Grieskirchner Jörger Weisse - Brauerei Grieskirchen AG

jeremytroy

Michigan

3.93/5  rDev +8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Bought from Ryan's Liquor in Port Huron. Served in a weizen glass purchased at the same location.

A - Light gold color typical of the hefeweizen. Tremendous head upon pour, which died down fairly quickly and left a little lacing.

S - Slight floral and malt scents. Pleasing, but not particularly strong.

T - Floral and malty, like the scent. Balanced by light wheat flavors.

M - Very light and refreshing. Smooth to drink with a dry and crisp finish.

This beer was very drinkable; with subtle complexities and an overwhelming smoothness and grace.

Serving type: bottle

12-31-2007 18:24:53 | More by jeremytroy

thecheapies

Pennsylvania

3.9/5  rDev +8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A big fluffy mess of a weizen head sits sturdily on a dirty lemonade beer for massive cloudiness. Even got that mushroom effect of the head as the rim of the glass pinched the foam like tight pants over sloppy love handles.

Spicy clove, husked wheat grain, and yellow banana. Peppery quality is pertinent to describe the spiciness of this brew. White bread and crusts. Nice hefe nose.

Big clove notes and banana peel and a touch of pink peppercorn. The banana is slightly green in flavor with light pithy bitterness that might actually be a hop presence. Very mild maltiness that sings with big white bread doughiness. Alcohol is present, also. Following the nose, this is quite the spicy hefeweizen!

Wet, soppy mouthfeel with soft carbonation and milk-thick body. Sits kind of heavy, but a bright booze life makes this a decent little winter night starter brew.

Loved finding this in the bottleshop tonight! It's not summer, but I can still enjoy a new hefe! And, this one was a pleaser!

Serving type: bottle

12-05-2012 03:39:58 | More by thecheapies

ATPete

New Jersey

3.88/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

broad shouldered 500ml

Milky white in the bottle before the pour, a slightly chill hazed glowing presence about it, very cool to look at. Pours the much expected cloudy pale yellow color with a large creamy white head. Nose of banana, spice and toasty wheat. Clean and refreshing and thankfully so since i had this beer at about 10:30 this morning. A hoppy change of pace amongst weisse beers, a subtle blast of bitterness late in the quaff. Smooth, round and well balanced. An under rated brew, cheap enough to encourage a seek out.

Serving type: bottle

10-14-2009 22:30:30 | More by ATPete

czechsaaz

Washington

3.85/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pale yellow and very cloudy (good for style) with a thick white head that dissipates kind of quickly but leaves a nice ring around the glass.

Aroma is hugely wheaty with honey notes and a hint of phenolic (clove). Also very appropriate for the style.

Flavor follows the same profile as the aroma. Very tart wheat flavor that lends it the lemon kick (without adding a slab of lemon in the glass) but also a nice spicey background of fermentation esters.

Light bodied with pretty high carbonation level. Very much a refreshing hot weather beer.

A very pleasant but not blowaway example of Hefeweiss. This bottle is kind of old (about a year) so I imagine fresh this might be really nice.

Serving type: bottle

07-23-2006 04:43:57 | More by czechsaaz

shadow1961

Minnesota

3.83/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Grieskirchner Jörger Weisse pours out a creamy white head over a cloudy pale
yellow brew. Carbonation is very slow, and the nose is a nice citrus, malt and yeast
combination. This smell is distinct, and it's what makes it a whitbier and not a hefe-
weizen. I never thought there was that much difference between the styles but now
it's pretty clear. Maybe they are on the same evolutionary limb but different branches
for sure. The flavor is malt, of course, but also citrus and something else- cloves perhaps?
Mouthfeel is clean, tingly, and crisp. Very mild spicy aftertaste. This is a really good brew
anybody who likes a nice whit or a hefe would get along nicely with this brew.

Serving type: bottle

03-09-2007 08:16:15 | More by shadow1961

MTNboy

Missouri

3.83/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

This beer is extremely carbonated and frothy. The body is cloudy brass color when first poured but settles to a bit more transparent gold color. There are lots of little carbonation bubbles to the body. The aroma was great. A lot of citrus tones with maybe just a hint of banana and clove. The mouthfeel is light and thin and very refreshing. The flavor has very strong lemon esters followed by the usual wheat beer flavors. This is an excellent summer beer.

