Schöfferhofer Hefeweizen-Mix Grapefruit

Brewed by Binding-Brauerei (Oetker Group)
Style: Fruit Beer
Frankfurt, Germany

Serve in Flute

Sorry for the german rating, but this is a lousy rating from my "newbie" time (2007-2009), and it’s not worth of being translated. I just added it for the statistics, and to complete my backlog!
Im Glas auch herrlich anzusehn. Freinporiger Schaum, und farblich siehts aus wie ein trübes Weizen. Der Antrunk enttäuscht ein wenig. Wie zu erwarten relativ herb, und ein Nachgeschmack der an einen Fruchtwein o.ä. erinnert. Im Mittelteil wirds etwas besser. Wirkt recht erfrischend. Die Blume ist mittlerweile komplett verschwunden. Fazit: Vom Weizen schmeckt man absolut garnix raus, aber erfrischend und halbwegs lecker isses trotzem...

Excellent balance in this mix, it is a sweet beer with medium head retention and medium carbonation, one of the best fruit beers I have ever taste, any chance tha I have, I buy some.

Bottle from German supermarket. Hazy orange body, small white head. Nose is grapefruit, sugar and hints of wort. Taste is grapefruit, sugar and hints of wort. Hell, even the mouthfeel has grapefruit, sugar and hints of wort. Besides being fizzy and overtly confident, like the rest of this beer. What’s going on with this soda pop thingie? Bad stuff, when judged by beer standards. Only mediocre, if judged by soda pop standards.

bottle - hazy light orange body with a white head - grape nose - well blended mix between sweet wheat and grape. Found this bottle at a supermarkt i Kiel. Thought it was a joke. But i will definately buy more next time.

330ml bottle (Maxima, Kaunas)
4 Pretty yucky aroma, a little sicky and sweet. Nope, that isn’t a typo.
2- Clear bottle + bright orange = baaaaad. Not enough cloudiness to save it from a sub-par score.
5 Grapefruity and milky bready hefe. Not good as a beer, but hedonistically, I can imagine reaching for this in a heatwave.
2 Watery, but refreshing. Crisp carbonation. Sugary fruit sweets in the finish, plenty of citrussy zing. Breadiness swamped by those other components, which is a shame. Unsatisfyingly simple.
8 Certainly drinkable, but very lacking in beer. Their hefe base is a good one, this is a real shame.

Single bottle purchased from Co-op Wine & Spirits on 09/30/2011. Colour: Clouded light orange with low white creamy head. Nose: Certainly some grapefruit but also orange mixed in. Spatter of caramel. Soft wheat. A touch of engine oil pokes around late. Taste: medium sweet, light bitter, medium sour. Has the sourness of grapefruit but an artificial sweetness is evident - making it more like fruit juice. The Hefe is lacking save for some minor grain evidence well into the finish. Palate is thin and not beer worthy. Different for sure. I’m not opposed to sugar cooler drinks but not when I’m looking for a beer.

Bottle. This beer is pleasing to look at, a pleasing mix of hefeweizen cloudiness and grapefruit colour. The grapefruit taste complements the hefeweizen well. I would say the abv is not high but that’s okay, I don’t need to get loaded every time I drink a beer. One of my favourites.

330ml unfiltered bottle from Beers of Europe. pleasant wheat beer mixed with grapefuit juice. This is a refreshing and slightly different shandy. Very enjoyable!