Brooklyner-Schneider Hopfen-Weisse

Brewed by Brooklyn Brewery
Style: Weizen Bock
Brooklyn, New York USA

This was an amazing brew. It was a little too old but it still blew me away. It is available again so I will re rate as soon as I find a fresher bottle.

750 ml bottle. Hazy yellow-brown with a thick foamy white head with great retention and good lacing. Aroma is wheat, citrusy hops and herbs. Flavor is wheat, alcohol, herbs and citrusy hops with a creamy mouthfeel. I didn’t taste the classic cloves and banana from the weizen yeast, I tought that this might have been brewed with a belgian yeast, but seems like I was wrong. Very good and drinkable.

Hazy golden in color, which eventually becomes opaque golden (with yeast) when you get to nearly the bottom of the 750. Aroma- alot of citrus and tropical fruit, with some vanilla, clove and wheat in the background. Taste is hoppy with citrus, mango, but not over the top- light banana, vanilla, clove and wheat make their appearance nicely and relatively in balance. Alcohol well hidden. very nice.

750ml. Pours a cloudy golden body with a big white head. Aroma/flavor is citrus; light pear and banana, some good spiciness clove, cinnamon. Very easy drinking and the 7.8abv blends in so well. Nice pick up.

Poured to a hazy golden yellow with medium-thick off-white head that lingered well and left decent lacing. Nose was a very strong and noticeable mix of hops, spices (clove) and fruit, especially bananas. Mouthfeel is full and somewhat tingly, and the taste mirrors the nose, with the pleasant addition of the 8.5% alcohol as the beer warmed. This led to a finish that was slightly bitter, long lasting and very pleasant. A very nice surprise from Brooklyn brewery, since I’ve not been impressed by most of their offerings.

750ml that I paid too much for. Hazy, golden-orange pour with big, loose white head. Smells nice - barnyardy, fresh, bready, and chewy. Nice hops in there. Fresh citrus zest. My bottle said 8.5%, but I couldn’t smell or taste it. Smooth and balanced finish. Soft body. Nice beer.

Bottle, 75cl. Pours an unclear amber beer with a white head. The aroma is fruit, spices and sweet. The flavor is fruit, banana, sweetness with notes of coriander. The palate is dry and sweet. Overall a really good beer.

750ml corked bottle. Pours a translucent pale golden yellow with an enormous white head. The head lasts throughout the entire experience.The aroma has some intense bouquets of orange rinds with some sweet notes of caramel and fruits. There are a lot of grassy notes and spices as well. The initial flavour is a blast of spices, grass, and hops. As the brew passes, a multitude of flavour assaults your palate. A balance of sweet rolls, caramel, hops, lemon, banana, orange, orange rind, spices, and grass all mingle together extremely well. It’s pretty sweet, but the hops give it a nice balance so it’s not too sweet. The banana, caramel, and sweet roll flavours give it a nice roundness while the hops, lemon, orange, and orange rind give it some good sharpness. And the spices add a little more complexity. The finish is lightly bitter but is, overall, smooth and a little sweet. For a wheat beer, this is huge and complex.