Nein Ale
Surly Brewing Company

Nein AleNein Ale
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From:
Surly Brewing Company
 
Minnesota, United States
Style:
Hefeweizen
ABV:
10%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.92 | pDev: 11.48%
Reviews:
48
Ratings:
222
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Sep 06, 2022
Added:
Jun 26, 2015
Wants:
  8
Gots:
  67
Nein was inspired by a trip to Bamberg, Germany and it is brewed with oak-smoked wheat malt and fermented with German Hefe yeast. The beer is then aged on charred oak and packaged in 750ml bottles.
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Ratings by Jaywalsh20:
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Rated by Jaywalsh20 from Illinois

3.71/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Oct 10, 2015
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Reviewed by gatornation from Arizona

3.52/5  rDev -10.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a light mahogany color with a khaki head. . Smell and taste were bland notes of char and smoke light wheat ,spice . Mouth feel had good carbonation. Hefe traits were lacking/
Sep 06, 2022
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Reviewed by chum_husk from Minnesota

3.33/5  rDev -15.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3
Sampled this about 2-3 years ago from the bottle, review from notes

Cola color, dunkleweizen scent / flavors, everything dialed up: fruit spice yeast all with a toasted smoked edge... kinda boring / typical other than being "imperial", doesn't do anything crazy like the old surly beers, other than this heavy smoke presence... eh..
Feb 05, 2022
 
Rated: 3.13 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Jan 21, 2022
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Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota

3.94/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
750ml bottle. Gold wax over cap.
Ruby brown colored body. Brief light tan head, simmers back to a skiff and a thin ring. No lacing.
Aroma of medium smoke wheat malt and light vanilla.
Taste of smoked wheat malt with a bit of sweetness from vanilla. Banana and clove are a brief memory.
Medium plus mouth feel. Very good carbonation.
This is still a good tasting beer, but the Hefeweizen aspects have faded. Now the smoke and oak aging provide the majority of the beer drinking experience.
Sep 27, 2019
 
Rated: 1.5 by rspauldi from Texas

Feb 15, 2019
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Reviewed by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois

3.92/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Tasted in a Rastal Teku from a 22 fl oz bottle on December 31, 2018. Inspired by a trip to Bamberg, Germany. NEIN is brewed with oak smoked wheat malt and fermented with German Hefe yeast. Aged on charred oak. A complex, dark beer, delivering the intense flavors of smoked banana, vanilla and clove.
Feb 05, 2019
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Reviewed by zonker17 from Texas

3.77/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Might have waited too long. Near black with minimal head. Nose lacking in character, just some smoke. Taste not bad, decent smoked malt and some oxidation coming through.
Jul 22, 2018
 
Rated: 4.08 by NolaHopHead from Louisiana

Mar 23, 2018
 
Rated: 3 by jgunther71 from Illinois

Mar 08, 2018
 
Rated: 3.25 by krome from Illinois

Mar 08, 2018
 
Rated: 4.28 by TheHopsman from Nebraska

Jul 23, 2017
 
Rated: 3.87 by Rilesmiles from Wisconsin

May 26, 2017
 
Rated: 3.6 by BlakeAM from Illinois

May 18, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by tvenne from Minnesota

May 05, 2017
 
Rated: 3.73 by novamat from Illinois

Apr 16, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by Rammed96 from Maryland

Mar 13, 2017
 
Rated: 3.84 by HopliteMpls612 from Minnesota

Feb 19, 2017
 
Rated: 3.96 by timmyj6 from Minnesota

Jan 31, 2017
 
Rated: 3.89 by jakea from Wisconsin

Dec 18, 2016
Nein Ale from Surly Brewing Company
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 222 ratings