Weihenstephaner Kristall Weissbier

Brewed by Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
Style: German Kristallweizen
Freising, Oberbayern, Germany

The aroma is intensely wheaty. Mostly dry and a little spicy, even with a hint of smokiness. I get some of this spicy wheatiness in the flavor too - except that it is pretty thin and watered down. It’s OK for me.

I’ve finally rated all the styles (I don’t count low alcohol and malt liquor) - hugely effervescent, clear golden beer, with a gigantic, frothy, bright white head that continues to grow even after the pour - the beer looks so lively that it just begs you to drink it - strong banana aroma, with strong wheat malt earthiness and subtle hints of orange and spices (clove is dominant, of course) - the carbonation is not as prickly as I expected - very light bodied beer - light honey sweetness and very faint wheat character - a hint of phenolics way in the back - very light clove spice and faint flower flavors - not much going on here - it’s a shame, it start ed out so well, then I had to go and taste the stuff.

(bottle) Clear, pale golden colour with a huge and quite dense foamy white head. Slightly dusty and sweet wheat-malty aroma with a touch of nutmeg and shy fruity notes. Light-sweet, slightly acidic flavour, light to medium bodied with a lively carbonation. Good wheat-character, light fruity taste; dry-ish, slightly sweet and sour finish. Pretty refreshing and clean, but also without ups and downs. I prefer the Hefe-Weizen.

This is a beautiful beer. It pours a light sparkling yellow with a foamy bright white head. Now I am already a wheat beer fan so it didnt take much to impress me. It has all the aroma of a wheat beer and the typical sweet malt, hops and herb flavor delivered in a light and drinkable platform. Im huge fan.

I like to think that there are good representatives of every style... and therefore every style is legitimate. The idea of filtered Hefeweizen sounded self-defeating to me, but I decided to give it a shot... and if anyone could do it right it would be Weihenstephan. It’s a clear yellow-golden liquid with pure white huge head on it, which takes a while to diminish. It tastes more like a watery pilsener to me than a weissbier. I really have to say that my worst fears were right.

500ml bottle. Clear yellow liquid. Very high in foam. Very good carbonation. Some Citrus and clove notes.

Pours crystal clear into a Weizen glass. Fluffy white micro weizen head. Clove and banana aromas and flavors. Crisp -- I miss the full flavor of the wheat. Still very good.

I quietly wished I had gotten a keg of this for my last party as it was very tasty in my pint glass this evening. It would have paired well with the Pils and offered a nice contrast to the rich Southern banquet we staged before Lil’ Cliff came on for 3 stellar sets. It looked like a weiss with its lacing and brilliant gold color. The first taste was lightly carbonated with the usual bananas and vanilla, but the taste ended with a snap of hops! This would be a great beer for Thai and Sushi too.