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Weihenstephaner Vitus

Weihenstephaner Vitus - Weizen Bock

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92
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Brewed by Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
Style: Weizen Bock

Freising, Oberbayern, Germany

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
4363.62/5.03.6/5.07.7%85.9Dimpled mug, Stein, Weizen
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Commercial Description:
A light-coloured, spicy single-bock wheat beer, for both beer lovers and the beer connoisseur. Extra long and cold storage in our monastery cellars makes this single-bock a really special beer with full body and a distinctively great mouthfeel. Prost!
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 begbie100 (161), Oulu, Finland
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/58/103/514/20
Sep 20, 2008  
500ml bottel ( litle bit too warm when drank). white thick head. Citrus colored, foggy. Mead like appearance. Typical weisse aroma, maybe even richer and sweeter: bananas, apricots, yeast, chalk. Semi thick mouth feel. First thing noticed about flavour: I can’t believe this is 7.7%! Alcohol is well hidden. There’s also bananas in the flavor. Chalk continues too. Little bit richer than your average weisse, maybe that’s the bock part, other wise I don’t really notice any bock characteristics in this.


 Ughsmash (3978), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 19, 2008  
Bottled. Poured slightly hazy paler golden with a short, creamy cap of white head. The aroms was just delightful.. toasted banana and spicy pepper on a warm impression upfront.. sweeter aged caramel malts holding it up behind.. balance was excellent! The flavor had warm caramel and banana notes at the core surrounded by black pepper, coriander, and tart citrusy notes.. warm again on the finish and entirely satisfying. Heavier-bodied with creamy carbonation on the palate.. alcohol was present, but well-balanced.. I’d gladly have another.


 MoDog (909), Griffith, Indiana, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/514/20
Sep 19, 2008  
Poured from a 500ml bottle and served in a weizen glass. This beer poured a cloudy golden orange with a decent sized head of soapy, off-white foam. A small amount of lacing was left around the glass. The aroma of the beer included strong bananas, oranges, flaked wheat, and just a touch of fresh cut grass. The flavor was not quite as vibrant as the aroma. It consisted of spicy yeast, ripened bananas, slightly astringent orange peel, hay, and a bit of alcohol. The mouthfeel was full-bodied and had mild carbonation. Not the best example of the style, but still worth a shot considering the price and easy accessibility. Decent.


 beerbuzzmontreal (2909), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 19, 2008  
Pours a hazy yellow color with s thick white head. The aroma is very yeasty, there’s banana esters and bubble-gum, there’s also cloves and a soft candy sweetness. The flavor is very pleasant and balanced, there are bananas, bubble gum, cloves and sweetness reminiscent of soft fruity candies. After a while, I notice some hop presence and mild bitterness in the end. The body is medium to full with a creamy texture and medium to lively carbonation. This is a solid weizenbock, I’d say the best Weihenstephaner I’ve had so far.


hoooraybeer (48), Cranford, New Jersey, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/105/58/105/518/20
Sep 13, 2008    Updated: Sep 14, 2008
pours cloudy orange yellow with a fluffy white head. Banana clove and the dry plum bitter. Much more refreshing and light than other weizen bocks. Not nearly the strong plum flavors that you get from Schneidder Aventinus. Great mouth feel - creamy,full, and sparkling. Simple start and very nice spicey finish. Bana na flavors really come out as it warms. Very good


 Derek881 (486), Frederick, Maryland, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/514/20
Sep 12, 2008    Updated: Aug 16, 2009
Sampled poured from the bottle into a pint glass. The beer had a big foamy white head with great retention and decent cling atop a cloudy straw color with slight particles. The aroma was a mix of banana and some other fruits, with barley, and some yeast and grainy hop tones too. A sweet, somewhat fruity taste, with a touch of wheat and bitterness. Pretty wet beer on the palate, somewhat creamy and maybe slightly on the thin side, with good carbonation. A quality beer, not quite exceptional, but definitely enjoyed.


 Swalden28 (1439), McKinney, Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 10, 2008  
Bottle from Kegs & Barrels in McKinney, TX. Pours a very nice looking cloudy straw yellow with nice lasting white head. Strong aroma of bannana, alcohol, clove, bubblegum. Flavor is semi-sweet,malty and very fruity, some bannana & clove, with nice alcohol spice. Mouthfeel has a soft medium body. Overall, I really like this one!


randal1954 (1), , Texas, USA
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4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/510/104/519/20
Sep 6, 2008  
Only my second Weizenbock and what a superb brew. Very good banana nose with nice unfiltered appearence. The taste is outstanding and does taste like a hyper Hefeweizen. Would definately buy again.



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