No one does weisse, or wheat beers, better than Germany. There, I said it, and let it be known that I speak the truth. German wheat beers are a breed unto their own to whom others look to for affluence and inspiration. That isn’t to say that wheat beers of various styles haven’t been around for generations, but none as distinct and flavorful as the German weisse beer. Light, refreshing, and full of soft succulent chewy wheat and spices, I hold in my possession today the Brau-weisse from Ayinger, a traditional German brewery who has yet to disappoint. <br /> A huge head almost overtakes my glass and I pause to savor her visage along while allowing time for her to settle in before dispensing the rest of her cloudy orange and golden body. As her head recedes and light lace trails my glass, a subtle nose of freshly cut pears and lemon waft up to my nose. Mingling hints of spice, clove, coriander, basil, and more orange round her out. Unable to contain my thirst any longer, I delve into her golden depths and am embraced by her soft, chewy body bursting with freshly squeezed oranges, tangerines, and lemons. A vibrantly citric start leads into a softer middle and finish with lots of fresh chewy wheat, ripe bananas, and fresh warm dough. In-between quaffs I enjoy a pleasant lingering presence of spices, clove and coriander being the two prominent culprits. As I near the end of my journey, even more of the soft ripe bananas and wheat make their way to the forefront, buoyed faithfully by juicy ripe oranges and crisp citric esters. Amazingly refreshing and even though she is a larger bottle, I could easily enjoy multiple sessions. <br /> It is true that to date Ayinger hasn’t let me down with a single brew, but that is no guarantee of a good beer all the time. Thankfully, instead of being let down, I am once again reminded why Ayinger remains at the top of my list when it comes to solidly performing German breweries. Weise beers are notably pawned as summer beers because of their light and flavorfully refreshing palate, but I personally can enjoy a weisse beer any time of the year.

Hazy golden in color with a medium large off white head. Aroma of banana, spice, light tart wheat and bready yeast. Taste is banana- on the lighter side of the style, some mild citrus, spices, bready yeast, tart wheat. Light to medium bodied with prickly carbonation. Finishes lightly tart. Nice hefe.

Bottle. It’s hazy and yellow-golden in the glass, topped by an acceptable white head. Really nice aroma with banana and cloves in an almost heavenly blend. In the back there’s some citrusy sourness. The flavor follows the same pattern, but adds a yeasty twist and a nice bitterness towards the finish. A bit thin on the body, and also maybe a bit too effervescent, at least if you want to drink a lot of it. A really nice hefeweizen. (080829)

Awesome! Nose very sweet notes of light hops and malt Flavors citrus and light orange. Sweet ans fruity. very good,

Bottle. Golden - orange colour with an off-white head. Aroma is citrus, ornange, coriander. Flavour is sweet, citrus, orange, coriander, banana. Nice beer.