Schneider Weisse Tap 5 Schneider & Brooklyner Hopfen-Weisse - Weisses Bräuhaus G. Schneider & Sohn GmbH

dbrauneis

New Jersey

4.03/5  rDev -1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Pours a slightly cloudy golden orange in color with some light visible carbonation and some moderate sediment floating in suspension. The beer has finger tall off-white head that reduces to a very large thin patch and a ring around the edges of the glass. Light to moderate amounts of carbonation is observed.

S: Some aromas of wheat with the typical banana + clove that you would expect with the style. I also get some light amounts of citrus, some coriander, and some grassy + earthy hops.

T: The flavor of the beer follows the smell pretty closely, with a strong wheat body and very light amounts of banana + clove. There is some light citrus notes with more of an orange + peel. Finally, there is some grassy and earthy notes from the hops that leave a light lingering bitterness.

M: Medium bodied with moderate to heavy amounts of carbonation (very effervescent). Crisp.

O: A very tasty and well balanced beer that is pretty easy to drink. Not sure I would describe this one as sessionable as the ABV is just a little too high. I prefer this version to the one under the Brooklyn label but both are quite good. I have had this beer a few times and would not hesitate to grab it again.

Serving type: bottle

04-08-2012 22:15:00 | More by dbrauneis

spicelab

Australia

2.98/5  rDev -26.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

500mL bottle thanks to Adam@Platinum Liquor.

Heavily hazed dirty apricot with a large white head that falls with minimal lacing to a slightly raised ring.

Hectic melange of tart, sweet and floral spice. Cumquats, marmalade, grapefruit, bitter melon, bubble gum and a bizarre jungly, vegetal character. There's also kind of a pungent, almost barleywine malt character. Full-on stuff.

Sweeter flavours, with lots of clove, pear and banana esters and bucketloads of floral character. Odd combo of yeast and barleywine-esque malt is also present.

Medium body, but very oily mouthfeel. Carbonation is spritzy but mild, and doesn't cut through the oiliness anywhere near enough. Something of a dry finish.

Found this a borderline Frankenstein beer. Chock full of interesting characteristics, but combined in a way that seems overblown and random.

Serving type: bottle

04-07-2012 07:36:14 | More by spicelab

dansmcd

Australia

4.1/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A - A cloudy faded orange colour beneath a finger of foamy head and sticky lacing.

S - Some hop character up front, passionfruit aroma, wheat, cut grass, booze and citrus.

T - Tangy hops, oranges, wheat, bread, touch of yeast, and some mild bitterness.

M - Medium in carbonation and body.

O - Great depth and complexity. Lots to explore here.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2012 05:39:44 | More by dansmcd

smakawhat

Maryland

4.3/5  rDev +5.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from the bottle into a curved wheat ale glass.

Classic cloudy body with lots of yeast and cloudy residue, but a nice simple amber hinting with edges of orange (towards top) and lemon yellow at the bottom. Head is a bit soapy but forms nice and large, settles slowly in it's simple white color. The head seem to rain down chunks of yeast it's almost as the beer is going backwards, kind of neat (maybe it's the effect of the glass).

Nose is real surprising. Sweet baked apple, faint tolerable sugars and brown dry cloves, something distinctly unique I can't put my finger on, something citrus "like" but more on the tropical side with a spritzy character. Real enjoyable.

Taste has some crisp hot alcohol booze to it initially. Mid palate warms with a nice malt huge clove drying afterfinish with light brown sugars and toasted powdered cinnamon toast. Fruit angle comes with a tolerable fruit "punch" warmth enjoyment.

Weizen beers are usually not something I like to have often, or are necessarily even a favorite style, but I have to admit this is a real interesting beer here.

