Alpirsbacher Klosterbräu Weizen Hefe Dunkel

Brewed by Alpirsbacher Klosterbräu
Style: Dunkelweizen
Alpirsbach, Germany

Serve in Stein, Weizen

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Transparent dark copper appearance with a frothy, clingy-lacing white head. Aroma of lightly sweet caramel malt with a touch of banana and lemon citrus. Starts fairly full and dark caramely sweet with nice bready German yeasty balance. A nice Dunkelweizen.

I keep finding lists of beers I have drunk during vacations, trips, a.o. I found out that I have tasted these brews about 10 years ago, I most likely tasted more, but these were the ones I found on the list and of course that was all I found. I made no notes about the beer but only about the amount of different beers (like names, breweries and bottles). Now this rating, is nothing more than: "I have tasted this beer and I can get it stored here (Ratebeer)" (for my own (in)complete list). I do vaguely remember some things and hence the scores differ.         So untill I drink this beer again, that’s when I can re-write this rating.

5.2% dark colour with a very good head, malty and hoppy aroma, malty yeast taste.

Bottle 50cl @ brewery Hopfenfest. A cloudy amber beer with huge creamy head, nose is fruity mostly pineapple. Aroma is malty, low dunkel notes, quite sweet, creamy, brown bread body with good fruit notes such as apricot and pineapple. Good weizen, a bit too sweet.

Bottle at Löwen Poste, Alpirsbach
Hazy amber color; creamy head. Light wheat beer aroma. Medium bodied, there is still some residual sweetness, light but pleasant wheat and spicy flavor, and very light fruitiness; also a bit of bubblegum. Refreshing, even if not outstanding.

500 ml bottle in Germany. Pours a dark murky brown with a big soft off white head. Aroma is toffee, yeast, and coco. Taste is good with mostly malt coming through. Palate is a little sour but with in limits. Beer is a bit thin.

Bottle. Creamy off-white excellent fully lasting head. Brown colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Some nice yeasty notes. Moderate bitter flavor. Nice chocolate notes. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate. Nice beer.

Bottle. Huge creamy head with excellent duration. Color is brown. Aroma and taste are yeast, malt, hops, flowers and caramel.

0.5 L bottle from my friend Bjoern brought from his home in Germany. Very murky amber with yellowish edges and a huge pale yellow head. Nose of bananas, caramel, light cloves, and a bubblegum note. Flavor is ripe bananas and bready yeast. Really nice complex dunkelweizen. Wish I could get this by the case!

Bottle, bought @ Ambrosetti, Berlin.
Pours muddy caramel amber with a very impressive, creamy, off-white head. Aroma is lightly citric, some caramel, green apples and a hint of banana. Highish carbonation, fair mouthfeel. Flavour is a bit limited, though not bad. Citric, some slight roasted malts and caramel. Not the best dunkles hefe.