Paulaner Hefeweissbier

Newly distributed beer, Bottle date of 12.06, Sampled August 2007
Pours with a frothy, three-finger thick, light tan colored head that sits atop an opaquely hazy, orangish gold colored beer. Lots of wheat & malt aromas are apparent as are some of the characteristic yeast notes; Aromas of clove, lemon zest, fresh crushed wheat, at times notes of bananas, sweet grain notes and some yeasty / bready aromatics. This beer has a nice level of yeast-driven phenolics & esters to it. Quite a nice nose to this brew really.

The taste has a sweetness that seems more driven by notes of clove & banana esters than by the grain sweetness; the wheat and barley malts do contribute some sweetness though. The carbonation provides a sharp bite to this brew, which, along with the light tartness & touch of hop bitterness, provide balance to the sweeter notes of this brew. There is a certain spiciness here that is most definitely yeast derived, but also brought on by the zesty carbonation / carbonic acid; hints of white pepper, lemon zest and maybe even a hint of wisp ginger. This is a really nice Hefe, one which I always enjoy having

A good tasting beer. I typically don’t enjoy Hef but this is the best i’ve had. I probably won’t buy again though.

Bottle. Cloudy gold with a strong white head. Decent aroma of cloves, bananas, mace and citrus. Flavour was banana packed with more spice and citrus fruit. Very refreshing.

Bottle. Nice spicy orange and lemon aroma over an orange colored beer with a quickly forming and long lasting white head. The flavor is exactly what I’d expect and want out of a hefe...orange, banana, and tang with a bit of spice. Not quite enough hops or malt shining though to be my perfect hefe, but a good one and I’d certainly love to drink it again on a hot day. Very refreshing.

Orange/amber in color with a tangy apple fruit taste. great tasting and refreshing

draft. cloudy orange, brown. almost looks like an unfiltered cider. tart apple taste with a light yeast aroma & flavor. a thick and fruity hefe. i haven’t tasted anything like it to date. very drinkable. the only downside was that the sediment and heavy sugars left me moaning in bed for the better part of the next morning. its a fantastic beer, but not a good one to end a session on. ;)

Daft. Hazy orange-amber with an off-white head. Nice banana-clove aroma with lots of yeasy spiciness. Flavor not as strong as the aroma, but still has clove/banana and some wheat (not too much) and fruit. Medium body. Easy drinking. LIngering spiciness and fruit.

I tried a bottle of this earlier this summer, and it was way too fizzy and tasted awful. Bad bottle. This one was dated 11/06 and was great. Nearly opaque yellow/orange color, cushy white head. Very creamy texture. Taste is fruity, but also seems to have a bit of spice. Refreshing, although it has some substance to it as well. Top notch Hefe.