Hacker-Pschorr Hefe Weisse Natürtrub - Hacker-Pschorr Bräu GmbH

BeerManDan

California

4/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Not really impressed with this brew. It was not what I expected in a wheat beer. Short finish in the taste and not an over powering beer overall. I just think it's an average weise.
On second tasting I up graded it to 4, across the board. Must have been a bad day first time!

Serving type: bottle

07-24-2002 11:31:13 | More by BeerManDan

BitteBier

Indiana

4.08/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

I enjoyed this weissbier from start to finish. Poured a golden orange with remarkably long-lasting effervescence, which made for a persistent head as well. Aroma (though muted) and taste were both "soft" with the crispness one expects from a wheat beer and a surprisingly complexity of fruit and clove tastes with each drink. Nice mouthfeel and typical wheat beer drinkability. This one was (and is) a great choice for a hot summer day.

Serving type: on-tap

07-14-2002 19:31:21 | More by BitteBier

Wildman

Ohio

4.03/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This beer poured a cloudy light tan color with some carbonation present. This helped to create a white, very foamy head that looked like a float when it subsided and left some lace. The aroma was of hops and some citrus and clove. The flavor was of hops, lemon-citrus with wheat. The finish was tangy, almost sour. A good beer, though I still prefer some others more than this one.

Serving type: bottle

07-12-2002 15:45:28 | More by Wildman

ElGuapo

New Jersey

4.05/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

cloudy whitish pour from the pint. A substantial sized head will hang around your tall weisse glass for some time. Loads of yeast and citrus jump out of the glass.

Flavor is loaded with lemon and yeast. It is very crisp and refreshing. I have had quite a few of these gems, and I have learned that adding lemon is not the thing to do. It will kill the flavor that you want. This is my favorite weiss.

Serving type: bottle

07-05-2002 07:53:44 | More by ElGuapo

frank4sail

New Jersey

3.28/5  rDev -19.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours with a thick rocky slightly tan (off white) head. Lots of tiny bubbles. Cloudy and gold in color. Wheaty nose but not much. Very sweet taste with a sour finish. Distinct malted wheat taste really sticks out.. Very carbonated and effervescent. The mouth has too much body for me... A slightly above average weisse.

Serving type: bottle

07-02-2002 07:47:53 | More by frank4sail

marc77

California

4.1/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

The hazy, light orange hued brew is topped by the typically magnificently thick, dense, creamy and very persistent ivory - white head. Esterwise, clove notes are more pronounced than banana. Sweet malt, wheat tartness a touch of citrus, and yeast mustiness follow the expected esters and are quite enjoyable. This beer exhibits excellent balance all around... Light clove flavors, citrus zest, grainy wheat tartness and pleasant residual sweetness are all well integrated. Hop bitterness, although expectedly light, adds a crispness by sufficiently balancing the malt profile. It finishes w/ tasty honey notes that fade fairly quickly. Hacker - Pschorr Weisse is a tasty German wheat, and displays excellent drinkablity. With more complexity, this would be superlative.

Serving type: bottle

07-01-2002 18:53:06 | More by marc77

zerk

California

3.9/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Noticed a light citrus flavor, offset by spice (cloves?)

Cloudy gold coloring, and a fine ring of white resting on top.

Overall, I enjoyed this beer, and find it to be one of the better wheat beers I've had.

Serving type: bottle

06-24-2002 09:20:21 | More by zerk

IrishRedRock

Pennsylvania

3.88/5  rDev -5.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A very good weiss, another excellent offering from the Hacker-Pschorr line of brews. Would love to try it on tap. Smells delicious and has a nice wheat and hops balance. Excellente.

Serving type: bottle

06-20-2002 13:29:52 | More by IrishRedRock

psugrad98

Pennsylvania

4.53/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Nice slightly cloudy golden in color, with a thick lasting head. Brussles lace is absollute the thickest I've ever seen. Fresh tasting with a fruity clove and wheat fragrance. Slightly carbonated and highly drinkable.

Serving type: on-tap

06-03-2002 15:12:40 | More by psugrad98

Thrasher

Oregon

3.9/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Just a notch below Paulaner and Franziskaner in my opinion. Head quivers like a poached egg, golden orange cloudy body, terrific beady mouthfeel, aroma a little milky and sour. Banana, cloves, bubble gum flavors. Good healthy yeast comes to the forefront, well supported by perfectly toasty, almost invisible, malts. Quite more-ish, meaning the finish begs for another sip, especially if it is not too cold. Aftertaste is pure pineapple. Everything is here for a great hefe, all the characteristics are in place, just not that intangible divine quality that would push this brew over the edge.

