Hacker-Pschorr Sternweisse

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

it pours a copper-amber colour and leaves very few foam; the expected matured banana aroma is well present with a touch of corn, high carbonation, some sweetness and a modest malt body characterize the mouthfeel, the finish is moderate, corny and with some residual sweetness - good but desperately classic

Bottled. Cloudy orange color, short head. Aroma of some banana, caramel malt, some honey maybe. Sweet taste, quite thick, bit nutty. I expected more actuallly.

Dense head. Clove and citrus in the aroma. Citrus and banana in the flavor. Hint of butter and cream. Just a touch of yeast in the aftertaste. Very drinkable hefeweizen with just enough character.

Little head over amber-orange muddy beer. Dry, some banana & cloves, bit peppery. Lightly sweet, lots of fruitiness (strawberry, banana, citrus) but generally not so terribly ideomatic. Quite yeasty, despite the dryness. Finish is nearly lemony. Medium bodied, finishes very spritzy. OK Weisse. Best on table at H-P. Brauereiausschank.

10/29/08: Bottle.
Thick, apricot colored body with tawny edges. Aroma of bread dough and bubble gum. Enjoyable mix of flavors, which include bread, yeast, spice and wheat.

Bottle: The aroma is rather weak for a Hefe. There is some light banana, bubblegum, and very faint citrus notes. It pours a hazy orangish-red with a one inch off-white head that lasts a minute or so. It really doesn’t look too much like a Hefe. The flavor starts with with some light caramel and banana. The finish has some light tangy wheat notes. I don’t notice any clove. Medium bodied with a soft mouthfeel and mild carbonation. It’s drinkable and slightly refreshing, but a rather bland example of a Hefeweizen.

Poured from the 500 ml flip-top to a cloudy burnt orange with thin off-white head and okay lacing. Aroma was a nice blend of wheat bread, cookie dough clove and a hint of apples. Unfrotunately, the nose was the hiogh point for me. Mouthfeel was thin and somewhat watery, the taste was only a hint of the flavors found in the nose, and the finish short and a tad metallic. Nice touch with the bottle, but the beer was only so-so.

Swing top discovered at the local rip and run today. Nose of bannna is dominant thru murky light brown pour. A nice frothy head diminishes normally, then rings the glass. Body is light to medium. Wheat is half the body. Mouthfeel goes a bit watery during seclong half and stays that way. Not overwhelming ither way.