clove flavors, but much more muted than a lighter beer.

The first few sips I was quite overwhelmed. It's a proper complex beer. 10 minutes later the glass was empty though, and I couldn't believe it. Keep an eye on this one. It'll have you pounding the glass without even realizing it.

Serving type: bottle

08-21-2012 17:00:08 | More by Living816

ianjsullivan

Maryland

4/5  rDev -7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

ST: 1 pint poured into a weizen glass.

A: Dark and cloudy brown with a half-a-finger slightly off-white head. It looks like dark cider.

S: Banana, clove, fig, wheat, caramel.

T: Warm, toasted wheat, caramel, banana, plum, and light fig.

M: Medium, creamy, and not clean.

O: Great complex flavors insure that careful sipping will reward any fan of great beer. Warm, almost burnt, notes join traditional hefe flavors of banana and citrus in a heavier cider brown beer.

Serving type: bottle

08-20-2012 20:18:54 | More by ianjsullivan

mick303

Ontario (Canada)

4.48/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured into a flute glass. Nice pillowy/puffy head of light tan foam, which has a highly impressive retention. Beer is a dark chestnut brown to it. Active carbonation.

Nose is quite light. Achieves a nice balance of the fruity and wheaty notes. Just a light spiciness to add a refreshing edge, enticing.

Very big on the palate. Taste is of dark fruit, cherries, mango, with a syrupy edge. Bready, sourdough, grainy flavours come though, touch of chocolate also. This has an incredible depth and complexity, while maintaining a nice harmony. Has just a slight harshness but is very drinkable.

Very big mouthfeel, dominated by the boozy wheaty fruit. Quite thick. A bit syrupy and very full. Finish is pleasant and allows the bigger flavours to pass, leaving a yeasty, husky feel.

Certainly an experience, and a worthwhile one at that. A great beer and solid style. Dynamic and interesting, certainly quite a big beer, but was happy to spot this one in the LCBO and would pick it up again.

Serving type: bottle

08-08-2012 01:57:04 | More by mick303

chinchill

South Carolina

4.05/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

500ml bottle with a production date 25 Jan. 2012 with a best by date of Jan. 2013. Purchased in Bavaria and poured into a wine glass in Innsbruck.

A: Pours with a large, billowing tan head over a cloudy chestnut liquid. The head has good duration but leaves little lacing.

S - Plenty of banana and yeast, but nicely rich and complex. Other components include prunes, raisins, dates and other dark fruits and spices. Although the beer was not real cold to start, the aroma still improved with warming.

T: Similar to what the nose implied, this beer is a rich concoction of dark fruits and spices. The banana and clove are more prominent in tasting, but dates, figs, raisins, and prunes still make an appearance. Finishes with nicely balanced mix of spices, yeast, caramel, banana, and bready malt.

M: Creamy smooth with a body that is closer to full than medium. Medium carbonation.

O: not my style of beer, but easy to see why this is considered a world-class weizenbock. It is in fact the best I've had. The fruitiness and complexity make this one seem somewhat similar to a dark Belgian brew.

Serving type: bottle

08-03-2012 16:53:25 | More by chinchill

LiquidAmber

Washington

4.55/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Review from 8/2010 notes. Poured into a Celebrator pokal. Pours a translucent orange brown with a copious light tan head and nice lacing. Delicious wheat/malt aroma. Wheat and caramel malt flavor up front with a caramel finish that is slightly dry and a hint of hops. Very nicely integrated and tasty. A wonderful wheat beer.
Edited 9/12/2012
Review of a special bottling of 2008 Aventinus weizenbock, bottled after 4 years of cellaring by the brewer. Poured into a Celebrator pokal. Pours a dark reddish-orange amber with a half finger light tan head and lacing. Same appealing aroma of caramel malt with some spicy herbal elements. Flavor is nicely integrated wheat and sweet caramel malt with malty, somewhat dry finish with light hops. This bottle has a silky smooth, creamy body with excellent mouth feel. I increased the mouthfeel rating on this from 3.5 to 4.
Since this aged version was bottled at the brewery, it probably should have a separate listing (I see other 2008 reviews here that are probably from this bottling), but will review it here for now. A great ale that obviously improves with age.

Serving type: bottle

08-02-2012 21:57:16 | More by LiquidAmber

DaftCaskBC

British Columbia (Canada)

4.43/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A: Slight white head over inviting brown liquid.

S: Figs, raisins, yeast and caramel.

T: Figs, raisins, red grapes, pears, caramel, and citrus hop flavours. There is some sourness in the finish, especially as it warms.

M: Medium viscosity and low carbonation.

O: Great complexity in the flavours of this Weizenbock, but the mouth feel could use a higher level of carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

08-02-2012 03:21:55 | More by DaftCaskBC

Converge

Alberta (Canada)

4.28/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

500ml bottle poured into a 23oz weizen glass.

