Prinzregent Luitpold Weissbier Hell

Brewed by Schloßbrauerei Kaltenberg
Style: German Hefeweizen
Furstenfeldbruck, Germany

Pulled this old review out from the works... Served at cellar temperature in Duvel glass. Fruity aroma full of tropical fruit, candy banana more than anything. Hazy straw body with white head. Sweet fruit flavours; candy banana, peach and possibly pineapple most prominant. Smooth on the tongue with a dry finish. Quite nice.

bottle. very sweet aroma. cloudy yellow color with thick white head. kind of plain tasteing. overall not bad though.

On tap. Another nice hefe. Creamy , cloudy, cloves, bananas. etc etc. Getting tired of desribing hefes

Cloudy straw pour, nice head and lacing. Sugary cinnamon hops, somewhat fruity, like banana or raisins. Medium mouthfeel and low sweetish aroma. Nice beer, good with food, liked this one a lot. I drank this as Konig Ludwig Weissbier.

Aroma is sweet, banana, clove, and wheat. Taste is fizzy, lemon, banana wheat. Pours with a straw/golden hue, a huge head, and a very nice aroma of clove-centric banana. The appearance and the aroma are promising, but the taste is over-carbonated, and somewhat jumbled in it’s strange lemony mix of flavors. Overall, a good beer, but not world-class.

On tap at the Castle as Konig Ludwig Weisse. Taps your typical awesome looking Hefe. Aroma is actually a little different. You’ve got your usual banana and a hint of clove, with wheat malt and yeast, but a sort of undertone of Earthiness makes itself known that is interesting to the nose. Flavour is more of the same (but not in the McCain kind of way). Very tasty Hefe, banana, toned down clove, yeasty goodness with less than excessive effervescence, but that weird sort of earthiness makes its presence known very quickly, but it by no means unwelcome. There is really very little to dock point on with this one. Really nice Hefe and I’m glad to have tried it considering I didn’t know it existed. My 400th rating! My 300th was Weihenstephaner Hefeweizen, so maybe this is a new tradition for me, Hefe’s as milestones. A nice treat from the now defunct Wittelsbach Bavarian Dynasty (marketing which appeals to me as the huge history geek I am).

330ml Bottle: Sweet, spiced, aroma. Smells of cloves, banana, lemon, yeast, wheat, and bubblegum. Poured dark yellow/straw/flax in color with a large, white head that diminished but lasted throughout. Cloudy. Sparkling. Some particles. Lightly sweet flavor. Tastes of cloves, spices, banana, yeast, bubblegum, malts, and sugar. Light to medium body. Slightly gritty texture. Average carbonation. Yeasty banana finish.

Sampled as König Ludwig Weissbier. 11.2 oz bottle purchased as part of a mix a six at Lukas Liquors in Kansas City, Missouri. 21 Feb 2009 best before date on label. Pour is hazed golden yellow with a nice 2 inch white head. Sporadic bubbles float to the surface. Very firm head falls slow to reveal nice lacing. Aroma is very faint, not much there at all. A bit of wheat, a bit of spicy yeast. Taste is husky wheat, some grassy coriander and not a whole bunch else. Really not much character here. Palate was on the watery side. There really are not many flaws on this beer, just a bit dull. Not among my favorite Hefes.