Edelweiss Weissbier Snowfresh

Brewed by Hofbräu Kaltenhausen (Brau Union)
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Hallein, Austria

Bottle. Pours hazy yellow and has a white head. Aroma has citrus, hops, candy, sweetnes and yeast. Flavor is quite thin and watery. Has citrus, hops and marmalade. There is some strange touch to this brew that I can´t put the finger on...

Warm from the bottle, I was thirsty! Like a fruity krystal weizen with a few twists. The spiciness of the added herbs really compliments the clvoe phenolics typical of hefe fbeers. Very well made and good tasting, and WAY better than some Belgian fruity crap. which seems to be the shits.

330 mL bottle. (bb 02/2009). Cloudy yellow beer that seems to have an almost greenish tinge to it. Very active with a nice white head to it. Typical weiss aroma with something very fresh and herbal/floral underneath. There is something a little different about the taste as well, but I can’t quite put my finger (tongue?) on it - unfamiliar "alpine herbs" I suppose. It’s a little sweet (honey?), with mild mint, bananas, semi-sweet citrus, bubble gum, and wheat. Medium body, medium to high carbonation. Not bad - it certainly differentiates itself a bit from some of the other wheat beers out there.

Definitely not the usual. Very pale straw, quickly fizzing out head, candied citrus peel aroma with notes of mint. Body is incredibly soft, with mild carbonation -- this ain’t packing snow. Banana and pink bubblegum in the finish, although the middle flavours are more wheaty and dry. There is something distinctly Alpine about it, and krauterliquors come to mind somewhere in there. Worth a try, but not sure I’d drink it again.

330ml bottle from the LCBO. Pours the ideal Hefe look, but a smaller head. Odd smelling, but in a nice way, herbal of course, with lots of yeast. Flavour isn’t as different as I was expecting, but it’s still a bit odd. A hint of mint along the typical hefe flavours, but what really stands out is this bubble-gum flavour. Pleasant and drinkable, but only mildly out of the ordinary. The only thing I don’t personally like very much is the sourness in the finish. Cool bottle though.

341 ml bottle

App.: Lightly cloudy golden poor, nice white head.

Aromas: Coriander, oranges, unripenned bananas, herbal, minty...

Palate: Light to Medium body, bubbly, nicely balanced weisen.

Flavors: Mainly the same as the aromas, citrus

Notes: Delightfull weizen, nothing spectacular, well rounded overall.

Bouteille 330ml, courtoisie de Blankboy. De couleur jaune-dorée et très légèrement voilée. Nez de levures fruitées (bananes, agrumes), moyen d’épices (clou de girofle, léger de coriandre, notes de cannelle), léger de blé et avec des notes de sucre bonbon, de gomme balloune et de houblon herbeux. Moyen-léger en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture moyennement crémeuse et aux petites notes aqueuses. Goût de levures fruitées aux faibles notes sûres (bananes, agrumes sucrées) acccompagné d’un goût épicé (léger de clou de girofle, notes de coriandre et traces de cannelle) et de notes de gomme balloune lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un moyen goût de blé ainsi que des traces de sucre bonbon puis en finale l’on retrouve une légère amertume de houblon herbeux (herbes humides) et aux notes florales asséchantes. Post-goût moyen, légèrement amer de houblon herbeux aux notes florales, de levures fruitées (pelures de bananes, léger zest de agrumes) et avec un léger goût de blé.

Yellowy beige gold body and was a little more then hazy but not really cloudy in the body so I don’t think you can really call this a true krystal weizen but at least there were no visible chunkies, a good quarter inch cap was produced that lasted pretty much the entire brew and left curtains of lacing behind. Aroma is nice and complex keeping me interested in the beer; soap, banana, wheat, perfume, and tons of lemon make up the nice aroma and it was relatively strong without being overbearing I liked it. Dam it that soapy smell comes through pretty strong in the taste not a fan of this, wheat yeast and lots of lemon make up most of the flavor and it has a good banana finish. You can really taste the herbs they have added to the mix I’m not sure what they are but it tastes a lot like jager. Good tasty and very unique I’m glad I tried it, it’s not overly mind blowing but for a change and to try something a little different this works nicely. Review done while watching Sponge Bob Square Pants.