Füchschen Silberfüchschen

Brewed by Brauerei Im Füchschen
Style: German Hefeweizen
Düsseldorf, Germany

Serve in Weizen

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Bottle at Arcari, Gastatte, Altstadt, Dusseldorf. Cloudy orange/yellow colour with a foamy white head. Aroma is fresh and fruity. Flavour has got bananas, lemons and wheat. Very nice dry finish. An unexpected and excellent find.

Aus der flasche @ Im Füchschen Brauhaus, Düsseldorf, Germany.
It was early morning, our first day in the plush, busy surrounds of bustling Düsseldorf - the ’twit’s’ town. This one - breakfast beer to the locals - was a perfect aperitif for, you guessed it, breakfast. I didn’t need much after this. The Silver fox pours a cloudy, opaque, orange gold with just a tinge of chestnut. Well charged, well supplied, the head rose to a good inch and a half thick and settled there - rocky, tight and adherent to the glass. Flour and fresh cracked toasted wheat on the nose, gritty, heavy, like a heady loaf of fresh baked, warm bread. Malty and wheaty in the mouth, clean though full and slightly pasty, starchy. Light hint of cloves, just a touch of sour mashed malt. a little lemon juice. The malts grip this one with vigour, beautifully defined and well received. The length is wonderfully malty, complex, dusty and gritty with that balance of tangy sourness to keep it interesting. It becomes yeasty as it warms and a little marmalade begins to show. Nicely balanced, satisfying and a hearty meal in a bottle. This was good stuff. (50cL swing-stopper, 16/06/06 [tasted in June ’06])

bottle bought at the brewery - pours a bright orange colour with a solid white foam; the aroma is spicy with notes of mustard and some grapefruits below; moderate malt body, fresh and lively palate, sweet with some earthy bitterness and slightly salty; fresh yeasty and citrusy finish - remarkable

HUGE POP from the cork. World’s biggest head. Even splitting between two wheat beer glasses it took a few minutes to pour. Clouody carbonated orange-yellow. Good banana aroma with some yeast and spice tickling the nose. Spice is lively on the tongue. Sweet banana flavour that evaporates at the end leaving a dry light spice finish.

bottled@brewery; Small head and A LOT of yeast. A bit bitter, with hints of citrus and fruits, no banana though. Interesting and different. Dry yeasty finish

Sampled at Im Füchschen, Dusseldorf. Cloudy golden colour with a good sized off white head. Fruity nose with some spicy clove notes. The clove factor continued on into the flavour, which had some yeasty notes and developed into some earthy bitterness towards the finish. I enjoyed this.Freshness is probably key here though, and it just adds points aplenty to all scores wnen you get to drink at the source.

(bottle) pours a murky dark golden colour with a frothy off-white head. aroma of piney hops, peaches and lychee, with a light touch of wheat. flavour is heavy fruity bubblegum and mango, with a hint of wheat and yeast. medium body with lively carbonation. a nice surprise!

Bottle at the brewery. Pale yellow and hazy in appearance. It’s very fresh and clean tasting. Wheaty, peppery with light sweetness in the finish.

Bottle at the brewery tap. Hoppy clove-like flavor. Dry and bitter. Clovy, flowery, hopbitter finish. Great beer!

This is a lovely wheat beer. Golden and hazy with a foamy white head that eventually recedes. A mellow nose with orange and banana. The mouthfeel is initially spritzy but softens and then finishes with a dry bite. Very drinkable with controlled use of wheat. Comes in a lovely 1/2 liter, resealable bottle that you can carry away.