Tucher Dunkles Hefe Weizen
Brauerei Tucher Brau

Tucher Dunkles Hefe WeizenTucher Dunkles Hefe Weizen
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From:
Brauerei Tucher Brau
 
Germany
Style:
Dunkelweizen
Ranked #13
ABV:
5.2%
Score:
86
Ranked #18,721
Avg:
3.83 | pDev: 9.92%
Reviews:
208
Ratings:
377
Status:
Active
Rated:
Thursday at 06:03 PM
Added:
Jun 24, 2001
Wants:
  22
Gots:
  36
A Bavarian specialty of dark colored, top fermented yeast beer with typical yeast cloudiness. Its unmistakable and well balanced taste is due to an excellent choice of dark aromatic malt and goes very well with traditional Bavarian dishes.
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Ratings by Bayern1971:
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Rated by Bayern1971 from Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +17.5%

Sep 15, 2012
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

3.78/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
pint can with different art than what is pictured here, an easy drinking take on the style, a ripper for a beer that is brown in color, old worldy and classic, light as these go, well made, timeless. reddish like indian brown, with some yeast haziness and a tall airy off white head with incredible retention, doesnt move at all, foam mustache every pull. the nose has some light clove and cocoa notes, dried plantain and raisin fruitiness, as well as a definite minerality and some brown sugar type sweetness, toffee too, wheaty and earthy and grounded though too, soft peppercorn spiciness. all of this is there in the flavor but its the fruitiness that stands out, to me its loaded with raisin, fig, and dark fruit leather, some tobacco comes in, but it stays airy and finishes clean. dark bread, bran, and bread yeast. some neat warmer fermentation esters, banana, clove, allspice, and grounded by the wheat. i like the thin vein of sweetness through it, a light maple thing, some dusty graininess along with the yeast keeping it thoroughly german, and the carbonation is supercharged and really aid the pace of this. it might be off from fully fresh, as these imports can often be, but i still really dig it. drier at the end than it starts, active texture, and very drinkable overall. one of the better beers ive had so far from these guys, and a fine companion to authentic german dishes...
Thursday at 06:03 PM
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Reviewed by colts9016 from Idaho

3.86/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Review: 2023
Beer Name: Dunkle Hefe Wiezen
Brewery: Tucher
Location: Germany
Style: Wiezen
ABV: 5.2%
Date: 02/2023

I'm drinking a glass of Dunkels Hefe Wiezen from a Wiezen glass. I served the beer at a temperature of 42 degrees, resulting in a creamy, frothy, two-fingered, light tan head with above-average retention. The color of the beer is brown, with mahogany hues, measuring around 24 on the color chart, and appears semi-opaque. As the head dissipated, it left lots of lacing on the sides of the glass. Overall, the appearance of the beer is above average for its style.

I can detect bananas, cloves, and toasted wheat. The malt aromas are toasty, bready, and cereal grains. I detect caramel, molasses, floral esters, and light earthiness undertones on the final whiff.

The beer tastes like banana bread, with hints of coffee, cloves, light chocolates, floral esters, molasses, light, dark roasted notes, and floral esters. I love the subtle malty and wheat aromas with lovely yeast flavors.

As for the mouthfeel, the beer is soft and creamy, finishing smooth. The body is medium with medium-low carbonation.

The beer has this chocolate banana bread vibe with cloves. The malty profile is soft yet deep—a simple yet elegant beer for a snowy Idaho night.
Mar 03, 2024
 
Rated: 3.77 by robotic_being from Illinois

Feb 19, 2024
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Reviewed by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

4.27/5  rDev +11.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
16.9 oz can best b4 date 08/2024 into a tall Hefe glass.
L: SRM 7 Pours lightly yeasty rich dense-looking ruby caramel color that is lighter on the edges, a good amount of steady carbonation bubbles, has a 3/4" off white puffy head that recedes slowly to a skin, very light spotty lacing.
S: Brown bread, caramel malts, banana bread, honey, toasted grains.
T: Dark crusty banana bread complete with distant spices, dates, raisins, ripe dark fruits, distant grains, some sweet citrus, a suggestion of apple, light buttered toffee, yeast and wheat notes arise with warming, it is lightly rich overall.
F: Gently brisk then very smooth medium to med-heavy bodied feel with a long, fairly drying soft finish.
O: Nice and malty. Pure-tasting ingredients. Expertly balanced. This is one of the finest examples of this style. It is IMHO world-class in its style.
Feb 12, 2024
 
