Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier

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

Not bad but not the best in the style. Paulaner is still better.

I generally prefer dark wheats to hefe-weissen, but of the light colored ones, this stands out. Nice balance of sweet and sour fruits with spice.

Banana and apricot nose with that hefe cloudiness and thick head. smooth flavor that ends with a slighly acidic taste on the tongue. skip the lemon wedge on your first one to get all the flavor.

I really enjoy this beer. It is very well balanced and almost has a champiagn aftertaste. Slight banana flavor that’s not overdone.

Beautiful, billowing head wiht continuous bubbling. Light clove aroma. Nice firm palate underpinning bursting clove and banana with long flavorful finish.

Nice bananna aroma. Hints of banannas and cloves throughout. Slightly spicy ending. All in all a good German Wheat.

Very hazy golden colour with a nice white head. VERY strong aroma banana aroma with mixes of cloves and coriander seed. Fantastic look and smell! Medium-light bodied; Strong spicey (the two aformentioned notes as well as curacao) but very clean with yeast and wheat characteristics. Aftertaste very clean and refreshing. Overall, a great German wheat - really one to savour. I actually had this one (I just realised it) at the Frankfurt Airport (Lufthansa terminal) well before I was 21! I had this beer on draught at MacGregor's in Rochester, New York on 21-October-2003.

Pint bottle. Appearance of a typical hefe: cloudy yellow-orange with a thick head. Very wheaty, banana-y dryness. Nice and refreshing for the summer.