Julius Echter Hefe-Weissbier Hell

Brewed by Würzburger Hofbräu (Schörghuber)
Style: German Hefeweizen
Würzburg, Unterfranken/Bayern, Germany

(bottle) Pours cloudy gold with a towering white head that takes a long time to dissipate, and had to wait over 5 minutes to pour the rest of the beer into my weizen glass. Aroma was strong on wheat, vanilla, clove, and also some skunky character that was rather off-putting. There’s also just some light banana, that actually intensifies as the beer warms. A sour cream smell shows up too. Taste is pretty typical of a sub-par hefe, with a lot of wheat, lemon, a suggestion of banana on the finish, clove, and not too much else. The flavor also gets a little better as it warms, which is paradoxical for a hefe. Neither the flavor nor the aroma were that notable, but the beer itself was actually somewhat thick for a hefe of this caliber, although the finish was rather short. Nothing special, just a run of the mill weizen.

(Draught at the brewpub)
On June 6, 2008
Cloudy yellowish to light orange color, fluffy white head. Spicy and fruity banana scent. Spicy and estery banana taste. Classic example I’d say. Moussy mouthfeel, low bitterness. They’ve really created the perfect image of a hefeweizen the way I see it.

pours a beautiful hazy gold with a tremendous head. aroma was faintly phenolic, but missing any real hefe character. the flavor was the same, no banana, clove, bubblegum or any of the typical weisse beer characteristics popping out. very subdued in my opinion.

Really foamy head that takes awhile to dissapate. Cloudy lemony in appearance. Aroma of bananas right from the start which changes slightly to an almost cedar quality. Very fruity and creamy flavor almost like bananas and vanilla. Should make a nice summer drinking beer.

...500 ml bottle from Knightly Spirits. This stuff was damn good. Great creaminess, with good mouthfeel and body. It has slight spicyness, with more fruitiness than anything. Great wheat malt flavor, nice on the tongue with the slight citrus flavor. This beer was great, and I will have it again. Try it.

(Draught at the brewpub on 2008-02-09) Clear and light. Rather big head. Nose contains hops, malts and yeast. Banana in taste. Palater is a bit on the dry side. Somewhat strange beer.

22 oz bottle. I’ve had this beer several times and am just rating it. Hazy cloudy golden pour with a thick chunky white head. Yeasty, lemony nose. Taste is bit musty, yeasty, tangy, lemony and well carbonated. Full mouth, pleasant after taste. Nice, well done Hefe. Great for the hot, humid, Houston summer.

be careful. this one will come right out of the glass if you’re hasty about it. has a wonderful flavor. rich creamy, and full of banana. This is a very nice unfiltered wheat beer. This beer is awesome in the summer outside with a nice cigar.