Serving type: bottle

03-21-2010 23:46:18 | More by MTNboy

brentk56

North Carolina

3.83/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: Pours a hazy pale golden color with a decent though not spectacular cap; leaves a smattering of lace, however

Smell: Cracked wheat, banana bread and a hint of lemon

Taste: Opens with a cracked wheat and banana flavor, with just a hint of lemony sourness that arrives by mid-palate; past is prologue and the finish is much the same as the opening

Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation

Drinkability: Not knowing enough about the Austrian style, I would describe this as an entry hefe - not as rich in flavor or carbonation as its German cousins, and rather devoid of any clove aspect; still, this is easy to drink and very enjoyable

Serving type: bottle

01-03-2011 22:30:03 | More by brentk56

merlin48

Kentucky

3.8/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Bottle pours a hazy straw yellow body with a rather small white head that leaves some sparse lacing on the glass. Aroma is yeasty, with orange and lemon esters and hints of coriander and banana. Lively carbonation characterizes the light medium body. Taste has light notes of citrusy lemon and orange with white pepper and coriander accents. Wheat malt and yeast are prominent, with some subtle floral hop bittering. Nothing exceptional here but a very good warm weather bier.

Serving type: bottle

04-24-2008 12:09:40 | More by merlin48

malty

Michigan

3.78/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a murky yellow with a bright white loose 1" head. Not much to see inside the liquid due to its said murkiness. The head settles to a 1/4" after a minute or so.

Nice bright esters in the nose with a good whiff of yeasty dominance. Fruity scents with a powdered banana (kinda like the gobstopper candy that has the cherries, limes and bananas, etc...) Can't discern any real clove presence. Fresh mowed hay.

The flavors are clean with the yeast leading the way. Light earthy flavors; wheat malt is gracefully identifiable. The banana flavor I caught in the nose is very subdued in flavor. No clove flavor to speak of. Just a tad tart with a hint of citrus peel.

Mouthfeel is very nice. Fluffy, soft with a good amount of fine carbonation. The body is on the lighter side of medium and it finishes a bit chalky & dry but very fresh and clean.

Drinkability is very good also. Nothing too out of the ordinary with this beer. A safe bet for a summer party with some semi-advererous guests.

Overall a beer that sits smack-dab between a Wit and a Wheat. I think I would have given it better marks if it were a Wit, but it's a little too tame and one dimensional for a wheat beer IMHO. Clean and very fresh tasting that would pair nicely with a ton of summer foods. Good, but nothing memorable, I'm a bit sad to say.

Serving type: bottle

04-19-2008 20:53:49 | More by malty

Florida9

Illinois

3.78/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Light yellow in color with a slight haze. Pours with a huge foamy head that quickly reduces to nothing, not even a slight surface coating. No lacing.

S: Some light biscuit malt and faint banana. Not much going on here.

T: Light malt and some light banana flavors, though the banana becomes more pronounced as the beer warms. Also a little sweet (honey) and sour (lemon) interplay. Interesting, but thankfully the flavors are on the softer side.

M: Thin with medium carbonation.

D: A decent hefeweizen, on the lighter side for the style, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. Beer does show more character as it warms.

Serving type: bottle

08-12-2009 01:57:47 | More by Florida9

Mebuzzard

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This pours a hazy, glowing yellow/gold. Bubbles rise quickly forming a strong, semi-dense head. Citrus and corriander exude from the glass. Spicey and crisp.
Not a complex flavor, but very nice. Citrus and corriander follow from the nose and hit the palate with a crips splash. A bit sweet, like a watery lemondrop. Good yeast and biscuit tones mixed in.
Again, crisp and refreshing. A nice beer drank in the winter, but should have been sampled in the summer.

Serving type: bottle

01-21-2008 16:58:51 | More by Mebuzzard

dsa7783

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Single bottle just copped from Gary's in Madison for $1.39...
Unspectacular, average-at-best pour for a Hefeweizen, resulting in a murky, medium-orange, tinted hue with absolutely no head nor lacing...
Faint, citrus-like, sweet, nectarine aroma...
Ultra-sweet, flavorul, yet light-bodied flavor combining elements of sweet grapefruit, oranges, tangerines, candied sugars, and honey along with a citrus-like zest...
Drinkability was good due to the low ABV and lack of cloying flavors...
Not bad, but certainly nothing above and beyond...

