Schneider Aventinus

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

I first enjoyed G. Schneider & Sohn Aventinus beer at the Mainstreet Pub up in Melbourne, FL. it was love at first sip. I savored my Aventinus with much relish and pleasure while also nibbling on some delectable fresh almond brie, crackers, and grapes. It was beer meets food nirvana, and I almost didn’t come back. Thankfully it is now readily available to me here locally. Aventinus is a brew I must have on a regular basis, and I would also like to try aging one and giving it a tasting a year or two from now.
She pours from her bottle into my goblet a rich darkly moist earthen brown. A smooth fluffy head of foam forms at the top and slowly lingers into a soft cottony ring around the sides of my glass. In the nose I detect sweet whiffs of malt with a caramelized mix of prunes and other dark-pitted fruit. Essences of raisins and spices, cinnamon and nutmeg. The first quaff ~ heavenly. I am reminded again why I love this beer so much. Such delicate deep complexity in its palate. Despite looks, Aventinus has a rather light yet full body and mouthfeel with light effervescence which doesn’t weigh down the palate. Smooth, creamy and chewy, sweet caramel and prunes come to mind first. As the taste lingers on my buds, there is a pleasant dryness to the palate and pleasant warmth creeps up in the back of my throat, a testament to the high ABV of 8.2%. As I delve further into my Aventinus, small trails of Brussels lace take their time joining the rest of the brew in my glass. As she warms, I detect gentle flavors of prunes, raisins, and some nice nutmeg spice. From start to finish, Aventinus is a soft, delicate beer overflowing with a perfectly balanced blend of winter spice, warmth, rich and decadent prunes and raisins with malty notes.
For whatever reason, I am reminded of Christmas and the holidays as I quaff my Aventinus. It could be the warmth of the beer, the soft yet full-bodied chewy mouthfeel which blends dark fruits and warm wintery spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg. Truly a beautiful beer, there is no other wheat dopplebock like Aventinus.

This cloudy dark bronze beauty is topped by a modest beige head and delivers with a full-bodied flavor with a slightly sweet caramel note. This is a supremely well-balanced winner.

Draft at the Green Leafe. Deep brown pour with an off white creamy head. Caramel and chocolate in the taste. Bit of smoke and slightly sour.

16.9 oz bottle. Spicy, wheaty aroma. Dark amber with a good bubbly head. Tastes of wheat, caramel, spices, and a light sour yeast. Great mouth feel with a slight creaminess and full bodied. A superb brew from a master brewery.

Deep brown pour with a big creamy tan head that lasted a while. Sweet fruit and caramel malt in the aroma, along with yeast, grain and spice. Very enjoyable flavor starting with the fruit and caramel and becoming richer throughout. Creamy on the palate with a good spicy finish. Seriously good!

Bottle. Hazy red brown with no head. Aroma of fruits and spice with a slightly sour (yeasty?) note. Medium body with plenty of carbonation, but fine effervescent carbonation. Complex flavour that evolves from a fruity start with banana and maybe a hint of citrus and apple with spices. It develops through a sweet toffee phase into a rich finish with chocolate, burnt toffee and cloves. A superb beer.

Pours a cola brown with a thick, rich foamy head. Great aroma of cloves, spices, and a slight hint of bananas. Nice clove taste and bubblegum..Someone was dead-on when they said they tasted Marmite in it. Spicey finish.

Unimpressed, fail to find the fascination (nifty alliteration or what?). Smells like sweet cigar butts steeped in root beer. Mouthfeel alot of effervescence but not the substance i like to see.... likely just the style and my own preference being mismatched here. Only drinking the rest of the case as it bought and paid for. Shall not be revisited.