Schneider Georg Schneiders Wiesen Edel-Weisse

Bottle. Pours a nice hazy orange-golden body under a medium sized off-white head. Lively carbonation. Citrusy fruity and malty aroma with notes of banana. Fine cloves-like spicyness too. Nice citrusy and bananaish flavor with a good spicyness and bitterness. Pleasant sweetness. Full-bodied, effervescent mouthfeel. The finish is of the lasting kind, with fruityness, sugary sweetness and a pleasant bitterness. A real good one, refreshing and quite quenching even if it’s sweet. (080903)

Poured from a 500ml bottle and served in a weizen glass. This beer poured a mostly clear dark golden with a short-lived head of off-white foam. No lace. The aroma of the beer was made up of lightly toasted wheat, graham cracker, and some over-ripened banana. The flavor was much the same including some cereal grains. Didn’t really suit my tastes. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied with moderate carbonation. Not all that enjoyable. I won’t likely be revisiting this one.

At this point I can safely approach any bottle of beer from Schneider & Sohn brewery and know it’ll be good. In a statistical stick to quality and enjoyable beers, the Weisen Edel-Weiss is a refreshingly new and delicious beer. A thick, light tan head wells up during the pour, acting as a flimsy bastion for the roiling rapids of carbonation underneath in the light bronze liquid. The aroma is light and slightly cheesy, paired with a delicate honey sweetness. I also catch whiffs of leather and heavy cream, and an aroma of dry, overripe banana; the kind destined for a blender and a smoothie. Prepare for a disparity in the flavor, where a strange blend of sweet and dry makes for the refreshing experience. A smooth and creamly palate, a honey taste, a sprinkling of nuttiness, and a gleefully unique aftertaste of fresh tortilla chips. It’s really the aftertaste that makes this one. I’m hopelessly addicted to fresh tortilla chips, and here’s a beer that duplicates their flavor faithfully in a beer aftertaste. Brilliant. This is incredible spring drinking, and would seem suitable with a light meal or appetizer.

Bought and drank over at the Barrel Maker Cooper Residence ... pours with quite a low head for a wheat beer ... is a bit soapy ... organic?? ... some banana and other off sweet flavours ... weird, odd, and not enjoyable ... I avoided this beer for almost 4 years, I was right in avoiding this pricey mundane beer..

Cloudy golden colour. Smallish head that didn’t last - but I think it was my glass. Pretty effervescent. Aroma of bubblegum and cloves. Tastes of bubblegum, banana and big clovey tart finish. A refreshing and tasty beer. I like weizens and this is a good one.