Serving type: bottle

05-29-2002 14:46:24 | More by Thrasher

aracauna

Georgia

3.95/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

This is a good hefe. Nice cloudy dark orange color with average hefe head. The nose is a bit spicy (cloves) (almost like they used belgian yeast, but not quite) with notes of esters and some citrus. The esters aren't quite as strong as in Schneider Weiss, but this is still one of the more flavorful hefes I've had.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2002 18:34:30 | More by aracauna

John

New York

4.4/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Big surprise...another delicious German Hefe Weizen. IMHO, Hacker-Pschorr is right up there with the best of them. Full mouthfeel, smooth banana, clove flavors. HP may be a touch more tart than Paulaner or Weihenstphaner.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2002 08:41:10 | More by John

jackndan

Illinois

4.3/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

What a beautiful beer. Had it on tap, deep yellow, absolutely cloudy. One word, bananas, describes the aroma. Excellent Weiss beer, sweet fruit flavors at the very front, deep wheat/yeast on the palate, and long malt/fruit/hop aftertaste. Very complex and wonderful. Buy this.

Month later: had it in a bottle. Very nice. Pay money to buy this.

Serving type: on-tap

05-14-2002 19:49:02 | More by jackndan

Bierman9

New Hampshire

4.45/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

My dalliance with German Hefe-Weisse biers continues....
I love the color....a cloudy (yeast-induced) medium golden color. Big creamy head to start, fades rapidly, but leaves a small ring throughout. Nose has a combo of banana, clove, yeastiness, touch of citrus. Fairly smooth tongue, with medium body. The typical Bayerisch Hefe-weisse flavors abound: the fruitiness combined with spiciness... a good mix.
Assuming it's a nice, warm day...high drinkability...still good if the weather rots, like today. Prosit!!

overall: 4.45
appearance: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | mouthfeel: 4 | drinkability: 4.5

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Serving type: bottle

04-25-2002 13:54:06 | More by Bierman9

cokes

Wisconsin

4.03/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This is the bar to which all other hefeweizens are measured against (along with many of the other classics...Paulaner, Franz, etc).
Rich milky honey in color with a fat, creamy head. Peppery, lemon and clove in the nose....but not as strong as some others.
Quasi-lemon tartness and clove on the taste buds. Sturdy malt base adds some sweetness and stability. Actually, maltier than alot of hefes. Wrapped up with some grassy, herbal hops flourishes
Smooth on the palate, and excellent warm weather brew. Especially nice a cooler summer evening (due to it's relative heft).

I had it at a restuarant tonight. They took the liberty to squeeze in the gaudiest lemon wedge I had even seen. I am not normally against a small lemon to go along with one of these, but this was too much. The citric acid cut through most of the other tastes....but I have had it enough to know what is really like.
So, note to servers: go light on the fruit garnishes....my fault too, for not asking about it beforehand.

Serving type: bottle

04-13-2002 23:40:34 | More by cokes

Jordan

California

4.2/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Lemon-peel, clover, and spice aromas. Severely hazey, opaque honey orange hues. Head resembles what you might expect on a root-beer float. Very smooth, very satisfying. Throwing all international boarders and traditions aside. This being a wheat based brew, it is hands down the greatest wheat beer I've sampled thus far on my beer journey.

Serving type: bottle

03-26-2002 21:52:43 | More by Jordan

WilliamPhilaPa

Pennsylvania

3.55/5  rDev -13.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pours a orange / yellow color and hazy, the head is light, white and fluffy. The aroma is malty with hints of spice and carbonation and yeast. The spice is clove-like. The taste of the beer is sweet with the after-taste of banana, slight bitterness, smooth mouthfeel. This seems to be a fairly popular Hefe, but I don’t seem to like it as much as other people do.

Serving type: bottle

02-08-2002 17:02:47 | More by WilliamPhilaPa

Jason

Massachusetts

4.38/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Nice fat and juicy wheat beer, spicy flavours upfront with a crisp carbonation. Little bit of phenolic activity with suggestions of clove and black pepper. The fruitiness is all over the place ... so nix the lemon wedge please.

Serving type: bottle

01-22-2002 22:51:57 | More by Jason

pbnagel

Texas

4.2/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Seems a little dark for a weisse. Wonderfull smell. Very drinkable like all good weiss beers. A very good beer overall.

Serving type: bottle

09-28-2001 21:32:15 | More by pbnagel

Brent

Kentucky

3.35/5  rDev -18.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A good beer - but absolutely do not let this one warm up.

Serving type: bottle

08-16-2001 23:38:56 | More by Brent

bk3nj

New Jersey

4.45/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A very enjoyable Weisse. Smooth and satisfying.. I'd also recommend Franziskaner from Spaten-brau Munich as an equally tasty alternative.

Serving type: bottle

07-08-2001 01:32:28 | More by bk3nj

Todd

Massachusetts

4.45/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Presentation: 1 pint light brown bottle with stamped freshness date.

Appearance: Pours as a cloudy golden orange with a magnificent creamy, chunky white head -- it keeps well and sticks to the glass. Carbonation is fine.

Smell: Light clove and crisp wheat aroma.

Taste: Crisp and refreshing from the very beginning with a lemony hop snap and gentle tingle on the palate. Smoothes out with a slightly buttery caramel flavour (like a butterscotch candy), followed by clove spice and a slightly grain dry finish.

Notes: This weisse is simply sumptuous! What a session beer!

Serving type: bottle

02-24-2001 11:15:15 | More by Todd