Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier

Brewed by Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu (InBev)
Style: German Hefeweizen
Munich, Germany

Poured a golden color, settling to a light gold hue. Good head retention,lacing, lemony. Pear, banana, apple and yeast tasted on my palate. Buttery finish smooth as glass. Truly a world class brew that I will drink again.............and again...............and again.

Orange yellow color with a thin head. Sweet orange flavor throughout and bits of spice to go with the wheat. Not too much to complain about.

Cloudy golden with medium white head. Sweet aroma with banana and yeasty Notes. Flavour goes the same way and ends weet.

Draught, Palm Beach Sports Bar, Stuttgart. Cloudy yellow colour with a big white head; looked quite enticing....or was that the fit barmaid? Mild lemony aroma. Banana, clove, yeast and citrus in the flavour. Typical of the style and one of the better exponents. Was getting bored on the second one though.

Presentation: It was poured from a brown 16.9oz bottle into a weizen glass. Appearance: It pours very cloudy and has a wonderful orangey yellow golden color with a big creamy white head. The head has great retention and makes nice lacing. Smell: The aroma has earthy/fruity yeast character with notes of banana, clove and lemony citrus. Taste/Mouth feel: Its flavor has a smooth creamy malty wheat flavor with a big earthy yeast influence. There are notes of banana and clove with some light hints citrus and hops. It all finishes with dry dusty yeast and very mild hops with citrusy lemon flavors. Its carbonation is soft but active with a smooth and slightly slick texture in its medium body. Notes: Overall it’s very refreshing and drinkable with all the wonderful flavors you expect in a good hefe-weizen.

bottle. Pours a clear golden with a big, white head. Nose is of lemon and yeast. taste is of lemon and banana bread. Mouthfeel is medium-to-thin. Not bad.

Sweet aroma of banana and clove with a hint of vanilla. Smooth creamy mouthfeel and taste of banana, wheat, and spices, with no hoppy taste at all. If you can get this unpasteurized (i.e. in Germany), you will find that the spices are much more apparent than they are post-pasteurization. Even from the bottle, however..."Es ist sehr schmeckt!"

This is a lovely hefeweiss. Just great in every respect. Nice citrusy nose, beautiful fruity taste, with banana and a lot of sourness, very very refreshing...