Hacker-Pschorr (Hefe) Weisse

Brewed by Paulaner Brauerei (Schörghuber)
Style: German Hefeweizen
Munich, Germany

Out of a 16oz bottle. When I poured a sample into a glass, the hue was orange/amber with a cloudy body. The head was quite white and billowy. The aroma reminded me of formaldehyde (spelling?), as is the case with all hefes that I’ve tried. I also noticed a hint of orange blossom as well. The taste was definitely strange but also kind of refreshing. I tasted lots of wheat and some green olives. A very watery natural orange juice flavor soon arrived, and dominated the taste buds. Not bad when cold.

500ml bottle. Pours a nice hazy orange colour with a lot of white head. Aroma of yeast, wheat, a tiny touch of citrus, malty. Tastes strongly of yeast/wheat, with some delicious malts. This is one of my go-to beers, and probably my favourite hefe that’s readily available to me, but the only thing that I take away points for is the slight over-carbonation that distracts a little bit from the taste, and also makes the mouth-feel a little rougher. Other than that this is definitely an awesome brew!

Artificial bubblegum style banana on the nose. Looks delicious while and quickly after pouring with nice sparkling orangy body and yellowish pearly head, but quickly goes down to being just dirty and no head. Smooth and fruity. I’m doing a head to head with alcoholfrei Erdinger and for some reason I prefer the Erdinger!

Bottle. Nice white head and nose typical of German weissbier. Smooth tasting and well-rounded example of the style. Can’t really put my finger on any one outstanding characteristic but a good beer all the same.

I had just sat down into a deep leather couch with a the orange-amber H-P Weisse in 50cl glass and I just inhaled it for a moment. It resonated with banana and vanilla aromas, which I found to be normal for the kind of beer it is. The first taste was very memorable as the cream elements just came together with slight edges of hops to make them sparkle. Great beer. I doubt I could tell the difference between this and Paulaner or Franiskaner, but I am left wondering, as usual, what it’s like on tap, and then dreaming about a cask.

Bottle. Orange blonde, cloudy. Banana and lemon in the aroma. Sweetish flavor with banana, lemon and yeast. Pleasant enough, without being spectacular.

5/22/2007: Hacker-Pschorr Weisse pours a cloudy, deep golden color with a large, dense, creamy beige head that leave foamy, abstract lacing on the glass. The aroma is primarily wheat. The flavor is creamy butterscotch, wheat, banana, and a hint of caramel in the finish. Medium-bodied and creamy. Another nice German Hefeweizen.

12 oz bottle (L37153P; Produced on 11.05; 5.5% alc by vol) shared with Rob.

On draft at Max’s Allegheny Inn-Cloudy golden color with a decent head, aroma of sweet malts, sweet flavor of wheat without the estery fruity flavors like most weisse beers, very satisfying