Duckstein Rotblondes Weizen

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

An unclear dark orange beer with a light orange head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of banana, but also notes of oranges. The flavor is sweet with a medium presence of banana, while the body is a bit thin.

(Bottle 50 cl) Pours a hazy amber golden with a nice, off-white head. Very fresh and fruity nose with lots of banana. Medium body with lots of banana, yeast and phenols. Dry finish with the fruitiness still present. 160806

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

Bottled at Monk’s Café, Stockholm. Hazy copper colour, minimal head. Soapy papery nose. medium sweet with clean mouthfeel and light-medium body. Cardboardy, stone dead malt character thinly covered if toffeeish banana extract and molasses. Neither refreshing nor rewarding. An unpleasant experience.

Bottle 50cl.
Hazy medium red orange color with a average, frothy, good lancing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, wheat, caramel, moderate yeasty, banana. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (310508)

Bottle. Distinct banana aroma with some yeast. Unclear amber colour. Big stable white head. Sourish flavour. Seems to have a little smokiness in the aftertaste.

Bottle. Hazy orange coloured with a huge off white head. Aroma of fruits, bananas and spices. Flavour of fruits, bananas and spices. Watery.

Unclear deep amber with large beige creamy head. Sweet and fruity aroma with yeasty notes. Flavour likewise. Fat mouthfeel. Finished sweet with wheaty notes.