Ayinger Ur-Weisse

Brewed by Brauerei Aying
Style: Dunkelweizen
Aying, Germany

Beautiful cloudy orange with a huge foamy off-white head. Spicy nose and fruity taste ... pretty much what I expected from this wheat beer after I saw the color. And it looked just the way it was supposed to. Mouth was a little thin, but then this is pretty low alcohol stuff and packing great taste. // rerated 9 May 2005 at this beer is nolhing to celebrate. Not enough of anything ... mouth, nose, complexity. A pretty straight forward, pretty simple wheat, without much spice or sweetness or any of the things that make a wheat special.

500ml bottle. Beautiful pour--deep bright cloudy amber--with a foamy off-white head. A treat to look at. Yeast and malt on the nose, with mild fruit (banana, apricot maybe) and a sense of fresh-baked sourdough bread. Similar palate... tickling bubbles on the upper lip and tastes of slightly underripe bananas, fresh bread, yeast. Clean and easy to drink, with a surprisingly crisp finish. I actually wanted a bit of a lingering aftertaste, but almost none is present. Subtle but solid. May cause some to think there’s not much too this beer, but I give it props for its understatement.

Call me a generous rater or just think of me as a sucker, but i love an aroma that is as full and natural as this brew right here. It has a strong presence of banana and wheat while also giving a fresh bubblegum aroma. It’s almost like i just stuck my nose in one of those nickel gum ball machines. To bad the flavor isn’t as plump and sheer as the aroma had promised. The little minor descriptions of flavor start off with a mellow use of grain and semi bittering hop, while a ever present bubble gum and banana flavor is the most note worthy feature. Hints of clove, and other spice used as well as a squeeze of lemon too. Appearance is a dark auburn orange color with a thick murky haze while a thin coated head rest on top.

(Bottle) Pours cloudy brown with tan head. Sweet and malty. A pretty good beer, but a little less flavor then I expected compared to others of the type. The bottle was near the "Best by" date. Will try again, and possibly rerate.

this must be a breakfast beer. cloudy amber color. more banana flovor and aroma than i usually like. pour it over your cornflakes.

Brown banana colour, thick white head which lasts. Aroma of banana, butter and champagne. Taste of nuts, butter and cloves. Quite good.

Pours a light brown with an off-white head that dissipated quickly, leaving no lacing. Aroma is spicy like a hefe. Taste is similar to Ayinger hefe-weizen with spices and banana undertones, but maltier and a tad smoother. Very easy to drink.

Cloudy brown pour with a big creamy tan head that sticks around. Nice aroma of roasted grain and malt, banana and lighter fruit, yeast and spice. Flavor is nice as well, with the wheat, malt and spice really coming through. Soft and refreshing on the palate. A bit of a spicy finish, though nothing overpowering. Very nice overall.