Serving type: bottle

04-01-2012 01:44:10 | More by smakawhat

superspak

Michigan

3.8/5  rDev -6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

500 ml bottle into weizen glass, bottled 9/27/2011. Pours super hazy dark red orange color with a nice 2-3 finger dense off white head with fantastic retention that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Some nice spotty lacing on the glass; with plenty of carbonation streaming up as expected. Aromas of big sweet lemon zest, orange peel, bubblegum, biscuit, tropical fruits, wheat, banana, coriander, herbal, light pepper, and light caramel. Nice and well balanced aromas with good complexity. Taste of big lemon zest, orange peel, bubblegum, wheat, biscuit, caramel, banana, clove, light pepper, herbal, and tropical fruit. Lingering notes of citrus, tropical fruit, pepper, biscuit, herbal, bubblegum, and tangy wheat on the finish for a good bit. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a creamy and slightly slick mouthfeel. Slightly cloying sweetness on the finish, but not too bad. Nice balance of flavors with good complexity. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming after the finish; and this is very smooth to drink. Overall this is a very nice and enjoyable weizenbock. It is definitely the fruitiest wheat beer I have come across; but has a fair amount of spiciness to balance it out in the taste.

Serving type: bottle

03-31-2012 04:34:34 | More by superspak

sommersb

Tennessee

4.28/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Tasted On: 03-29-2012
Freshness: Not indicated
Packaging: 500ml brown bottle
Glassware: Weizen glass
Purchased: Single from Midtown, Nashville

A: Hazy dark yellow coloring, topped by a huge 6+ fingers worth of white head. Both lacing and retention are excellent.

S: Wheat malts and fruity/banana aromas, grassy and earthy hops, and clove spices.

T: Malty sweet on the front end and then some hop bitterness at the end of the sip. Tropical fruit flavors such as coconut and and pineapple, with also lightly bitter grapefruit. Some alcohol kick with the 8.2% ABV.

M: Crisp and highly carbonated, on a medium body. The finish is nicely balanced between malt and hops, being neither sweet nor dry.

O: A different and successful combination to make a hoppy weizen-bock -- highly recommend you try this one.

Serving type: bottle

03-30-2012 01:51:37 | More by sommersb

Hoppsbabo

United Kingdom (England)

4.71/5  rDev +15.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

I have the Schneider version.

APPEARANCE:
1st pour: Clear straw champagne, really lively with furious jets of tiny bubbles. Massive Schneider Weisse head.
2nd pour: Slightly cloudy straw with tons of tiny sediment particles.
3rd pour: Pouring in the last third of the bottle it's turned into a dull, dunkel coloured emulsion, completely cloudy.

SMELL: Hops, banana, grapefruit, bathwater.

TASTE: German Hefeweizen meets American IPA. It's insane! Hops, wheat, banana, grapefruit, orange marmalade and full on hoppy bathwater. Spicy finish. On the third pour the beer turned ginger brown and cloudy, and it became much hoppier, spicier and bitter.

OVERALL: Probably not for everyone but I love it to bits.

Serving type: bottle

03-25-2012 00:41:05 | More by Hoppsbabo

Etan

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -14%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a 500ml bottle into a brandy snifter.

A: Pours a murky dark orange with a white head full of big bubbles. Some minor lacing.

S: Some strong fruity esters going on in the aroma. White grape, pale malt, peach, coriander, a little bit of funky wheat. Hops lend some mild notes of orange. Very sweet.

T: Interesting. Tangy, spicy wheat mixed with a bunch of fruity esters and some mellow hop fruitiness. Starts out on the palate with a burst of wheaty spiciness and fruity sweetness. Peach, a hint of mint, white grape, spiced wheat, coriander, a nice dose of pale malt and more tangy wheat, tangerine, a little spike of alcohol. Hops compliment the esters with a bit of citrusy sparkle and a hint of bitterness in the finish. Very, very sweet.

M: Not very thick, but a nice tingly carbonation to it.

O: Interesting flavor profile. A little too syrupy-sweet for my liking.

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2012 05:41:00 | More by Etan

falloutsnow

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Bottle from Binny's in Schaumburg, IL
Poured into a Weihenstephaner weizen glass
11.136 stamped on label (136th day of 2011?)

