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Schneider Aventinus

Percentile
99
overall
Brewed by Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn
Style: Weizen Bock

Kelheim, Germany

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
18744.02/5.04.01/5.08.2%99.2Dimpled mug, Stein, Weizen
Commercial Description:
Dark ruby, glistening mysteriously, streaked with fine, top-fermented yeast, this beer has a compact, stable and long-lasting head. It has an intensive, typically top-fermented clove-like aroma. The palate experiences a gentle touch, on the tongue it is very full-bodied, compact and yet fresh with a hint of caramel. It finishes with a light and delicate taste of bitters leaving behind a strong, smoothly rounded, sour impression.
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strimpf (2), Florida, USA
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4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/518/20
Jul 25, 2008  
Poured a cloudy, chocolatey brown with a small head, about one finger thick, that dissipated quickly. The nose contains some yet unidentifiable spice notes with a hint of red grapes and toasted malt Starts with a light, somewhat fruitiness and the feel is quite remarkable. Fuller than I expected with the carbonation lingering on the tongue for an extended period. The finish is much richer with toasted malt, spice and fruit notes. I am not really familiar with Wiezenbock but I may have just had one of the best of the style I am likely to have. Try it if you get the chance.


 muenster (339), Sevierville, Tennessee, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Jul 23, 2008    Updated: Jun 3, 2009
Bottle. Pours dark copper/red/brown with a fluffy beige head. Aroma is wonderful banana, clove, a bit of gumminess, wheat, and spicy notes. Flavor has the perfect banana/clove thing going on, with other assorted spices leading to a nice, somewhat fruity yet mildly bitter, finish. Mouthfeel is medium-full, yet prickly from the carbonation. This is a beer I always end up throwing in my cart while beer shopping.


 flatmatt (222), Northville, Michigan, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 22, 2008  
500 mL bottle. Pours slightly reddish brown with a large off-white head that dissipates into a small but stable head. Aroma is dominated by yeasty banana and apple aromas, with some sweetness detectable. Flavor is again yeasty banana and apple, with a nice smooth quality. Also present are bubblegum sweetness, hints of caramel and dark fruits. Not much in the way of lacing. Other than that tiny nitpick, no flaws here.


 SamGamgee (1420), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/103/516/20
Jul 22, 2008  
50cl bottle. Hazy deep brown with a big head that dies and leaves some thin foam. Tried to go for the massive head in the pic, but apparently I wasn’t anal enough about cleaning my glass... oh well, it happens. Aroma of caramelized bananas, like bananas fried until a dark brown color. Add a little bubble-gum, nut liquer, and clove spice, and you have a pretty sweet aroma happening. The flavor has a rich caramel quality, with bubble-gum sweetness, bread, and a hint of alcohol. Banana and clove are their, but don’t manifest as assertively as in the aroma. full bodied with the same effervescent carbonation that you would find in a regular hef. Something about this just doesn’t quite work for me. It’s OK, but more subtle bubbles would work better for me. I like how smoothly the wheat character blends in with the rich caramel components. Good stuff.


 rudolf (1744), Buffalo, New York, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/518/20
Jul 19, 2008  
One of those beers I’ve had a ton of times but never got around to rating. RUby/mahogany body, tons of visible carbonation, fluffy white head forms a bit of a crown in my schneider glass. Nose is clove & banana, bubblegum, grapes, some spice I can’t determine, fruits. Flavor is banana, toffee, yeast, nice malt, dark fruits, perfect bitterness. Sweet yeasty clov finish w. fruit. Stunning.


greedycheater (80), Oklahoma, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 19, 2008  
Plum colored dark pour with a big, stark white head that holds on, dissipating slowly. Little carbonation in the body. The label is purple, the beer pours plum, and it smells purple. Definitely notice the wheat in the nose but it is sweet, almost berry like. If purple had a taste, this is what it would taste like. A complex balance of sweetness and grain, some bread-like qualities and clove, which I don’t like, but mainly a battle between sweet malt and dry wheat. Unique. It does have more of a doppelbock finish than a wheat finish, sticky. Overall, unique and fair but I feel the two genres should remain divorced.


 mesperon (134), Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/510/105/519/20
Jul 17, 2008  
Gorgeous color, dark brown core blends into copper towards the edge. Head was as dense as shaving cream. Aroma is very full of alcohol, slightly sweet. The feel is very smooth, the alcohol is well hidden, not at all what I expected when it was so prevalent in the aroma, very well hiden. Starts off very sweet on the tip of the tongue, and progresses into a nice full wheaty flavor, bitterness comes out in the end. The progression of flavor is wonderful, realy a joy to let it sit on your tongue and experience all that it has to offer. A new one of my favorites.


 hillfiiiiire (284), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/516/20
Jul 16, 2008  
Looks amazing. Dark caramel body with a nice fluffy white head. Cloves and caramel malts in the nose. Taste is wonderfully sweet and quite strong. No bitterness at all. Finishes nice and light. Very tasty weizen.



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