Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier

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

Excellent Hefe. I bought the large bottle, and ended up wishing it was larger still. On par with Paulaner, though I didn’t have them side by side. Refreshing and true to style, this is a beer I’ll be having again.

Pale color. Aroma with spices, some citrussy banana effects. Easy-drinkable. Pleasant wheat.

Update - had this on draft at the Reading Oktoberfest this past weekend, don't know what I was thinking the first time around when I tasted this, but this beer was much better now, maybe my taste buds for German wheat beers have been enhanced, this had a nice cloudy murky golden appearance, huge bubbly soft white lacy head, lots of spiciness, lots of banana flavors & coriander, very very smooth & drinkable, excellent wheat beer

Bottle from Asda. Pours cloudy orange with a fine, fluffy white head. Aroma is spicy, banana-like, wheaty, a touch fruity and a little dusty almost like it has a little damage from light. Flavour is sweet, wheaty and spicy with underlying biscuit character and notes of fruit (banana), bubble gum, alcohol, cereal, bread and a little soap. There is more banana in the aroma than in the taste. Very pleasent and well crafted hefe, excellent.

Nice cloudy gold. Large bubbly white head. Sparse lacing. Aromas of yeast and wheat. Some citrus. Banana and clove. Flavors are citrus (orange) and more banana. Peppery spices. Coriander maybe. Malts and wheat are abundant. There is subtle yeast hanging around there. The palate is crisp and refreshing, the body is nice and light and bubbly and it finishes with spice and fruits.

Hazy, straw-yellow color, enormous, pillowy white head: so far, the perfect look for a hefe weizen. Aroma: fresh, flowery, dry, loaded with lemon. Light and smooth, with a good, grainy texture. Marvelous fruity flavor, with the requisite Bavarian banana/clove character really showing itself more in the middle, and rides on out through the end. Wonderfully refreshing, thirst-quenching, damned-easy quaffability. Belongs among the top tier of weizens: ah, delicious!

Bottle. Nice aroma, banana evident. Poured to an attractive cloudy orange. Nice lacing on glass. Spicy, yet fruity taste. Good medium mouthfeel, not too thin, nor too thick. I liked it a lot. If you don’t like this, you probably don’t like this style of beer.

#100!! 16.9oz bottle. Pours cloudy golden/copper, substantial creamy white head. Aroma of wheat, yeast, banana and spice. Excellent balance, hop bitterness noticeable yet allows the banana, spice, wheat & yeast filter through unimpeded, like bright sunlight through lace curtains over venetian blinds. Carbonation tingles over the tongue, aftertaste of banana bread and spicy hops. Beautiful brew that I look forward to enjoying uch more of in the future.