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Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier

Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier - German Hefeweizen

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 Percentile 
97
overall
Brewed by Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
Style: German Hefeweizen

Freising, Oberbayern, Germany

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
13723.78/5.03.77/5.05.4%99.5Weizen
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Commercial Description:
Nothing refreshes you more than this naturally cloudy wheat beer with its wonderful yeasty fragrance and taste. Goes well with dishes that do not have too intensive a flavour, especially that Bavarian speciality 'Weisswurst' or white sausage.
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 clueo (112), Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/57/104/517/20
Apr 18, 2008  
A great Hefeweizen! Nice banana flavor and aroma. Pours a milky light bronze color. Smooth finish and a treat on a hot summer day or evening!!


 Scubatrip (388), Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Apr 18, 2008  
From the bottle, pours a hazy light orangish with a thick foamy white head. Aroma is not overpowering, but has lightly distictive notes of banana and yeast, as would be expected. Thicker than many heffies, smooth and malty without losing touch with the cloves, yeast, and light banana that the hefe is known for. A fine beer.


 mansquito (819), Boston/Philadelphia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Apr 14, 2008  
Pours a hazy orange with a nice white head. Aroma of spices and banana. Taste is a crisp sweetness, which is refreshing and nice. Spicy taste in there more than in other German hefes. Light palate, but not watery like other beers in the type.


 Brewsmith (136), Torrance, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Apr 14, 2008  
From a 0.5 L bottle purchased locally. Aroma is fruity, grainy and a little sweet. Color is pale golden, a little hazy, with a half inch white head. Flavors are grainy, and a little banana fruityness. Light, refreshing. Easy on the pallate, and just enough bitterness. Not as crisp as it should be. Probably starting to show a little age. Still a decent beer.


 kiefdog (1567), Tampa, Florida, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Apr 13, 2008  
50cl bottle from Willow Bend Liquors (Florida). Pours a slightly cloudy golden with a thin white head. Aroma: lemon, citrus, fruit with a hint of nuts. Flavor is wheaty, yeasty citrusy, with just a hint of hoppy bitterness on finish.


 Syd (888), Waconia, Minnesota, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Apr 12, 2008  
Bottle pours a very cloudy straw color with a decent clingy head. The aroma is yeast, wheat, perhaps some clove/banana notes - not as much as I expected. The flavor is clove, very slight banana, some lingering ale fruit characteristics, and spice like cardamom. The palate is very refreshing and lively. Overall, this rocks and it has been too long since I’ve had a hefe!


 HughConway (364), Alabama, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/517/20
Apr 11, 2008  
Draft. Gorgeous honey with thick creamy white head. Spicy yeasty nose. Nice spicy fruit flavour. Damn nice.


 Strykzone (1459), Wood River, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Apr 11, 2008  
What a massive head! Honey colored and unfiltered. Clove, wheat, and yeast are the nose. Clove dominates the flavor but it is quite consistent with the aroma. Some mild bitterness is a bit of a surprise and is also somewhat soapy. Fruity esters show up mid glass (22 oz.) I miss the banana and orange but this was a nice hefe and was also distinct.



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