Scheider has a definite winner on their hands with this very pale, very unusual, very distinctive, weizenbock. Rejecting most notions of heavy, malty, intense wheat-beer-weizenbocks, Schneider has made a fruity, hoppy, and generally "light"-flavored weizenbock. Something beer drinkers should try if they fancy the style and a taste of something new.

Pours a tall (>2cm), sponge-like head of medium-sized, off-white bubbles. This gradually decreases to a thin cap (~0.3cm) atop the beer's body. Leaves some small amounts of lacing on the sides of the glass. Body is a deep golden-orange-brown color, partially opaque, totally opaque if one pours in all the yeast. Yellow highlights noticed if held to the light. Carbonation is visible before all the yeast is poured in; afterwards, not.

Aroma is an abundant harvest of citrus hops (grapefruit and tangerine), sweet fruity esters, coriander, sweet malts, all in fairly balanced proportion and easily discernible.

Taste opens with some hop bitterness, malt sweetness, spiciness, and ethanol presence. Mid-palate brings a big burst of fruity flavors: mango, tangerine, sweetened lemon; spices: coriander; wheat malt that is both sweet and spicy. As this fades in the back of the palate, I get continued malt and wheat malt sweetness, spiciness, heaviness, with some black pepper and ethanol heat. Interesting, only wish it hid the 8.2% better. Aftertaste is a mix of pale wheat malt spiciness, pepperiness, and lingering bright fruit hop presence.

Body is medium to medium-heavy with carbonation strong enough to be felt alongside this, but not overpower it. The resultant mouthfeel is creamy with some heft, quite nice. Finish is dry, a bit sticky from malt.

Serving type: bottle

03-03-2012 06:18:09 | More by falloutsnow

VelvetExtract

Massachusetts

4.18/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

A-Pours a very hazed cider color. Head is of nice size and form. Head is off-white and retains excellently. Leaves nice lacing too.

S-This is one fine smelling beer. A delicious combination of bananas and fruity hops. Very fresh and ripe. Wheat and hops work together perfectly. Nice underlying spice tones as well. This beer is quite aromatic. The aroma is enticing and it is also quite noticeable even from a distance.

T-While the flavor is great, the nose is superior in my opinion. Still, this is a very unique and complex brew. Fruity hoppiness and that noticeable banana flavor match well. Finishes grassy but not very bitter. In between, the bread and spice run along the palate.

M-The feel is a plus as well. Far lighter than I expected, especially at over 8% ABV. Loads of carbonation. This beer's alcohol could easily sneak up on you. Feels like a 5% brew.

O/D-A very enjoyable, complex, and unique brew. $5 for a 500 ml is acceptable as well. Overall, a drink worth trying. I can see myself buying a bottle of this again without question.

Serving type: bottle

02-26-2012 23:32:21 | More by VelvetExtract

NForr

Quebec (Canada)

4.43/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Dark, deep cloudy orange. Nice two finger head. Tons of pieces of yeast floating around.

Aroma has floral hops mixed in with cloves, lots of cloves... Citrus, orange. Smells like a wheat beer.
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Tastes spicy up front with cloves, and a bit of cinnamon. Oranges, grapefruit, lots of citrus. Peppercorn. Some alcohol, but not too much considering the high Percentage. Tasty hops characters with a good solid bitter end.

This is really something interesting, I would call it a combination of an double/imperial IPA with a hefeweizen.

Serving type: bottle

02-19-2012 22:13:10 | More by NForr

DavidST

Texas

4/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I kind of wish I found the Brooklyn version. Anyways poured from a 500ml bottle into a pint glass, coded freshness date. This pours a slightly hazy pale golden color with a massive slightly off white head. The smells are of belgian yeast esters, nice and fruity, some banana, clove, wheat, perhaps some bubblegum. The feel is medium to light. The taste is pretty good a little hop bite, some nice fruity sweetness, spices a little alcohol burn. Overall pretty tasty.

