Duckstein Rotblondes Weizen

Brewed by Holsten-Brauerei (Carlsberg)
Style: German Hefeweizen
Hamburg, Germany

pale golden color with sweet aroma. a slightly bitter bite, with sweetness and a full-bodied finish. the sweetness of it put me off.

Huge, dense yellow-pinkish-amberish head, leaving titbits of lace over fully hazy amber-greenish beer. Caramel jumping out of the glass, and finally, after much reducing of the head, banana and other fruity esters. Again caramel solution, with very, very little else. Some (caramel-dowsed) dried fruits and overripe bananas, bit of bubble-gum... that’s it. Empty, even the wheat slickness missing - just an aftertaste with diluted molasses. Yeast gives some creaminess. Very poor caramelwater - sorry, Weizenbier.

The form of the bottle is very strange, very simple labels. The beer in the glass looks good, more red than blond. The beginning is very fruity-zippy. With every gulp the beer becomes drier. But very drinkable - a good beer.

Bottled: Spicy aroma, clove, cinnamon and tangerine/banana notes. Orange color with creamy head. Wheaty flavor, bit sweetness with yeast and clove notes. Some citrus peel and a light dry finish. Solid wheat!

Bottle. [Courtesy of nicolascage, session @ Ølbaren] Large fizzy white heat that mostly lasted. Clear flat body with an amber color. Fair display of lacework. Aroma of yeast, coriander, fruit, banana, citrus. Medium bodied with a soft carbonation. Moderated sweet flavor with light acidic. Sweet fruity finish. 18-09-2007, Thanks Lars!

50 cL bottle. Pours yellow to orange to yellow and a lacing head. Slight metallic and malty nose. Fruity and grainy. Ends rather dry.

Bottle. Hazy red brownish colour with a huge mostly lasting off white head. Rich fruity aroma and taste with notes of yeast and wheat. Nice palate.

sampled in Kos - fully cloudy copper coloured; very little foam; strong aroma of ripe bananas; good malt body supported by a solid carbonation; quite sweet, tart and fizzy on the end; long and moderately dry banana finish