Serving type: bottle

07-23-2008 22:44:05 | More by dsa7783

oberon

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Not a style I go to often but for something to put down after work with a little substance this does the trick.My first Austrian weisse beer that I have had to my knowledge,this pours into a large weisse/weizen glass a mix of lemonade and tea with a smaller than expected head that was gone quite quickly.As others have noted lemon is the dominant aroma with some iron and slight clove as well.Flavors are somewhat clean for the style but damn refreshing,lemony with underlying clove and a hint of vanilla but its light on the palate.Now if this was the middle of July here in NC instead of October this would be a helluva backyard beer,as is its a nice thirst quencher.

Serving type: bottle

10-27-2008 20:18:16 | More by oberon

Zorro

California

3.75/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Cloudy gold colored beer, no way can you see through this one. Small white head.

Smell is sweet with about equal amounts of both clove and banana in the scent. Lesser scent of cinnamon and bruised banana.

Starts out sweet with a strong clove and banana ice cream flavor. Milder flavor than the smell, it starts out clove and finishes banana and bubblegum with every taste.

Mouthfeel is good.

Good drinkability, it is a little on the mild side but I could see drinking this all day in the summer.

Serving type: bottle

02-13-2011 03:24:08 | More by Zorro

objectivemonkey

Minnesota

3.73/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Into a wiezen glass, pours a deep, cloudy golden yellow with a real nice head receding to film and has sweet splotchy, slowly receding lacing, very nice. Aroma is classic wiezen, very nice banana esters that feel a little musty due to wheaty tones, cloves and spices present but subtle. Taste lacks a punch, but the essentials are there. Good banana, wheat, a twinge of tang and some spice, very subtle. Mouth is a little meh, some nice carbonation, but the body isn't full enough to support it, vexes me so. I really want this to be really good, but it just falls short. Glad i picked it up, would reccomend another to try it, but not more.

Serving type: bottle

10-18-2006 01:53:05 | More by objectivemonkey

Billolick

New York

3.73/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Mid sized German style bottle, w/o freshness info. Pours clouded medium tangarine, under a medium off white head, just a smudge and another smidge of lace on the glass.

Bananas, oranges and wheaty goodness in the nose.

More bananas, mild orange and a hint of clove carry the freight, thoroughly enjoyable wheat. Mild, smooth and moderatly flavorful. Decent levels of carbonation and body, easy drinking nothing unbelievable but worth a try

Serving type: bottle

11-25-2010 03:20:26 | More by Billolick

stercomm

Ohio

3.73/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pint poured at Local Options in Chicago, from memory

A - light yellow, slight white head, minor lacing

S - Slight malts, banana and cloves

T - Very nicely balanced beer, banana and clove is not over the top, very subtle, slight malts

M - Medium bodied, mild carbonation.

D - A very nice beer, could drink multiples of this and not get tired of it.

Serving type: on-tap

10-08-2011 21:21:58 | More by stercomm

rohrbachsfan

New York

3.7/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Appearance: Cloudy golden yellow with a medium foamy head. The head dissipated quickly. Afterwards the glass was left with some lacing.

Smell: Grain, malt, citrus.

Taste: Wheat malt and mild clove spice.

Mouthfeel: Slightly thin but with good carbonation.

Drinkability: A very good Hefeweizen. Worth trying.

Serving type: bottle

06-17-2007 16:21:12 | More by rohrbachsfan

Greggy

Minnesota

3.7/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance- Not much for head. The tiny head that is there very quickly recedes to nothing.

Smell- Malty Wheat Yeast, Maybe a tiny touch of orange.

Taste- Very light citrus (orange/lemon), light fruit, very clean and crisp.

Mouthfeel - lower carbonated which works great with the style, in my opinion.

Drinkability - A pretty decent brew and @ 5.1%, a sessionable offering.

Serving type: bottle

03-08-2008 05:07:32 | More by Greggy

Erish

Illinois

3.7/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

I poured this 11.2 oz. bottle into a wheat glass.

A: cloudy, honey-yellow gold color, an aggressive pour produced a small, whitish head with virtually no cap and decent lacing.

S: clove, some sulfur, banana, bubblegum, honey, floral yeast funk.

