Spezial Weissbier

Brewed by Brauerei Spezial
Style: German Hefeweizen
Bamberg, Oberfranken/Bayern, Germany

50cl al Bar Halley di Via San Vincenzo; mi aspettavo qualcosa di più estremo, tipo la Schlenkerla Weissbier che sembra una banana incartocciata nello speck; in realtà qui, come di solito in spezial, l’affumicato è decisamente più smorzato, e in una weizen particolarmente smorzato, in questo caso ai sentori classici di frumento e lievito però si sente un pochino di fumo che fa capolino armoniosamente qua e là insomma un’ottima weizen, ma per essere una rauchweizen forse hanno scelto una cosa più piacevole e meno estrema ma chi lo sa e poi è da un po’ che non metto la punteggiatura ve ne siete accorti siete stanchi io sì però sono le 11.15 e devo mai fare tanti di quei lavori dietro Quinto Smirneo che metà basta

500 ml bottle. From Bamberg, Germany. Hazy bronze/light brown hue colour with medium-size off-white head. Yeast, banana, caramel and wheat in aroma. Wheat, banana and spices in flavour. Thin and a bit watery.

50 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a fizzy white head. Aroma is malty, fruity and smoked. Dry smoked and mild estery wheaty flavoured. Dry and smoked lingering finish. Smooth and simplistic.

At brewpub, assume was bottled. Looks rustic with irregular haze, a dark ochre hue and a thinner-than-average head for a weizen. Aroma has lovely esters, fruitiness and banana. Has a distinct character, though, and smells inviting. The body is a bit thin. Finishes dry and watery. Is actually shockingly dry, grainy, and much less yeasty than it smells.

Dull tan. Quite murky - there are actually yeast strata in this. Very yeasty aroma almost goes in a barnyard direction with its woody accent and orchard fruity elements (peach, pear). Quite fizzy, even for a weissbier. Yeasty palate with hints of apple. Yeasty-dry finish. No smoke!

[Bottle @ Odense Tasting, 14th February 2009, remembered for Carsten BeerMouths fantastic 3 meals highend gastronomy.] From Bamberg! Although it’s long time I’ve tasted these brewdrops I remember weak smoke and with a boring, but sweet flavor.

50cl bottle. Pours hazy yellow with a white foam and lacings. Nose is yeast and wheat. Smooth palate. A bit thin. Hints of banana and wheat. Overall vague and anonymous. Where is the smokey notes? Rerating tap @ brewpub juli 09. Orange peel, wheat. Lots of malts. Balanced, perhaps simple, but very tasty. A whole new beer on draft. 2,7 - 3,3

[Bottle @ Odense Tasting, 14th February 2009]
Thank you, Beerbiker
Pours orange-yellow with a little haze. Nice, creamy, white head. Fine duration. Sweet aroma, quite malty and with slight banana notes. Just an inkling of smoke. Fair mouthfeel, medium carbonation. Sweet flavour, some wheat and banana notes. Very weak smoke note.