Rated: 3.5 by archero from Texas

Feb 03, 2024
 
Rated: 4.49 by beerrat from Virginia

Jan 17, 2024
 
Rated: 4.03 by The_Kriek_Freak from Pennsylvania

Dec 31, 2023
 
Rated: 3.95 by Biergnomus from Pennsylvania

Dec 30, 2023
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Reviewed by defunksta from Wisconsin

4.14/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Appearance: Pours a mostly clear (80% clarity) deep and dusky brown/bronzed color with a massive off-white head. SRM of 18. (4.00)

Aroma: Strong aromas of wheat and yeast upfront. Some sweeter orange, cloves, and bread spices underneath. (4.25)

Flavor: Moderate flavors of wheat and yeast upfront. Bready and yeasty. Some hints of caramel, and earthy notes. A dry finish. (4.25)

Feel: Medium to lighter bodied, strong carbonation. Yeasty, leans clean and dry.

Compared to Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier Dunkel 12/2023: Pours identical. Stronger aromas. More chocolate, caramel malts. Less yeasty and bready. Cleaner.

Compared to Andechs Weissbier Dunkel 1/2024: Pours lighter, similar head. Stronger aromas. More caramel, chocolate, toffee. Less bread, yeast, and spices. Smoother with less carbonation and yeast. Winner: Tucher slightly.

Overall: Pretty decent Dunkelweizen. Not quite as dark or sweet as I'd expect. A bit lighter, cleaner and yeasty. Drinkable. (Rating: 4.14)
Dec 02, 2023
 
Rated: 3.87 by PvtSnowball from Florida

Nov 25, 2023
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Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York

4.07/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
On tap at Beef and Brew in Geneva, NY.

This one pours a golden caramel brown color, with a small white head, and lots of lacing.

This smells like banana bread, baking spice, clove, a touch of dark fruit, and some nice breadiness.

This has a wonderfully wheaty and malty profile that really invokes a toasty dark banana bread, with light spicing. There’s a creamy almost vanilla-like note, too.

This is creamy, but light on the palate, with a nice drinkability.

I really wish I saw this style more often. This is a great example of it.
Sep 29, 2023
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Rated by Captain69 from Illinois

4.07/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
great munich style lager pours dark with thick head nice malty taste
Sep 25, 2023
 
Rated: 4.3 by Tcsox from Massachusetts

Sep 15, 2023
 
Rated: 3.81 by smithj4 from New York

Sep 03, 2023
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Reviewed by HorseheadsHophead from Colorado

3.83/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4
Dark brown hazy color, with a huge creamy off white head like ice cream. Great retention.
Not getting much aroma. Some raisin and prune and brown bread.
Banana bread, some vanilla, clove, prune, raisin, hay. Super creamy and fluffy mouthfeel, though. Sheesh.

A good Dunkelweizen. Not blowing me away, but not bothering me, either. Maybe that's all fine. Dat mouthfeel, though.
Aug 30, 2023
 
Rated: 4.84 by superwho24 from Arkansas

Aug 19, 2023
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Reviewed by champ103 from Texas

4.15/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
A: Pours a dark amber brown. A dense tan head forms with good retention and lace left left behind.
S: A simple, but enjoyable aroma. Banana esters, light spicy clove, and baked brown bread.
T: Like the nose, the banana esters and light spice are up front. It becomes like chocolate covered bananas after a while. Baked brown bread mingles in there as well. Love the balance, its pretty classic for the style.
M/O: A medium body with moderate carbonation. Just enough crisp bite, but becomes ultra smooth as this breaths. I can come back to this with ease.

I always love a good Dunkelweizen but they are hard to come by anymore. Glad I came across this. Well done, and spot on for the style as far as I'm concerned.
Jun 24, 2023
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Reviewed by ilikebeer03 from Texas

3.77/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pour is a slightly murky deep amber with a huge, pillowy, creamy cap of every so slightly khaki foam. Great retention.
Nose is clove, banana, hint of toasted malt / chocolately
Taste follows. Banana and clove of a hefeweizen, but a little more played down as some light roasted malt comes through.
Smooth and easy to drink.
Jun 02, 2023
 
Rated: 3.74 by Gagnonsux from Texas

Jun 01, 2023
Tucher Dunkles Hefe Weizen from Brauerei Tucher Brau
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 377 ratings