A - Pours with a massive, billowing head of light tan bubbles. Deep chestnut hue with ruby highlights. The head doesn't last long and within a few minutes disappears entirely, leaving no lacing whatsoever. Definitely a letdown in this department.

S - Immediately complex. A barrage of dark fruits, spices, and earthy aromas. Dried plums, figs, medjool dates, dark raisins and pumpernickel upfront. Bits of banana, molasses, and clove are present as well. Rich boozy sweetness, with bready malt, candi sugar and a Belgian-esque yeast strain. Deep and inviting caramel presence permeates the whole aroma; sort of the kind you taste in dates. Subtle notes of dark chocolate, almonds, and a mild fennel/licorice linger nicely.

T - Much as the nose implied, this beer is a rich concoction of dark fruits and spices. Dates, figs, raisins, and dried plums. Lots of bready malt, tasty yeast and wheat in here, maybe even some rye malt (pumpernickel?). Finishes with a kick of spice along with boozy sweetness, caramel, dark chocolate, banana, fennel and cherry. A touch less complex than the nose had me thinking, but this brew is still well deserving of the reputation that precedes it. Finishes dryer than expected, with a subtle bitterness and long-lasting aftertaste. This really reminds me of a flavor profile for a Belgian dubbel, with the dark fruits and residual sweetness.

M - Mouth-filling from the first sip. The body is quite thick, with low carbonation throughout. While the alcohol is detectable in taste, it leaves zero warmth in the finish. Doesn't take long for this one to coat the mouth and become rather sticky, which I love with a big, dark brew. My only gripe is that the carbonation feels a little too low.

D - It's easy to see why this is considered a classic brew by many. Just an all around well crafted, and deceptively drinkable German beer. Although, as mentioned before, this is fairly similar to a Belgian dark ale or dubbel. While this brew brings to the table what most other darker German beers do, it has a greater depth to the profile, increased complexity, and unique subtleties that really separate it from the pack. This definitely won't be my last Aventinus.

Serving type: bottle

07-14-2012 01:24:32 | More by Converge

Philousa

California

3.55/5  rDev -18.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a dark chestnut with a violet tinge in the light. Opaque with a half a finger and a half of head that dissipates to a very thin layer that doesn't quite cover the top. Lots of banana kick off the aroma with some clove and pepper, backed with a caramely malt with a little tinge of copper. Surprisingly Belgian Double-ish. Very smooth flavor. Caramel is the backbone with sweet chocolate and estery lightness. Banana and spices are there, but a bit muted from the aroma. Feel is a lot lighter than I expected. This ends lighter than it starts, which is something I've never experienced. Dry finish.

Very interesting. I'd like to try this aged a few years. I had the Eisbock and thought it was too heavy, but this is surprisingly light and more complex. Will try again.

Serving type: bottle

07-12-2012 05:02:39 | More by Philousa

BigPlay1824

New York

4.58/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Enjoyed in a weizen glass

A: bright and light amber like maple syrup, tons of carbonation bubbles, half inch of head that is off white, dissipates quickly, leaves no lacing
S: dark fruits mainly plums, and pumpernickel
T: dark fruits, peppery yeast, sweetness, dark wheat, sweetens and deepens towards and through the end
M: no carbonation, smooth and thick, leaves the back of the throat feeling sticky
O: Complex and wonderful

Serving type: bottle

07-09-2012 00:35:44 | More by BigPlay1824

CloudStrife

New York

4.28/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

16.9oz bottle poured into a weizen glass.

A: Pours a very cloudy carmel brown with a small white head. Only light makes it through this beer, but still some visible carbonation.

S: Some dark fruity malts, banana, clove and some sweet carmel. Fairly light on the nose, hint of spice. Gets a little burnt aroma as it warms.

T: Very smooth banana and clove that is matched with a roasty chocolate quality. Reminds me of a milkshake with lots of banana. Roasty malt and hints of vanilla as well. Alcohol is almost unnoticeable.

M: Creamy and full mouth with ample carbonation. Very easy drinking. Great yeasty finish.

Overall a phenomenal beer that is top of its class. I'm very impressed with how easy going this beer is. Would love to try a fresh pint in Germany.

Serving type: bottle

07-07-2012 20:07:14 | More by CloudStrife

herbg

Missouri

4.88/5  rDev +12.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

This is a very good dunkel weisse. Dark color, cream color head that lasts as long as the beer. Slightly sweet and slightly nutty wheat flavor. It is better on tap in Munich, but the bottled tap 6 is almost as good. We bought a case and finished before leaving Germany three weeks later. The first was as good as the last. It is much better, smoother, better rounded flavor that Ayinger Dunkel.

Serving type: bottle

06-26-2012 15:59:14 | More by herbg