Prinzregent Luitpold Weissbier Hell

330 ml bottle Konig Ludwig Weissbier. hazy yellow colour. big fading white head. bananas in aroma. not to great in taste.

Geez, what a disappointment! I see this was just named best weisse or hefe weisse in beers of the world mag. Had this some year back and thought it was ok. and still think the same today. Ok, and nothing more. Hazy yellow, fine white head, good carbonation. Not much aroma. didn’t pick up much in the way of the standard bavarian hefe weiss characteristics then or now. Maybe in this backwater we’re not getting the good stuff.

No 499
Rated: 04.08.2008
Bottle brown, 500 ml, 12 P
Appearance: Pours surprisingly with smaller head than ’Konig Ludwig Dunkelweizen’, head is initially moderate, snowy white, rocky - frothy, quite irregular in structure, slowly decreasing to small froth floating on the body surface, carbonation of the body is lively, lacing is decent.
Aroma: Very nice, pronounced, mature aroma of wheat, yeast, barley malt, juicyness, notes of banana, carrot, aroma is very strong and not typically, very intensive, clover, accidity, flowery hops, sweet oriented&aromatic.
Flavour: Very nice, full taste, grains of barley malt and wheat, clover, banana, slight saltyness on palate, daugh, floral gentle hoppyness, gentle carbonation on palate, bready, finish duration is long.
Palate: Body is medium, texture is smooth, wattery to creamy, carbonation on palate is moderate to lively, finish feel is slightly chalky and moderate astringent.

Had this on tap at a local bar, for me this was above average, nice yeast aroma and wheat flavor also very smooth and very refreshing.

Clean wheat, malt yeasty aroma, maybe a little banana. Cloudy, thick, hearty appearance. Foamy head. Banana malt, sweet flavor, light herb. Light, smooth on the palate. Overall, better than average.

(Draught at Kaisla as König Ludwig on 2008-07-30) Orange. Cloudy. Big white head that didn’t last long. Banana and malts in nose. Light palate with medium carbonation. Banana, malts, light pine flavours and bitterness. Slightly bitter short aftertaste.

I loved this. VERY smooth and refreshing. I thought the blend of banana and cereal were just right. I can see why this label has stood the test of time.

Bottle as König Ludwig. Hazy golden, huge foamy head. Nose is wheat, little alcohol, yeast, not much banana. Cereal like. Flavor is very similar, cereal malts, (over) ripe banana, little alcohol. Almost medium bodied, a bit coarse carbonation. OK weisse, focusing on the dry maltiness.