Serving type: bottle

02-16-2012 04:11:45 | More by DavidST

RodneyFarva

Spain

3.5/5  rDev -14%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

poured from 500ml bottle into Schneider Weisse hefeweizen glass.

a: pours a cloudy pale deep yellow/copper, with a huge 4 finger head which leaves nice lacing

s: aroma is amazing - coriander, black pepper, all types of fruits and spiciness, some hops, but the spices and tropical fruits really stand out

t: the same interesting spices and fruits as in the aroma, hops present, but the aftertaste reminds me of lemon dish soap - it has a strange artificial quality to it.

o: not really sure whether I would come back to this. the aroma and flavors were unique and something I had never had in a weizenbock, but by the end, those off-flavors were definitely cloying.

Serving type: bottle

02-14-2012 15:23:02 | More by RodneyFarva

MattyG85

Minnesota

4.43/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured from 500 ml bottle into a Surly Darkness Chalice glass.

Appearance: Pours a deep and very cloudy tea like brownish copper with a moderate amount of bubbles. Solid three finger off white head with good retention and lots of lace on the glass.

Smell: An aroma of wheat, banana, clove, and a little bubblegum with a huge presence of ripe citrus fruit. Good hints of pineapple, apricot, orange, and lemon. Also a bit of pepper and earthy hops. Pretty funky and nice.

Taste: A nice fruity and spicy mixture of Germain wheat with some hints of banana, clove, pepper, and bubblegum. Nice taste of citrus with notes of apricot, orange, pineapple, and lemon zest. Some bitter earthy hops towards the finish. Very good.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with a moderate level of carbonation. Chewy, creamy, and pretty smooth.

Overall: A very solid Weizonbock. The strong hops blend very well with the wheat. A good collaboration.

Serving type: bottle

02-12-2012 03:33:24 | More by MattyG85

augustgarage

California

3.58/5  rDev -12%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a 22oz bottle into my Aventinus weizen glass.

Gamboge/orange-peel liquid is tinged with bronze and punctuated with a ton of yeast floaties in suspension. A soft beige head balloons up, dotted by orange-brown yeast spots. Superior retention, soapy lacing.

The aroma is striking in how unusual it is compared to most wheat beers I've sampled. Potent wort notes, grain, and almost-funky yeast notes join up to support a heavy wave of peppery/acidic (almost pissy) hop notes. Caramel and citrus are in there as well.

The subtle tartness of wheat is joined by a perfume-like spiciness suggesting pine, lavendar, rose-water, and other amorphous floral components. The Saphir hops indeed suggest tangerine, and are almost too fruity (without adding much if any bitterness). Finishes semi-dry with hints of burnt sugar and ginger. Unusual.

Creamy, full-bodied, effervescent mouthfeel with a menthol-like aspect from the alcohol.

Not sure what style this truly should be considered, but it is an interesting experiment.

Serving type: bottle

01-29-2012 10:44:12 | More by augustgarage

Thorpe429

Illinois

3.15/5  rDev -22.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Bottle picked up at Rick's in Alexandria. Served in a tulip. Ecause we are moving and I already packed all my weizen glasses.

Pours a hazy deep golden color with a bit of a copper tint to it. The head is initially large and foamy, but falls down fairly quickly. Good lacing and a collar throughout. The nose has some really spicy German hops. Not nearly as enticing as the Brooklyn version. The flavor has some more hop spice and faint floral characteristics. Moderate malt and a touch of sweetness. A bit too boozy as well. Overall, not a huge fan of this one.

Serving type: bottle

01-29-2012 01:12:33 | More by Thorpe429

diamondc

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -20.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

11.231 on the back. I can (hopefully) assume thats the year/day the beer was bottled.

A: Cloudy, hazy, bits of sediment floating around. Dark orange, almost amber hue. Denser than a typical hefeweizen.

S: Banana, bubblegum, cloves, orange juice, a tropical fruit aroma that is odd considering the style. There is a subtle citrus hop aroma lurking in there, too.

