Moosbacher Weissbier

Brewed by Private Landbrauerei Scheuerer
Style: German Hefeweizen
Moosbach, Germany

Very impressive beer. Its got all the light body and drink ability of a wheat beer but the flavor of a hefeweizen. Also one of the freshest import beers I have ever had.

very very sweet citrus favor on the nose. Definite banana smell as well cloudy yellow pour with a very frothy white head. Very well balanced beer. bread notes mixed evenly with banana. nothing to overly sweet. great slightly thick mouthfeel and a nice flavor lingering on the palate.

500ml bottle pours a witbier-sandy/wheat color with an immense white head and champagne effervescense. Golden, eggyolk hues increase as the yeast takes control, muting the carbonation with its opacity. The beer’s head settles slowly to a creamy cap, leaving spittles of wet lace on the way down. Familiar, pleasant aromas of banana and clove with an increased presence of bread dough as well as a subdued note of smoked meat that together conjure a ham sandwich. Creamy yet thin, the palate doesn’t carry the flavors as well as I’d hoped... yeasty flavors of the aforementioned banana and clove with touches of milk and cinnamon. A dry finish taps into the hint of smokiness while the lingering aftertaste is fruity banana with lemon.

I wasn’t expecting much based on the preceding reviews... plus I missed my "Best By" date by a month. However, this Hefe rose to the occasion and I feel it is on-par or greater-than some of the heavy-hitters including Weihenstephaner, Hacker-Pschorr, Franziskaner & Ayinger.

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Cloudy/dusty yellowish brown. Big head yesty and lacing. Citrusy, hoppy nose. Crisp, clean hoppy pow on the palate with a nice finish and a pleasant linger

50cl bottle from Willow Bend Liquors (Tampa). Pours a clear golden with two finger bright white head. Good head retention through consumption. Smells of wheat, fruit, citrus and tastes of apple, pear with a slight bitterness throughout. Quick, watery finish.

Hazy amber beer with fluffy thick foam that dies to a film and ring. Moderate lacing. Tangy fruit in the aroma, but no tanginess in the flavor. Pleasant dry wheat, some apple fruitiness, with a more than a touch of caramel sweetness and a bit of alcohol in the finish. Quite pleasant.

Don’t you just love openeing those caged top bottles? Been waiting a while to drink this baby. Big poof when I released her. Pure clean hefe aroma, just like it should be. Big hypnotizing swirling pour from this unfiltered wheat with gunk on the bottom of the 500 mL bottle. Cloudy very light brown appearance. Large foaming head and this stuff has lots of good tingle in the carbonation. Good clean wheat flavor lacking overspiceness, and I’m glad. Too many wheat beers over do it on the spice. IMHO simpler is better when it comes to wheat beers. At times, it seems to have a little hop bitterness in there, and I really don’t appreciate that in a wheatie. Very nice finish and I’m surprised I’m already at the bottom of the bottle, must have been good. The only thing I didn’t dig about this brew was that small amount of hop bitterness, however, it was very well controlled.

Smooth drinking German weisse beer. Not over the top banana notes like some hefeweizens, but still noticable, especially towards the end. A very enjoyable beer. Perfectly balanced.