Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier

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

Here’s another jolly monk beer, and inside, a delicious German beer and the perfect example of the simple satisfaction that comes from a Hefe-Weizen. This dark golden beer emits a fluffy banana smell, accompanied by well fitted oat aroma and the general scent of banana bread baking in the oven. The aftertaste is heavy in weight, but faint in flavor, making it the ideal way to conclude a sip - the beer leaving the mouth like a diver off the diving board, leaving a wobble when its gone. The taste repeats the ode to banana and oats (a classic breakfast mix) on a very soft and fluffy palate. It’s a pleasant, tasty, light beer, which has the odd effect if being both filling and refreshing. It nourishes both body and soul, as I find myself slowly nodding and smiling at the simple elegance of this style.

essa é uma típica Weissbier alemã, o que se nota logo de cara na aparência pomposa de sua espuma inicial, que, além de enorme, é extremamente borbulhante. A cor da espuma é branca, enquanto que a do corpo é âmbar-claro. Há boa formação de colarinho, com longevidade duradoura e corpo também borbulhante. Há grande presença de sedimentos de tamanho razoavelmente grande, a densidade do corpo é grossa (4/5). No aroma também não se nota nada de muito novo: notas cítricas de limão, presença moderada de levedo e os já tradicionais banana e cravo (7/10). O sabor inicial é levemente doce e ácido (a leveza é semelhante a de um refrigerante), mesma descrição do final, este de curta duração (5/10). O paladar é composto de corpo médio-leve, textura aguada, carbonatação bem gasosa (semelhante a de um refrigerante) e final ligeiramente metálico. Está presente um gosto lupulado e condimentado, com notas de canela (2/5).

My favorite Hefe, much more of a complex flavor than most. Fruity, yeasty, bready, and malty. Great for sitting out or BBQing. Very balanced and easy to drink. THE Hefe imo.

From the larger bottle. Pours a hazy golden color with a significant amount of foamy head that dissolves after a bit. Yeast and something fruity in the aroma. Decent mouth feel. Overall a smooth brew and one of the better hefes out there.

Amazing that I’ve never rated this yet. Actually, hefeweizen isn’t my favorite style of beer, but it’s growing on me. Pours a very cloudy brownish-gold color, with a big, fluffy white head. Bready aroma, a touch malty. Smooth mouthfeel gives way to a balanced body with a nice yeast presence. A staple beer.

Great personality in this beer, incredible body and colour pale yellow with a huge head of white foam. Taste is perfect balance between malt and hops, the grade of the roast malt is the one. Carbonation is a bit high but it makes a refreshing beer at the same time that is is delicious,

Bottle. hazy yellow color with a nice head. Aroma is full of bananas and some spicey notes. Flavor is banana and some citrus.

Schiuma discreta e compatta, non svanisce all’istante, il frumento si sente bene, nessuna fastidiosa nota metallica, magari scarseggia un poco nel corpo, ma vabbè c’e’ di molto peggio.