T: Canned fruit syrup type sweetness. An odd, chalky vitamin & sugarless gum flavor almost ruins the whole thing. Some decent banana and clove does come out on the aftertaste though.

M/O: A melange of weird flavors in this one. There's better weizenbocks on the shelf that a are couple dollars less too.

Serving type: bottle

01-17-2012 04:34:29 | More by diamondc

AwYeh

California

3.03/5  rDev -25.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

500 ml bottle poured into tulip.

A: Opaque, yellow-brown tone with two fingers of light, bubbly, sparkling head. Good retention which I didn't expect considering the sparkling quality of it, accompanied by moderate lacing.

S: Lots going on here right from the beginning: I pick up the banana, clove, and bubblegum flavors associated with the style, a big punch of grassy hops emerges, and a strong, funky yeastiness comes out which really dominates the smell once its been picked up.

T: Clove and banana upfront are quickly overtaken by a medicinal sweetness of increasing intensity as the glass goes on– not particularly digging that aspect of the flavor. Besides that, strong grassy hops and lightly funky yeast are quite enjoyable. There's a light citrus flavor in here too, comparable to apricots.

M: Moderate-bodied with equally moderate carbonation, slightly creamy with a light dryness on the finish.

O: I didn't end up liking this one as much as I thought I would, but I'll give it another chance if I have the opportunity. There's lots of good to be had here, and I could easily see someone enjoying this more than I did regardless of whether or not they like the medicinal notes.

Serving type: bottle

01-12-2012 04:25:36 | More by AwYeh

ReelBigwigFish

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured into weizen glass

A: Golden hazy color with bits of chunky yeast, thick fluffy white head.

S: banana, lemon, apricot, yeast, dirty gym socks. Definitely has a bit of that yeast funk, always intriguing!

T: Similar to nose, gets a little grainy. Grassy hops, spice, some darker fruit than what I'm used to with the style. Honestly the yeast flavor in this reminded me of eating snow (at least the snow that falls here in the lovely [un]polluted state of New Jersey haha).

M: Medium carbonation, slightly creamy, heavier than a lot of hefeweizens.

O: Not bad, I don't think Schneider can make a bad weiss beer. Really interested in trying the Brooklyn take on this beer.

Serving type: bottle

01-10-2012 00:31:27 | More by ReelBigwigFish

BierStein711

Illinois

4.03/5  rDev -1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pint bottle poured into weizen glass. No expiration date.

Four finger head with orange color and cloudiness similar to weissbiers.

S: Oranges, lemons, peppers, and cloves

T: Lemons, cloves, oranges, hefe yeast, and bananas. Finished by perfect dry hopped biterness.

M: Perfect, almost like a regular hefe, but more full bodied.

Overall, this is a good beer. Not a must have, but certainly a must try.

Serving type: bottle

01-08-2012 23:17:09 | More by BierStein711

cooler4life

Quebec (Canada)

4.28/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

A: Pours a cloudy yellow, orangey amber color with a one inch off-white head. Tons of yeast particulate can be seen. Carbonation and lacing leave great suds along the side.

S: Hoppy at first and then lends to a grassy, fruity (apricots) yeasty aroma.

T: Crisp and fresh with light spices. Herbal notes combine with an orangey tang.

M: Great carbonation and extremely smooth. Flavor gets progressively stronger and then finishes slick with some tangerine aftertones.

O: Refreshing. The collaboration between Schneider and Brooklyn has created something special.

Serving type: bottle

12-24-2011 22:17:33 | More by cooler4life

BabySnakes

Pennsylvania

4.88/5  rDev +19.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Cloudy straw yellow with a medium head. Lots of yeast in my pour.

Aroma's first impression was of a sour beer, a geuze maybe. The hops are certainly there, citrusy,tangerine, spicy, but are blended with the yeast aromas of clove and banana.

The taste was grapefruit, clove and banana at initially. As it warms the grapefruit gives way to sweeter citrus, the tangerine I detected from the aroma. The clove and banana are certainly there as well. The Hallertauer Saphir hops are responsible for the citrus, grapefruit and spicy aroma and those flavors come thru as well.

