Kaufbeuren Hefeweizen Anno 25

Brewed by Aktienbrauerei Kaufbeuren
Style: German Hefeweizen
Kaufbeuren, Germany

Serve in Weizen

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Rusty yellow. Soapy white foam quickly disperses but hangs around. Pleasant nose exhibits honeydew melon, plastic and yogurt-covered bananas with a distant note of clove, bubblegum, and black pepper. Slight oxidation (bottling date indeterminable). Sharply effervescent on the palate. Briskly dry and virtually weightless, initially, with a sweet tailing of wheat which clings and coats the palate while lending a pie crust sweetness. Fruitiness is subdued, though vibrant bubblegum esters pleasantly compensates by seamlessly merging with the spicy phenols. Invigoratingly crisp and well-attenuated, though some flabby banana taffy and a hint of baked apples are a slight detraction. Rather muted, but well balanced. Finishes with a cleansing flash of clove and plasticy phenols along with a sweet pineapple fruitiness which lingers. Yeast pour bolsters the body by imparting a claylike earthiness which clings to the starchy wheat. While the esters and phenols could stand to be more expressive, this is pretty good, and certainly much more respectable than their boring dunkelweizen.

from Holiday. Hazy yellow with a fizzy white head. Banana aroma and taste with a clean finish.

UPDATED: JUN 3, 2008 chiara discreta schiuma mediamente persistente sentori fruttati banana in bocca piacevole leggermente acidula poca gasatura poco persistente

(on bottle) I just love it everytime I get a hefe and it´s not drowend in bananas. This has some banana, but is balanced by both pineapple, wood and a touch of smoke, I even got bacon, but? Very nice creamy head and a beautifull deep hazy-yellow color. The mouth is semi-foamy, taste is fresh and even get a tad hoppy and dry to the finish.

Bottle from Hi-Time. Wheat aroma. Also clove. Hazy pale gold color with a humongous white head. Thinnish in body and creamy in carbonation. Good old banane and yeast spice. It’s very wet and refreshing. The clove goes everywhere, and the finish is fairly dry and clean. Other fruits seem to pop up with time. I can believe pineapple and peach.

Bottle from Hi-Time Wine. Pours a slightly hazy dark golden color. Strong apple cider aroma with some yeasty goodness lurking back there somewhere. Flavor is like an apple hefeweizen. Easy to drink and pretty refreshing. This isn’t what I look for in a hefe. Better than a pale lager though.

Bottle. Dark blonde, cloudy. Pineapple in the aroma. Yeasty flavor with a hint of cinnamon and pineapple. OK Hefe Weizen, nothing more.

Bottle sampled. Pours pale golden with a slight haze and a large white head. Aroma of lemon, citrus, slight banana, and spices. The flavor is light, banana, citrus, lemon, spices, sweet, and small traces of hops. Thin body, good brew.

Bottled. Yellow straw colored. I bought this as my wife is beginning to enjoy Hefe’s so I snaged a few new samples for her. Nice head on first pour that faded quickly. Slightly sour on initial palate. Might be better with lemon. Crisp on the finish but doesnt last long.

Bottle: Hazy straw, somewhat dirty, large white dishwater like head, crackles down to a thin film rather quickly, patchy lacing.   Wheaty nose, very soft banana and clove... very soft.   Clean wheaty flavor on first sip.   Banana and clove aren’t that apparent, but I do pick up a touch of citrus.   Bready and spritzy, with a moderate body.   Clean finish, not very big, certainly not heavy.   A light example of the style, somewhat crisp, but without a lot of the associated flavors of most German Wheats.   Lingering wheaty coating on the mouth.   Good thirst quencher at least.