Pinkus Hefe Weizen

Brewed by Brauerei Pinkus Müller
Style: German Hefeweizen
Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Pale yellow colour, very cloudy. Nice head. Nice banana-yeast aroma. Same in the taste, but with a nice fruitiness. I think it´s a bit underrated here.

Pale cloudy orange/ yellow with thick head. Sweet malt, some metal, and faint spice on the nose. Almost no prickle on the tongue, light mouthfeel with lemon, and some nuttiness. Not very interesting

Light yellow and cloudy, slightly spicy aroma, some lemon and bubble gum, flavor of sour milk and a light lemon, with the texture of an american light beer.

Bottled. Light yellow with a white, firm head. Rather fresh aroma with notes of wood. Rather thin with a flowery flavour with notes of elder.

Notes from St. Line wheat beer tasting 7/30/04 Small white head, fades quickly. Lightly fruity nose. Light gold, real hazy, bottom of the bottle. Light body, thin, spritzy. Wheat flavors, yeast, light citrus. Overly acidic and sour. Strange wheat beer. Dry finish.

Hazy gold/straw colors. Thick head that left rather quickly leaving spotty lacing. Heavy wheat in the nose along with some peppery tones. Some banana, though not much. Woody or earthen qualities. Again, thick wheats and malts in the flavors. The pepper is lingering among floral and bitter hops. Some citrus, and more wood. Smooth and silky wheat palate with a peppered finish.

Bottled. Pale golden with a meringue-like head. Tidbitty, woody aroma. Fizzy palate-feel, lager-like with elder notes, wood and purpurgrenadilla. Hopbitter finish.

I have encountered the name Pinkus before but had not had a chance to try one of their products until now. It came in a 16.1 oz brown bottle - A size that seems a bit unusual to me. It poured very cloudy - a good sign. It had a small white head. There was a heavy citrus aroma that was quite pleasant. A little bit of tanginess as well. The flavor was very dry and grainy. There was no specific wheat flavor but one gets the impression of munching on soggy health nut cereal. Just a hint of lemon in the finish. The finish lingered with a certain bitterness that was not particularly pleasant. The appearance and aroma gave host to pleasant expectations that alas were doomed to disappointment. In all this is a rather sub par wheat beer that I can not recommend.