Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier

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

Poors like a golden mist with volcanic head (not kidding). The head was huge. I kep pouring a little bit more just to see the explosive reaction of the head. Surprisingly there was not too strong of a carbonation feel, but present nevertheless. Aroma was that of banana, cloves and hops with a slight hint of wheat and yeast that is common with this style. The flavor was unique. This is my first German wheat hefe, so the lack of citrus taste that is present in Widmer hefe caught me off guard but the smooth banana clove flavors took me to a good place. I drank almost the whole bottle just by doing the review! A nice wheat finish and true to the style. Well done! On my palate it was enriching, slight carbonation and a wheat feel, reminds me of eating oatmeal for some reason. Overall one of my favorite wheat beers now. I knew from everyone else’s reviews that I wouldn’t be disappointed.

Full-bodied; the flavor lingers and is shooth but sparkling. Thick yeast-y carbonation as is the style. Bananas and cloves sums it up very nicely. Mildly citrus flavored but not bitter or acidic. A very nice Hefeweizen. Smell doen’t match the flavor but this is the olny bad mark I could find to give it.

This beer is about as fruity as Richard Simmons. But, of course, I mean that in a good way. I think this is my first German hefe. I broke my self-imposed boycott of German products because it was on sale. < hanging head in shame > Pours very cloudy, very nice head and *lots* of carboneation. Smells of fruit; bananas and pears come to mind. Taste is very good. I was expecting something more like a Widmer but I was pleasantly suprised. The fruit flavors really come alive. It's very carbonated, my tongue seemed to bubble even after a couple of swallows hence. This is a good beer. I also picked up the other version of this (starts with a D?) from the same brewery. I'm looking forward to comparing the two.

Deep orange color. Cloudy. Looks so delicious. Citric nose. Tastes very well-balanced. Yeasty, citric, fruity. Goes down very smooth. I think it´s the best of the very easily avaible Weizens. Rerate: After drinking hundreds of bottles of this beer I´ve probably got to rate it higher, and it never ceased to amaze me, so a couple more points are justified.

Smokey and clove spice aromas come through with banana mixed in. Beer poured with a huge tall white head that lasts for some time, as it should. Yellow color and cloudy from the yeast that was swirled before pouring in the glass. Good clove spiceyness with with yeast flavor and a nice medium banana sweetness mixed in. Beer has a good finish that leaves me wanting more. A good classic german style wheat as I expect from a franziskaner.

Bottle. Cloudy golden color with a nice big fluffy head. Aroma was yeasty and banana. The flavor was of crisp malt banana. And not just a little bit of banana. They may have disovled a whole banana in that bottle. I've never really liked super fruity beers, but I love bananas and this one was very different than a boring fruit beer like Magic Hat 9. Great beer.

I have encountered this beer a number of times throughout the years but generally in draft form. It is a quite pleasant draft. This time I sampled it from a 16.9 oz brown bottle. This beer poured a beautiful cloudy orange-golden color that whets the appetite with anticipation. The large white head has a slight orange tinge to it as well. There is a faint scent of orange peel. The scent is very pleasant but extremely faint. The flavor was very bready and yeasty. An orange peel flavor definitely shone through. A sweet yeasty aftertaste lingered. Overall a good hefeweizen - though a few still outshine it, you really can not go wrong with a Franzy.

A nice brown color. A delicious spicy brew. Had the clove flavor of a belgian. I definitly enjoyed this.