T: sweet, bread-like yeast, bubblegum, banana, clove.

M: light-bodied, silky, abundant carbonation.

D: a simple and tasty hefeweizen, and one I would seek out again.

Serving type: bottle

01-22-2011 02:50:32 | More by Erish

mfnmbvp

Illinois

3.7/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

1 pint 0.9 fl oz bottle, no apparent bottled on date present, production number 101100 L12. A hefeweizen that I've never heard of before, imported by Wein-Bauer, out of Franklin Park, IL, not far from where I live. My label is different than the beer pictured, and says only Grieskirchner Weisse. Expectations are low, as this isn't my favorite style to begin with.

Poured into a Shock Top hefeweizen glass.

A - Pours just over a finger of bone white foamy head on top of a murky yellow lemonade colored body. Looks even paler than I was expecting. Lots of bubbles streaming to the surface. Head dies down quickly.

S - Nose is comprised of earthy grains, malts, & wheat, some lemon and citric qualities, and some spicy cloves. Also has a sort of musty, adjunct type aroma.

T - Body is crisply carbonated, and lightly bodied, with a sweet earthy corn husk flavor paired with subtle spice and citrus notes. To me, it tastes similar to some of the imported lagers I have tried from India. Sweet apple juice in the finish, which could be attributed to some sort of hop presence, and maybe just a tad of metallic copper presence.

M - Crisp, clean, light. Some watery corn husk type flavor remains behind.

Overall, much better than what I was expecting, but more akin to a lager than it is a legitimate white beer. People looking for a nice weissbier will probably walk away disappointed, but those who enjoy a better lager than BMC swill will find some enjoyment to be had from this one. And at under three dollars for a bottle of imported Austrian beer, I guess you can't really go wrong.

Grieskirchner Weisse ---3.5/5

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2013 20:40:07 | More by mfnmbvp

avalon07

South Carolina

3.68/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Poured from a bottle to a weizen glass. Had a yellowish-brown color and a cloudy consistency. A decent amount of sediment. Not as much head or lacing as you might find with other beers of the style.

S: Smelled of wheat, banana and that bubble gum quality.

T: Like the smell, taste consisted of wheat, banana and bubble in the finish. Good, but not great.

M: Pretty well carbonated beer with a very dry finish. Medium-bodied.

D: While this is a solid beer, it doesn't distinguish itself from other hefeweizens. Still, a drinkable beer.

Serving type: bottle

12-24-2008 03:03:42 | More by avalon07

cagocubs

Illinois

3.68/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Nice looking pour, golden with great head that laces glass and retains nicely.

S: Not the strongest example of a hefe with its smell. You get the citrus and earthy tones.

T: Same as scent. Good, but not the best example. Has nice citrus and wheat tastes.

M: Flows down nicely with good carbonation. Good aftertaste as well.

D: For the price this is a solid Hefe when comparing it to a beer like Blue Moon. This does not compete with the great Hefes though.

Serving type: bottle

03-26-2010 19:39:16 | More by cagocubs

afinepilsner

Iowa

3.65/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

1pt .9oz brown bottle

Grieskirchner Jorger Weisse was a hazy yellow color with a white head. The head didn't last long with very little lacing. The aroma was banana, clove, and wheat. The taste crisp and about the same as the smell. The mouthfeel was a tad thin with average carbonation. The drinkability is good. Overall it's a little light for the style, but is still a good beer.

Serving type: bottle

10-02-2006 20:42:15 | More by afinepilsner

Chaz

Minnesota

3.65/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Served in an Erdinger Weisse glass, Medium-pour produces a two fingered head that falls after a couple of minutes leaving just a ring of lace. Hazey pale copper in color, with notes of vanilla and banana (plenty of banana) on the nose. Rather sweet on th first sip, but not without a tangy sweet/sour element that comes on quickly and hangs on 'til the end. Some pleasant interplay of citrus notes (orange and light lemon) and the vanilla and light clove of the yeast. Mouthfeel is lighter than I'd like but there's plenty of flavor here, and enough carbonation to carry that flavor to the right places. Cloudy, with plenty of yeast left in the bottle. A quite drinkable hefe, although some might find it to be too middle of the road. I'd say it's just a bit better than that.

Serving type: bottle

06-04-2007 22:35:44 | More by Chaz