Schneider & Brooklyner Hopfen-Weisse

Brewed by Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn
Style: Weizen Bock
Kelheim, Germany

Beautiful, luminous wheaty-tan body with a plush, thick, off-white cream topping. What strikes you first is the whack of fresh hops in the bouquet, quite unusual for the style. After further straining, sprinkles of banana and clove are there as well as a solid wheaty backbone. Citrusy hop flavors and tangerine wash over the palate, followed by the quickly dancing banana-clove pair. Alcohol is well crafted into the beer, but you quickly feel almost overwhelmed by it along with the combination of hops and phenols. Light soapy/sour banana finish.

Served in dimpled mug. Pours a cloudy orange. Sizable off-white head, with moderate lacing. Aroma of citrus (grapefruit and tangerine) with slight muskiness and mild alcohol. Excellent mouthfeel; effervescent with microbubbles of foamy head adding decisively to palate is primarily citrus, with tangerine flavor dominating. Lemon and white pepper in background, with minimal flavor of alcohol. A fine beer, and a credit to all parties involved.

Bottle, John’s Grocery in Iowa City. Tangerine pour, lots of just off-white foam, coming out of solution in attractive microbubbles. Very pleasant musky dried fruit aroma. Papaya, leather, lemon. Peppery lemon sorbet flavor, pleasant medicinal touch, drying tannic finish. Delicate, bright and airy palate, without seeming overly carbonated. Lovely beer, a little dash of adventure while still firmly part of the Schneider tradition.

Bottle from Systembolaget. I had this with a good friend of mine. I had never finished this one myself. It´s to stong and heavy. I find this one little hard to rate. It´s so different from other weisen. It´s more strong, heavier taste from spices, candy, banana, vanilla, pineapple, grape and sweeeeet malt. The brew is very hazy yellow. Head is rocky white. I had fun rating this. A new experience!

Opens with a mild gush, then pours thick-hazed golden with large chunks of sediment under a full, creamy, off-white head. (As I near the end of the 500ml bottle, the yeast becomes so thick as to turn the golden body a bizarre shade of septic tan, so I need to deduct an appearance-point.) Florals strike the nose first which actually pair well with fruity banana and yeasty dough aromas. Creamy mouthfeel with a touch of spritz and astringence. Alcohol is undeniable in the flavor, accompanied by banana bread yeasts and sharp herbal hops. The overall flavor profile would be tart and fruity leading to a tart and spicy finish with a hint of bitterness. A very well-made beer due to an excellent collaboration. ~~~~~~~~~~ Purchased August, 2007, Binny’s, Orland Park, IL, consumed June 2009.

Bottle. I don’t think beer is as good as any of the other Schneider brews. Flavor and aroma are decent but this is mediocre.

Bottle. Pours a cloudy straw with a huge foaming white head. Yeast, bread, soap on the nose. Flavors of spice, some mango, melon. Nice hop bitterness. I am digging this guy.