Mahrs Bräu Festtags Weisse

Brewed by Mahrs Bräu
Style: German Hefeweizen
Bamberg, Oberfranken/Bayern, Germany

Draught at the brewpub. Mild spicy and fruity aroma. Cloudy dark amber colour. Small stable white head. The flavour has some banana, OK citrus to balance. Just the right amount of sweetness.

Very highly carbonated. Tan, opaque. Lots of foam. Heavy banana and very sweet. Quite rich, somewhat bubblegummy. Overly sweet and unbalanced - tastes more American than Franconian.

Bottle @ Torchuster. Dark orange. Thick white head. Fresh bright fruity aroma with suspended wheat malts below. Sweet mainly. Lots of orange, apricot flavors. No banana. Nice acidity. Candy-like sweet fruitiness here but in a fun, non-cloying way. Just some fun simple sugars.

Draught@Mahrs Brau. Deep orange colour, mediumsized beige head. Aroma is wheat, malts, wood, caramel and some slight yeasty notes. Flavour is wheat, some nuts, wood, caramel, yeast and also citrusfruity and bananaish notes. Refreshing Hefeweizen.

Hazy deep amber with medium of white head. Sweet yeasty aroma with overripe fruits, sweet flavour with ripe fruits, yeast and caramel notes.

On tap. A rather sweet and malty, bready version of a hefeweizen. Bit thick and buttery.

18-Aug-08 (500-ml bottle: Free sample bottle for stewarding the 2008 World Beer Cup in San Diego, CA) Pouring this beer into a tall, tapered wheat beer glass is quite the spectacle. Hazy and orange in color with, at any point in time, hundreds if not a thousand tiny carbonation bubbles crawling up the wall of the glass before joining the three-finger, off-white foam stand. Watching mesmerized by the display, the head shows magnificent head retention, holding a rocky inch of foam until I finally break my transfixed stare and begin to appreciate the other sensory gifts this beer offers. The nose is an enticing balance of bread, sourdough, citrus, barely ripe banana and dusty cobwebs. The tart and citrusy entry balances the bready flavor and carries through into the evolution where a tasty banana bread finish lingers on the palate. Medium-strong but smooth carbonation dances playfully on the tongue. It’s medium in body, a touch heavier than most in the style, but with the citrusy tartness and frolicking carbonation, the beer remains reasonably refreshing on the palate. Lacing consists of droopy rings, strings and spots. Overall, this is on the bigger side of the style and not exactly light on its feet, but nevertheless, the beer shows nice balance and is fun to drink. A single bottle, though, is probably the limit the palate can withstand.

Light amber color. Hefe weisse cloudy. The aroma reminds me of buttermilk. There is a bit of caramel taste - but I find the yeast character dominant; a bit fruity. Smooth mouthfeel, creamy - somewhat sweet, which I think is ok. The taste doesn’t last long, Its a beer.