Schneider & Brooklyner Hopfen-Weisse

Brewed by Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn
Style: Weizen Bock
Kelheim, Germany

Bottle from pantanap; Nose of wheat, a bit of tartness, banana esters, spices, and some light hops; very cloudy yellowish gold with a big, but quick disappating goldish-white head; flavor is grainy yeast, hop bitterness, banana, peppery spices, and lemon. Great and different hefe!

A unique variation of a tradtional style. I will definitely drink this agian!

Glass: weizen Purchased at: OakTree BuyRite, South Plainfield, NJ (Thanks, Jason and Matt) Price: $3.99 (!) Size: 16.9 fl oz ABV: 8.2% IBU: n/a Estimated Calories: 300 C RateBeer Rating: 96 Aural: quiet opening, visible carbonation, heady pour Aroma 10 out of 10 Intensity: strong Balance: sweet Impression: nice Malt Aroma: banana bread, vanilla, walnut Hops Aroma: cinnamon, orange Other Aroma: banana Notes: One of the clearest banana aromas I’ve ever encountered. Appearance 4 out of 5 Color: amber Clarity: hazy, nearly opaque. Head Retention: persistent Lace: present Notes: beautiful, deep, hazy, thick, and dark with depth. Flavor 10 out of 10 Intensity: strong Balance: bitter Impression: nice Malt Flavor: wheat, quick bread, maple syrup, walnut, caramel Hops Flavor: cinnamon, clove, orange, lemon Other: banana Notes: Very much the taste profile of banana bread - nicely done. Very hoppy for something that has the impression of sweetness. Palate 4 out of 5 Mouthfeel Sensation: drying warming Body: full Carbonation: medium Finish Length: long Intensity: medium Balance: bitter Notes: A very bitter, fruity finish. Very nice. General Impression: 19 out of 20 Craftmanship: excellent Freshness: fresh Personal Taste: loved Notes: Reminds me of Chouffe’s Dobblen IPA. A very nice mix of hops, sweetness, fruitiness, Belgian style, American ingenuity, and craft.

Big thanks to joss for the bottle. The bottle looks really good, the beer in the glass is incredible. Very turbid, aroma like a barley wine. Tastes the same - very strong, hoppy, finish very long and intense. Can’t remember a beer as good as this!

(500ml bottle) Graciously shared by Joss on his trip to Victoria, CANADA. Pours a cloudy amber body and a white head. Nose is banana bread, machine oil, iodine. Flavour is lasting of hops and reminds me of Jolly Pumpkin with a strong perfume. Yeasty with white pepper. This has got to be one of my favourite beers for 2007. Thanks so much Jonas!

This is an incredible beer. It is the best of both worlds. The Wheat meets the Hops. This is a beer that would satisfy the hophead and the wheat fanatic.I had this beer in America and at the Schneider brewery In Kelheim, Germany. If you can get this, don’t pass it up!!

500ml brown bottle from The Lighthouse in Manchester. Pours a murky golden yellow body with a good inch of off-white head. Smells sweet and phenolic - with banana, nut, spice, citrus, and malt all playing big roles. Tastes very complex, sweet, spicy, grassy, malty... Nut, banana, lemon, spices, orange, hints of caramel malt... More hoppy than a lot of examples of the style I’ve tried, but only to balance the flavor out. Other than a slight hop flavor that lingers, the finish is otherwise fairly clean and rather dry. Rich full mouthfeel, yet ample carbonation and no alcohol flavor or warming makes this beer an easier drinker than expected. Wow, this beer is good. Extremely flavorful, complex, balanced and very drinkable. I’ll definitely be snagging a few bottles of this again, not only to compare to the Brooklyner-Schneider version, but also to see how it ages over the next few months (if I can wait that long!)