Salm-Bräu Weizen

Brewed by Salm-Bräu
Style: German Hefeweizen
Wien, Austria

Draught at the brewpub
Muddy deep blond color; creamy head. Aroma of spices, wheat. The aroma is lightly fruity, banana. The flavor is more sharply spicy. The final is on the dry side. A correct Weizen.

Draught @ Salm. Cloudy golden with large thick white head. Nice aroma of bananas and maybe vanilla and lemons. Surprisingly full bodied with creamy carbonation. Taste of lemons and bananas migrating to pleasant maltiness with a hint of bitterness. Not a favourite style, but a pleasant beer if a little light on flavour; the mouthfeel is distinctive.

My Bottom Line:
This classic Weizen sends big bananas and bready, doughy yeast to nearly smother the delicate herbal hops and citrusy wheat.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-A thick head of foam stays atop the cloudy dark beige.
-This is very reminiscent of l’Amère à Boire’s Hefeweizen.
-The mouthfeel is generous yet crisp in the finish.
-Cloves are there too, of course, but not as much as the fruity esters.

On tap at the brewpub.

Draught at the brewpub.
Cloudy yellow coloured, medium sized white head, canned corn and slightly banana nose. Acidic yeasty fruity taste with notes of spices and hops. Refreshing and easy drinkable weizen.

Draught at the brewpub. Very cloudy orange colour. Nice stable creamy white head. Plasticky banana flavour. Creamy mouthfeel. Spicy finish, quite some band aid.

On tap at the brewpub. A fairly standard hefeweizen, with plenty of bananas and cloves, a lot of yeastiness and a decent dry finish. Drinkable.

Draught at hte brewpub. Cloudy yellow coloured with a white ehad. Fruity aroma of bananas, yeast and spices. Fruity flavour of bananas, yeast, spices and hops. Hoppy and spicy finish.

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 4     Pale Yellow(1)->Copper(5) : 2     Still(1)->Volcanic Sparkling(5) : 3
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 3     Lasting: 3     Lacing : 3
Aroma:
Intensity : 3  
Yeast : 3   Bread : 2   Dough : XX   Esters : 3   Phenols : XX   Dusty : XX   Spicy : 3   Apple : XX   Banana : 3   Tropical Fruits : 2   Brett : XX   Barnyard : XX   Leather : XX   Wood : XX   Vinous : XX   Cheese : 2   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX Sulfur : XX
Malt : 3   Pilsner : XX   Pale : XX   Vienna : XX   Biscuity : XX   Toasty : XX   Hay : XX   Caramel : XX   Honey : XX   Cereals : XX   Grainy : XX   Wheat : 3
Hops : 1   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : XX   Perfume : 2   Orange : XX   Floral : XX   Lemon/Lime : XX   Herbal : XX   Grassy : XX   Piney : XX
Notes : Pepper : XX   Cloves : 1   Coriander : XX   Ginger : XX   Orange : XX   Earth : XX   Vanilla : XX   Oxidation : XX   Bubblegum : 1
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Sourness : 2   Acetic : XX   Lactic : XX   Bitterness : 1   Farmy : XX   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 3   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 3   Clean : 2   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : XX

Comments: A simplistic and accessible weizen whose excessive cleanliness and less so sourness get a bit boring.