Schneider Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock

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

Pour is a murky brown with a thin, lasting tan head. The mouthfeel that I love from the regular Aventinus. Dark fruits and sugar. Good but the high alcohol presence makes it a little less desirable.

Bottle. Dark brown color, almost opaque, with a big beige head that diminishes slowly. Aroma is interesting, bursting with both wheaty fruity esters (banana, hints of apples) and caramelly malt, as well as some alcohol. Sweet flavor with wheat, fruits, some spices, light phenolic bubblegum hints, dark bread, malt, some caramel and an alcoholic taste that’s getting stronger towards the finish. Medium to full-bodied and a fluffy mouthfeel with strong carbonation.
As the beer warms up its malty character gets a bit more prominent, the wheaty side gets slightly quieter, the strong carbonation settles down a bit, and the alcohol manages to mingle with the other flavors better, making the beer more balanced both in flavor and mouthfeel. My initial score for this beer was 3.5 as it was a bit too messy and theres was a bit too much alcohol for my liking, but now as it got warmer I changed it to 3.8. This one could be a great winter sipper.

Pours a dark, deep reddish purple color with a big, foamy white head that settles very quickly. The aroma shows notes of banana, wheat, dark vinous fruit with a caramel malt base. This is very similar to the regular aventinus. The flavor follows the same lines with a really concentrated flavor of dark and vinous fruits, some wheat characters, and a good bit of sweetness from the dark malts and alcohol. The alcohol started creeping up as this one warmed up. Medium-full bodied with a syrupy mouthfeel thats leads to a fruity finish with some heat on the way down. I can see how the freezing really makes all the flavors more concentrated. Nicely crafted beer.

This is a Dunkelweiss on steroids! Rich, malty to an extreme with a fascinating aroma, opaque reddish brown colour and a fascinating Coca-Cola like aftertaste this beer is truly something special. The only thing seperating it from pure perfection is that I wouldn’t mind if it had a better head to it.

Opaque red-brown pour with a thin white head. Lots of banana and clove on the aroma. Sweet vanilla and fruit as well. Intense flavor. Very sweet with fruity cloves and some maple. Very bitter finish. Alcohol hits you like a punch in the face. A bit too much for me and prevented me from enjoying it more.

Poured a turbid brown color that supported an off-white, two-finger tall head. The head had some staying power and there were streaks of lacing. The aroma was malt, alcohol, wheat and something like prunes. The flavor was dominated by malt and wheat with some softer fruit and a bit of alcohol. Almost medium in body and not the smoothest finish. Decent.

bottle, muddy brown cola color and head, nose is raisins , caramel and cherry, flavor is coke, wheat, dark fruits with a dry finish

(bottle) murkiest dark brown colour, frothy mahogany head, sticky consistency. aroma has strong banana notes, cherries, vanilla, cinnamon, cloves, alcohol. flavour is the same, with more alcohol and chocolate, coffee and caramel notes, very complex. strong, full and sweet body with a burning finish – a slow sipper!