Julius Echter Hefe-Weissbier Hell

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

Overall an excellent hefe-weiss brew. The appearance was a customary for the brew but the flavor was exceptional. Crisp, clean and very palatable. Perfect on an early fall evening with friends around the campfire.

Bottle--Yikes, the head during the pour was gigantic!!! Coloring was a cloudy, pale yellow with a clove, banana and fruity aroma. Drinking the beer came with a nice level of carbonation along with a taste banana and a solid base of wheat. Great stuff for a beer you never heard about. Pettys 2.49.

Loved it as much as I thought I would. Pale golden straw color and huge pillowy white head. Aroma is what you expect of a high-quality hefe... mild clove ester aromas and some sweet fruitiness. Clean citrus taste and very pleasing on the palate. Great beer. Exceptional summer beer.

Golden pour HUGE head. Spicy/fruity aroma, banana? lemon? There’s a lot going on here. Taste does not let down. Wheaty, yeasty fruit with a lingering aftertaste. Hell of a hefe! Very surprised at all the relatively low ratings. Do not be fooled! This is one of the best wheat beers available.

Cloudy straw to match style. Fruity nose with a dry and slightly tangy feel to the palate. Another excellent Hefeweizen from the County who invented the this style.

On tap, NYC. Pours a hazy straw color, aroma is a great mix of sweet and spicy with the spices a little more prominent. Taste is rather bitter and also spicy and palate is rough from the high carbonation but overall not a bad beer.

Pours a nice cloudy orange color with a large lasting white foamy head. Smell is nice and smooth with banana and wheat with a touch of lemon. Taste is very similar with wheat, and banana notes. Slightly citric. Medium/thin body, med./high carbonation with a foamy mouthfeel. Not bad, but a bit overcarbonated.

This beer pours nicely into the glass with a large creamy head that last for about two minutes. I was surprised at how clear it was for a heffe, especially with the amount of sediment at the bottom. The nose was orangy, rye bread, with actually a hint of strawberry. The mouthfeal was ultra carbonated for a heffe, possibly due to it being brewed with barley malts and not 100% wheat. Taste was similar to old sourdough bread with a hint of lemon and orange. Overall, it’s palatable... but my least favorite heffe.