The mouthfeel is very full. Medium carbonation and lots of body from the wheat. Excellent.
This beer is more than the sum of its parts. All of the characteristics I detected meld in a masterful way that I would wxpect from two heavyweights collaborating. This is an outstanding beer!

Serving type: bottle

12-19-2011 01:36:06 | More by BabySnakes

Vylo

New Jersey

4.4/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Pours a muddy brown. If you judge Scheider by appearance, you will be disappointed, but also ignorant as to the awesomeness their beers hold.

Smell is decent, nothing exceptional malts and hops, blah blah.

Taste is smooth, low bitterness. almost a chunky taste, pleasant if you enjoy the style.

Mouthfeel is great. As good as you could hope for in a beer.

Pick it up, high on my list, even though it isn't my favorite style.

Serving type: bottle

12-18-2011 02:28:15 | More by Vylo

BeerSingh

India

4.25/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

So I finally got my hands on the Tap 5 - a hoppy weizenbock ? I was happy just looking at the hoppy indications on the label, and was super eager to try it. I got me a few 500 ml bottles from the German Christmas Festival at the German House in my city (always make it a point to get there for great deals on beer). I poured it carefully into my Weihenstephaner Weiss glass, but nevertheless it took me about 5 minutes to get the entire 500 mils into it. The head would just not listen. Heavy lacing as I waited for the cappuccino head to recede after every 50 ml pour. The beer itself was rusty brown in colour with a gleeful sheen, very turbid due to floaties. The aroma was full on - yeasty esters at first followed by beautiful floral hops and finally finishing with a defiant malt presence. This didn't speak of wheat at all, very robust and lingering. The aroma was very inviting.
As I took my first sip, I was greeted with heavy caramel and toffee flavors with a heavy background of hot spices. This was probably the sweetest wheat beer I had ever tasted. I wouldn't have guessed it was wheat if I was in a blind tasting. The sweetness finally also gave way to woody, earthy notes and only then you could feel the liveliness of the well carbonated beer. I would say the sweetness created a nice foil around the esters and spiciness towards the finish. One thing missing completely was the hop bitterness that I had expected. Not there at all - did I get a bad bottle or were they only noble in nature ? Had there been a little hoppiness in the taste, I would consider this beer to be supremely balanced.
The beer is light inspite of the assertive sweetness, so it scores high on drinkability. I would recommend this as a great accompaniment to roasted dark meats or curried dishes. This is another class act from G Schneider & Sohns.

Serving type: bottle

12-05-2011 07:56:16 | More by BeerSingh

TheHoppiest

Ohio

4.7/5  rDev +15.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a 500 ml bottle into a Schneider & Brooklyner branded weissen glass. Pours a cloudy apricot color, with a three-finger creme colored head.

Smells sweet and fruity, very floral, with tons of apricot, mango, and peach, with undertones of straw, grass and hops. The smell, frankly, is pretty amazing, more like nectar that just a hint of the fruit aromas.

Taste is similarly unique and delicious. The sweet fruit nectar aromas carry over to the taste, but the hop bitterness is much more pronounced, mixing and melding nicely with the honey, apricot, mango, pineapple flavors. Ends with a piney, slightly resinous hop flavor that is bitter, but not too dry. It is no exaggeration to say this tastes perfect!

Medium bodied, with a thicker and more viscous feel than expected to the brew. Finishes nicely, without too much dryness or tackiness.

Schneider-Weiss, like Weihenstephaner or Ayinger, continues to prove the Germans know how to brew a tasty, complex, nuanced and balanced brew. While we Americans always think of big steins of lagered beer when we think of German beer, the truth is they make some of the most sublime, tasty, and unearthly ales on the planet. This beer is no exception, and is a must-try in my opinion if you're in the mood for a delicious, different and altogether classy beer. Enjoy!

Serving type: bottle

11-23-2011 01:40:52 | More by TheHoppiest