Gutmann Hefeweizen - Brauerei Fritz Gutmann

MTNboy

Missouri

4/5  rDev +12.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I was assured that this was a somewhat popular brand with some of the locals in Bavaria. It was a cloudy deep yellow almost orange body with plenty of carbonation. The barmaid ensured a perfect pour from the bottle. The almost beige head was frothy and perfect. There were some spice and yeast characters to the aroma. The flavor was well balanced. Clove some banana and citrus. It had a full body for this style.

Serving type: bottle

06-14-2011 03:00:36 | More by MTNboy

FosterJM

California

3.3/5  rDev -7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

540th Review on BA
Bottle to Weizen
500 Ml
Best By 2/4/11

Thanks to a vendor of mine whose family
brought this from Germany and he shared his extra bottle.

App- Hazy light wheat yellow with a puffy two finger head. The cling is a bit minimal. As i drink the head simply moves sideways to allow a sip.

Smell- I sense this has declined quite a bit. The yeast is there but off to me. A basic wheat beer smell. Missing the bubblegum and lightness to it.

Taste- Seems like this is just very old. Not fresh, peppy with that yeasty crispness. Its a but a thought of what I hoped this could be.
More peppery thick as well.

Mouth- Medium bodied and medium carbonated. Its flavors dont leave much. A bit of wheat thats about it, maybe a faint whisper of yeast.

Drink- Eh, could've been better in its prime but still awesome only 2nd BA from States to review.

Serving type: bottle

06-04-2011 01:25:28 | More by FosterJM

dasenebler

Maine

2.75/5  rDev -22.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

.5L, best before 7/7/11.

Pours a light, hazy orange with a brilliant head. Great lacing of thick and creamy eggshell goodness.

The aroma is straight-up yeasty and bready. Nice floral character.

The flavor is not great. There is a bitter-yeasty note that this stuff just can't overcome. The limited banana and spice character can't do it. Nor can the wheaty sweetness. Watery mouthfeel is somewhat improved by the effervescent and smooth carb.

Looks like a million bucks, but tastes like about 50 cents. Unbalanced and sub-par for the style.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2011 22:04:03 | More by dasenebler

Cozzatoad

Italy

3.78/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

500ml bottle, purchased at a local beershop

A- Almost golden with some orange hints, much less cloudy than the vast majority of hefeweizens. Medium and perfectly white creamy head, good retention

S- Weak to be honest. Yeast and maybe a hint of clove

T- Not the standard hefeweizen for sure. The wheat malts are hardly perceptible and hence the beer has a very light feel, but not an empty light feel: there's banana, some clove and a suprising but fine fruity (apple, maybe cherry) taste. Hops are gentle but bring a fresh feel to the flavours

M- A light body. Still, an awesomely fresh feel, perfect carbonation to give life without being overpowering and as smooth as you could ask

D- Awesome drinkability, maybe the freshest feel i ever found in a beer. One of the top examples of the high drinkability that you can trust to find in bavarian beers

If i had it on a blind tasting i would for sure have said that this is a Kristalweizen, but appareantly this is not filtered. A suprising but very good hefeweizen

Serving type: bottle

03-02-2011 16:08:29 | More by Cozzatoad

sfprint

Germany

3.7/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Hmm, I disagree with the person below me that this beer can be found in nearly every drink shop in Berlin. I wish! It's definitely findable, but I can only think of a few places that have it in my neighborhood.

A: Almost perfect. Maybe I should really give it a 5. Beautiful radiant orangy yellow color with an even head. Very very cloudy. So much so that you can barely see the carbonation in action.

S: A bit complicated. Smoke, sandy banana yeast, and the alcohol in the background.

T: Not one of the sweeter Hefeweizens. Quite neutral in flavor with some bitterness. The back end is nice and creamy. On the heavy side.

M: Very smooth, with a particular, somewhat mellow sting.

D: Heavy, but nice.

Serving type: bottle

08-19-2010 23:31:48 | More by sfprint

joemacpherson

Utah

3.95/5  rDev +11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

This is a popular beer in Berlin, nearly every drink store has it in stock.

It is hazy golden in appearance with a small but creamy head. A little lacing residue.

Strong banana & clove fragrance with a tid of floral aroma coming from the hops

The esters come out in the taste with a touch of banana. The wheat backs it all up bringing the yeast into balance. Slightly sweeter than the competition.

Good mouthfeel. Full body.

Drinkability is fine.

Pretty good beer overall.
Prost!

Serving type: bottle

08-10-2010 14:00:52 | More by joemacpherson

atis

Finland

3.38/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Pours almost clear golden with large white and dense head that in one finger thickness lasts till the end of the glass with thick stripes of lacing. Aroma is yeasty spice, light fruit.

Taste is wheaty bitterness with touch of clove and medium-dry finish, rather long-lasting not too pleasant malty aftertaste with bits of spice. Mouthfeel is light-medium with quite high, but nevertheless pleasant carbonation.

Overall, although it looked good and aroma was rather pleasant, it lacked something in the taste department.

Serving type: bottle

11-29-2009 08:54:20 | More by atis

stcules

Italy

3.03/5  rDev -14.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Slightly hazy yellow appearance, with a white, compact, beautiful head.
The first note is banana, but not cloying. Light cloves, yeast, and wheat.
There are all the typical hefeweizen flavour.
And all well amalgamated, without any peak.
Lightly citric notes in the aftertaste, and yeast.
Drinkable and pleasant.

Serving type: bottle

02-06-2008 19:59:07 | More by stcules