Weihenstephaner Vitus

Brewed by Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
Style: Weizen Bock
Freising, Oberbayern, Germany

This beer pours a cloudy dull yellow with a medium tan head. First off the color of this beer does not lend itself to a weizenbock in my book. But... That being said, this is an exceptional beer. I do not typically rate within the style. I rate how I like the beer. and I really liked this one. Lot’s of bananas and cloves. It might have been a little light for a weizenbock, but it still had great flavor. Maybe they misclassified this beer? Cheers!

16.9 oz bottle from Beerworks of Largo. Hazy goldenin color. Aroma of banana, citrus, clove, and very wheat forward. Taste is banana, clove, citrus, apple and tangy wheat. Creamy medium body, extremely well balanced. No alcohol detected in the aroma or flavor, not an easy task for a blonde weizen bock. This was excellent, glad I finally got to try this.

First thing that struck me was the color- lighter then any Weizen Bock I have ever seen. But very tasty, with a really nice mouthfeel.

Very cloudy, dark golden-yellow body with a lush, frothy white head. The aroma is filled with honey and wheat - slightly sweet in the aroma, but quite spicy. The spiciness comes out in the flavor. It’s well-balanced: mild sweetness paired with just enough citrus acidity from orange peel. Very good.

Cloudy glowing orange beer, with a substantial, frothy head - lively, zesty aroma of citrus rinds, bananas, yeast, bright wheat tartness, peppery spices - creamy body - tangy, nearly tart up front, with over-ripe apple and banana dominating - very mild clove, moderate sweetness, and some warming spiciness arrive later - yeast/wheat/bread character comes in near the finish, with veers back toward the tangy side of things, leaving lingering fruitiness behind - really well-balanced and delicious.

Pours hazy pale gold, with a typical big white rocky head one expects from a Bavarian wheat beer. Nose is traditional weizen, only more so. Lots of banana-like phenols, along with some green apple and clove. Not much in the way of hops, but a faint wheat character. Flavor is much sweeter than a regular weizen, again with lots of banana and some clove. Finish is fruity, with lots of green apple, and some dry, bready wheat character. Little bit full bodied for the flavor.

Very nice. Wheaty and fruity and yeasty. Honest and quite pleasant drinking. Very rich mouthfeel.

The aroma was what stood out for me with this beer. Bananas and clove, very sweet. Not the most memorable beer, but definitely enjoyable.