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

GeckoPunk

Connecticut

4.15/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Typing from phone...

A - 2-finger white head with small bubbles on an orange-brown body. Moderate lacing.

S - Wheat, banana, yeast.

T - Big banana, wheat and yeast, but also a considerable amount of dark fruits (fig/courrant). Little bit of clove.

M - A small presence of alcohol. Medium carbonation. Good amount of body to this beer.

O - Would purchase again and recommend to others. It tastes like a Hefeweizen's darker, older brother.

Serving type: bottle

11-20-2012 23:57:05 | More by GeckoPunk

Beer-A-Lot

Virginia

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

A consistently good beer, with beautiful color, and wonderful taste. After nearly 10 years of this beer, I never grow tired of it. Wonderful smells, superb mouth, excellent balance. You know you've had a big beer after drinking it, but while it's going down, the alcohol is not over-powering at all. As good in the bottle as it is on tap. Prost!

EDIT: Had 2003 vintage on 1/16/2013. Smooth, much lighter than fresh. Good with food. Not nearly as banana-y :) new vintage, but still good. Try it. 4.2.

Serving type: on-tap

11-20-2012 04:36:54 | More by Beer-A-Lot

IPA35

Netherlands

4.45/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Being a fan of the Eisbock I now finally get to try this.
Half a liter bottle, cold cellar temperature.

A hazy brown beer with a rather big foamy off-white head. Good visible carbonation.

A fruity beer, you can smell this is a wheat beer ofcourse with big banana aroma's and some clove. But it is also a dark brew with caramel malts and darker fruits (figs indeed).

Yes, this tastes similar to the Eisbock. It is less intense in flavour, it has more easy to drink, less alcoholic (in the taste) and less syrupy. A combination of delicious dark, fruity maltiness with the spicy banana characteristics of a fine Weizen. Alcohol is still noticable.

The mouthfeel is full. My judgement is clouded as I am comparing this to the delicious Eisbock too much, prehaps, and it not nearly as full as that one or other high ABV beers like RIS's but this is full bodied. Quite heavily carbonated actually, but hey this is a Weizen remember, that's good!

Overal a fine Weizenbock. The Weihenstephaner Vitus dissapointed me last year and since I have been a little afraid to try the style but since this is the basis for the Eisbock I had to try it. I was not dissapointed. A damn fine brew.

Recommended, almost as much as the Eisbock.

Serving type: bottle

11-16-2012 16:18:50 | More by IPA35

Greywulfken

New York

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

A: center-poured the whole bottle (with a little agitating swirl to get the yeast from the bottom) into a huge stange-style glass... yielded a deep amber body with a huge head of tan foam that settled quickly into a more manageable size, but never completely went away. Some lacing.

S: fruity malts (fig, very ripe banana) and yeasts

T: wheat cereal and again, like the nose, super-ripe banana, fig; some spice, like you'd taste in Christmas/Thanksgiving meals - clove, coriander, allspice; hints of dry cocoa and vanilla extract

M: super creamy and smooth; carbonation felt more subtle than it looked - extremely easy-drinking

O: Wow. This was impressive. I could drink this all night. Delicious, so creamy smooth on the palate... A real treat. So glad I tried one - a must have for BA's, regardless of style preferences.

Serving type: bottle

11-06-2012 02:42:48 | More by Greywulfken

Fatehunter

Oregon

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

Into a weizen glass. Two finger of tan head on a deep brown body.
Smells like bread, hay and a little licorice.
Great balance of the bitter and sweet. Slightly more sweet with a touch of sour at the end.
Bubbly texture, moderate carbonation, slightly sticky.
Delicious.

Serving type: bottle

10-27-2012 17:43:50 | More by Fatehunter

thagr81us

South Carolina

4.1/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

2006 Vintage wrapped in paper! Served from bottle into an Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock semi-frosted weizen glass. Poured a dark red brown with a half finger off-white head that subsided to a minimal amount very quickly. Maintained excellent lacing throughout the glass. The aroma was comprised of sweet malt, dark fruit, banana, spices, milk chocolate, and sweet fruit. The flavor was of sweet malt, fruit, dark fruit, milk chocolate, spices, banana, fruit, grain, and wheat. It had a light feel on the palate with medium carbonation. Overall this was a pretty good brew. The age really did a lot of good stuff for this one if I am honest. The flavors were quite complex and the aroma had really developed into something special. The alcohol aspect was completely gone and made this one really easy drinking for something with this ABV. I suggest setting a few of these aside to age in your cellar if you have the patience as this one was awesome at 6 years old.

Serving type: bottle

10-27-2012 15:08:19 | More by thagr81us

magicman

New Jersey

5/5  rDev +15.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

This my friends is the new sheriff in my town.THE King of all wheat beers and maybe the king of all beers period.The smell,the taste the appearance just incredible.This is the perfect beer if you love wheat beers hell if you love beer period.It is incredibly easy drinking for a high abv.
No where do you taste alcohol because is is such a complex beer.Caramel,banana's cloves,maltiness, tons of yeast and some chocolate,what a beer!

Serving type: bottle

10-24-2012 19:39:12 | More by magicman

Darkmagus82

Montana

4.33/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Served on tap in a 10 oz chalice glass

Appearance – The beer was served as a hazy medium brown color with a thin off white head. The head had a moderate persistence fading to leave a nice level of lacing.

Smell – The aroma is heaviest of a brown bread smell with tons of darker fruit notes. For the fruit, raisin, plum, and a lighter cherry flavor are all there. With these aromas is a good hint of booze and a light amount of yeast and banana.

Taste – The taste begins heaviest of the darker fruit flavors of raisin and plum with a more subdued brown bread taste mixed within. As the taste advances some light banana flavors as well as a wheat and yeasty flavor coming to the tongue. Toward the end, a pleasant warming alcohol flavor comes to the tongue, leaving a nice sweet warming taste to linger on the tongue.

Mouthfeel – The body of the beer is on the thicker and fuller side with a lighter carbonation level. The overall mouthfeel very nicely compliments all the dark fruit and yeasty and light boozy flavors very well.

Overall – This is one tasty and very drinkable brew. It is renowned for a reason. Very well done. Tons of great flavor and an overall joy to drink.

Serving type: on-tap

10-11-2012 01:00:56 | More by Darkmagus82

NumberNone

Maryland

4.33/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A: Pours a medium dark brown with a solid white head that keeps its form. Good lacing and thickness.

S: Aromas of bananas, malt, hops, raisins, hints of spice, and a touch of vanilla.

T: Bananas, cloves, some malt and hops, good spiciness coming through, quite sweet with some hints of a light chocolate.

M: Smooth, with well balanced flavors that really get into the mouth. Refreshing character not typical of a higher ABV beer.

O: A well balanced, tasty, uncharacteristically refreshing beer that's comparable to Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier but with a bigger alcohol kick. Looks dark, tastes light. Nice. Definitely can't beat the price.

Serving type: bottle

10-08-2012 10:58:41 | More by NumberNone

PatrickDaniele

4.78/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

A: Brown/orange mixture, with very lightly tan head.

S: Dried fruit, raisins, very inviting

T: The wheat and vanilla have a very small lead in taste over the chocolate.

M: Average carbonation, lightly sweet, nice smooth feel, medium body

O: One of my all time favorite beers, always have a few bottle sitting the fridge for a good night.

Does not have the bitter bite of some other high percentage beers.

Serving type: bottle

09-29-2012 01:58:21 | More by PatrickDaniele

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