Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier Dunkel

Brewed by Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
Style: Dunkelweizen
Freising, Oberbayern, Germany

Strong wheat aroma. Murky brown with off-white creamy head that thins but stays. Strong smooth creamy banana wheat milkshakey taste with banana aftertaste.

On tap at Lunar BrewingCo. and although normally served in a Weizen glass, requested a smaller amount in a Czech-pils glass. Poured a cloudy, amber/brown with modest, off white foam to the head, and some curtainy lacing. The aroma had a tomato juice/V-8 scent to it. Although a touch of the nose carried over, the flavor was closer to style with some graininess, light notes of ripe banana cream, and stronger spice/clove notes. Just a hint of sweetness was evident. The carbonation was good and the body was medium. Not bad except for the unpleasant beginning. Will have to try again down the road.

500ml poured from a bottle at an Italian restaurant am Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin. Slowly fading off-white head. Cloudy, dark orange body. Smell of ripe fruits. Dark wheat with sweet malts and overripe banana in flavour, added by a spicy touch of cloves. Bitter fruits and notes of yeast to the ending. Quite flavoursome (Berlin 22.11.2009).

Poured dark amber brown, smooth, malty, dark fruits, caramel, little chocolate, little grainy.

Bottle from Mr Lawrence wine merchants, Brockley. Cloudy brown pour with a lasting off white head. Aromas of smoke, raisins, toffee, chocolate. Flavours of wheat, dark malts, smoke, wood, dark fruits. Finishes smokey and malty.

Bottle pours cloudy amber with a rocky off-white head. Aroma smells like an oatmeal raisin cookie, with roasted banana and trace amounts of clove. Flavor also shows additonal notes of nuts and smoke. Overall body is light to moderate, creamy, and finishes dry.

Pours a murky caramel color with a voluminous fluffy off-white head. Aroma is bread crusts, bananas, vanilla, and clove. Flavor is similar, bready with a strong banana note and just enough clove. Mouthfeel is silky and smooth. Another well-crafted Weihenstephaner beer.

500ml bottle. Pours a cloudy, dark amber. Minimal head that faded quickly. Honey, some cloves, sweet malt, and dried fruits on the nose. Tastes of dried fruits, mild ginger, yeast, walnut. Tastes like it has more alcohol than the 5.3% it states on the bottle.