Felsenbräu Bayrisches Hefeweizen

Bottle, 5.1%. Distinct banana aroma. Cloudy orange colour. Nice big stable white head. The flavour has less banana than aroma, but still quite distinct. Also some lemony citrus in the flavour.

Bottle. Sour milk, lemon, banana, wheat malt aroma. Pale yellow-orange color with large head. Sour lemon and creamy wheat malt flavor. Mild clove finish. Decent but mediocre Hefe.

From a 500ml soda like screw top (the first or its kind I have ever seen) bottle. Not sure the screw top does this one any favors. For a Bavarian Hefe, this is one of the worst examples I have ever had. Has a slightly sour nose (thankfully doesnt come through in the flavor), a dusty flavor with little in the way of typical hefeweizen cloviness. Overall, although drinkable, it is a bit harsh and not really one I would recommend. This is an effort I would expect of a local American brewpub, not from a Bavarian brewhouse. Spend your time elsewhere...

(bottle, traded with joss) Hazy, pale orange colour with a medium-sized, non-persistent foamy white head. Sweet fruit-accented aroma of lemon zest with light spicy notes. Light-sweet flavour, citrus-fruity and wheat-malty taste, not very yeasty; light bodied with a moderate carbonation for a Hefeweizen; sweet and slightly sour finish with clovy spice. Uncommon Hefeweizen, but not that challenging.

(Bottle 50 cl) Oddly pale for a German wheat, which are usually more deep orange. This looks more like a Belgian. Very light and sour, a bit flat and entirely without the fruit that usually characterizes a Hefeweizen. A good thirst quencher and definitely different but yet, not that characteristic. 180404