Edelweiss Weissbier Snowfresh

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

hazy yellow pour, with little to no head. Lots of yeast in the aroma along with lots of citrus, especially lemon. Flavour is very much all lemon to my tastes, its like a lemon lifesaver. Its interesting, not 100% unpleasant, but i’m not tasting any "alpine herbs".

Bottled 33cl. Bought in Rietschi Getränke, Arlesheim. Appearance: It pours a murky pale golden beer with a tall, nicely remaining creamy white head. Beautiful lacework. Aroma: Rather strong and inviting. Banana, candy sugar, arabic gum, sherbet and lime. Flavor and palate: Huge amounts of strawberry, green tea and cinnamon showing up. Good balance. Very interesting. Reminiscent of marjoram and bubble gum. Medium bodied. Sweetish. The slallow is dominated by herbs leaving a spicy (coriander) finish. Overall impression: Extremely refreshing and pleasant. An excellent Spice/Herb/Vegetable. I’m against the grain here.

Hazy golden color. Massively spicy nose of ginseng, cinammon, cough medicine and herbs. Very awesome. Light bodied. Huge ginseng, candy cane and cinammon mouth Refreshing ginseng finish. Really surprised by this one.

Brown bottle, 330 ml, best before 02-2009, purchased at the LCBO on July 11 2008, savoured on July 21 2008; eye: golden with a withish hue, lightly hazy, average effervescence, champagne-style white head that turns into a ring, no lacing; nose: wheat, yeast, banana, light spices, light peach, light orange, light floral, light perfume; mouth: yeast, wheat, banana, light peach, light orange, light spices, finale in fresh bread with a good presence of orange, lightly sweet, thin-medium body, foamy texture, rather carbonated; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 330 ml, meilleure avant 02-2009, achetée à la LCBO le 11 juillet 2008, savourée le 21 juillet 2008; œil : dorée avec une teinte blanchâtre, légèrement voilée, effervescence moyenne, mousse blanche style champagne qui tombe pour se transformer en un petit anneau, pas de dentelle; nez : blé, levure, banane, léger épices, léger pêche, orange, léger floral, léger parfum; bouche : levure, blé, banane, léger pêche, léger orange, léger épices, finale en pain frais avec une bonne présence d’orange, légèrement sucrée, corps mince-moyen, texture mousseuse, plutôt carbonatée; en résumé : bien aimé

330ml Bottle- Amber/orange in colour with a small head. The aroma is spicy with bananas featuring prominently. The taste is quite mellow at first but the spices are detectable again with the banana being very noticeable and lingering in the finish.

A hazy grubby, yellow colored beer, with a thick white head. The aroma of fruity malt, with citrus and banana, a little hop. The taste is fresh fruity, bananas, flowery. And it has some perfume. The aftertaste is fruitflowers and some bitter.

Light hazy yellow with large white head. Aroma is lightly spiced with fruity fresh lightly banana aroma. Bit of spiced up banana and bubble gum. Clean fresh palate with light acidity.

Meduim yellow in colour with strong carbonation and lots of haze. Typical hefeweiss aromas of lemon, bubblegum, and banana, along with some additional floral and herbal notes. Spot on mouthfeel with the heft of the wheat being balanced nicely by the carbonation. Considerably more fruity and herbal than your average hefeweiss in terms of flavor. The cloves, lemon, and vanilla are still there, but the peppery "alpine herbs" definitely spice things up a bit. I wasn’t really sure what to expect with this one, but it’s shaping up to be a nice summery pint.