Andechser Dunkles Weissbier

Brewed by Klosterbrauerei Andechs
Style: Dunkelweizen
Andechs, Germany

Bottle. Head was average, frothy and off-white which mostly diminished. Body was slightly hazy and some light cloudy particles were to be found. Colour was amber to brown. Aroma was caramel, grain, coriander, flowers, and light notes of banana. Light bodied with a thin texture and a soft carbonation. Light sweet with a metallic finish.

Bottle: Poured a black brown in color with a thin tan head. Sweet malt aroma. Rich sweet malt flavor. Not average but not outstanding either.

Bottle. Brown with a frothy off-white mostly lasting head. Moderate aroma of malt, some slightly roasted caramel, yeasty. Flavor has a medium sweetness, caramel, good medium roasty maltiness and wheat, some hoppiness. Bit sweet and bitter finish. Tasty Dunkel wheat.

Bottle. Hazy medium amber color with a larhe good lacing light brown head. Aroma is gum, moderate hoppy and yeasty. flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter woth a average duration. Body is lifht, texture is watery, carbonation is soft.

500ml bottle from Bacchanalia, Cambridge. Cloudy dark brown colour with lasting beige head. Great tasting wheat beer. Slightly sweet, cereal flavour. Some toffee, some choc/coffee. Tasty. Good filling satisfying beer. Some banana, nice lemon freshness. Mostly cereal throughout.

Bottle. Poured a hazy dark brown with nice frothy head. Sweet mallty aroma with malty, yeasty flavor with hints of chocolate and caramel. Nice!!!!

Dark brown, unclear. Lots of off-white head, but not lasting. Has a sweet aroma, lots of coriander too. Nice, dark palate. Perhaps notes of cerial in the aroma.

As usually, I prefer the dunkelweizen to its lighter hefeweizen counterpart. Perhaps it’s the fuller, toastier flavor.