Schneider & Brooklyner Hopfen-Weisse

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

A hazy yellow weizen with a thick off white head. Aroma of interesting c-hops, pinhey and aromatic, with light bananas and pineapple. In mouth, a silken weizen, with fruity esters in beginning, followed by c-hops and grapefruits, well balanced and fruity. Wow! Shared with Probstk, May 5 2009.

The 2nd side of this pair. I was very hopeful for this beer, as I loved Brooklyn’s version. 50 CL bottle from Binnys (Orland Park, IL). Pours a glowing rich gold with hints of fiery orange, very hazy, with big bubbly offwhite head that sticks around well, laces. Aromas evident straight from the pour, pushing hearty wheat and fruity esters, banana, clove, lemon with a nice floral hop bouquet with light lemony citrus. Very inviting. Initial is a decent body, pushing banana and lemon, clove and fresh flaked wheat, fruity esters and cereal grains mixed well. Nice bitterness towards the finish, pushing some florals and citrus, balancing the earlier fruity banana esters. A bit strong really, but I really like this. Preaches a good bodied brew, good flavors, and a nice balance of hop and wheaty goodness. I think I liked the Brooklyn version a little more, but this brew is great also. Cheers!

(Draught at Oliver Twist, Stockholm) Cloudy orange/yellow colour with frothy, off-white head. Malty, spicy nose with citrus, grass, yeast, banana, vanilla and coriander. Malty, fruity taste with notes of lemon, yeast and a touch of spices (coriander, clove), while grassy, floral hops give the finish a certain hop bite. Slightly above medium body, fairly sweet. Very interesting cooperation and a nice beer.

Wheaty-banana components plus crisp hop bitterness, much like a pale or ipa. Sweet, fruity, like apricot mixed with a piney-resinous hop flavor. But its got that more musty-earthy component from the german side. Very drinkable, much like the aventinus. Overall: Fruity, hoppy, banana-y, wheaty. Nice.

500ml bottle that I had as a side by side with the Brooklyner-Schneider version.. Pours a very hazy deep straw color, almost the same apricot as the Brooklyn-Schneider version, but a touch lighter. Medium white head. Pineapple, cinnamon, citrus hops, touch of toast as this gets warmer. Thin to medium bodied, lightly spicy, almost a touch of metal. Nice light spicy finish. While this was tasty, I think the Brooklyn one was a hair better. Both good though, and I’d certainly drink either again.

Bottle: Hazy yellow colour, with a big head. Aroma is werry fruity, citrus, banana and orange nice fruity/bitter nose in the end here! Flavor had a weery nice smouth fruity/sweet mouth felling, this definitive German meets US in brewning. Werry nice mix this one. Thin to medium body, and a nice medium fruity/citrus mix in the end. This was a nice surprice!

interesting union of two different type of beer.the classic corn and fruity taste of hefe-weiss unites with the agrumes and wyith the bitterness of a pale ale.the result is a well-blanced beer,with a nice alcoholic taste on the end,but extremely drinkable at the same time

Bottle 500 ml. Copper hazy colour with a medium foam. The smell has tones of grassy hops. First taste is kinda weird, with tastes stretching all over the place. My first impression, is this a mix of an APA and a weissbier? It both has some sweetness and a distinct bitterness. The finish has some warm alcohol and something chemical to it. Im not entirely sure what to think of this beer. It feels very unbalanced with different tastes tugging in different directions. On the other hand it is a very interesting beer that got me thinking. I guess the grade is a compromise ;)