Hofbräu Münchner Weisse

Brewed by Staatliches Hofbräuhaus München
Style: German Hefeweizen
Munich, Germany

Draught into 20 oz weizen without the lemon garnish. Cloudy gold pour with a fluffy white head. Aromas of bread, straw, banana with some lemony notes. Wheaty and slightly doughy flavor, with a yeasty and citrusy finish. Smooth mouthfeel with that slightly milky unfiltered-beer palate. Mild carbonation. Nice warm weather session.

On draught at Haket, Göteborg. Pale orange colour and light cloudy. Light citric nose, with vague hints of banana. Overall fresh aroma, Light bodied and practically no phenols at all, also lacking in body and residual sugars. Fresh summer beer but not as classy as the heavier hefeweizens. Even lighter than Erdinger. Probably with added yeast after filtration.

pours a white head, initial quaf of bitter hops, however after first taste you get the sweetness typical of most hefeweizens however with a slight crisp bitter aftertaste typical of a pure pilsner. An odd pairing, but that’s the best I can explain it. A good hefeweizen I enjoy and would buy on occasion when I see it around.

From tap at Simone, Helsinki. Quite watery and easy. Small head which almost disappears. Dry rather than sweet. Don’t really remember much more about it. No evident banana..

tap in Vegas. hazy yellow-orange glow. aroma of bananas, lemon, and wheat. tastes of banana, and yeast. very refreshing! prost

Brown and orange in color, murky, thick white head which lowers pretty fast, moderate lace, Fruity, banana, bit yeasty and sweet aroma with flowery notes. Pretty light bodied. Fruity, banana and citrus-like, yeasty and bit sour flavor. Long finish. Too light bodied hefe-weizen.

500ml bottle. Pours a fairly clear pale orange with a frothy one finger head that takes a very long time to fade to a thick cap. Even with all of that foam, there’s very little of it sticking to the glass. Also, this is much more clear than I’m used to seeing for a hefe-weizen. Smell; bananas and cloves are definitely the dominant aromas, with a little yeasty spiciness in the background. There’s also some sweet malts coming through as well. Overall pretty good, but nothing spectacular. Taste; damn near identical to the aroma, with the bananas and cloves coming through clearly, with some sweet, bready malts, fading to a nice spiciness. It’s by no means a great hefe-weizen, but it’s still a pretty good beer that I wouldn’t mind having again, especially when the weather is warmer. Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied, with a pretty good drinkability.

500ml bottle. Pours cloudy golden with a small white head that doesnt last long. Aroma is mild banana-clove. Flavor is very good but mild and smooth. Full bodied and very wheaty. Light citric tartness. Very drinkable and enjoyable. Not among the very best of the German Hefes, but still very good. I could drink this all night.