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Weihenstephaner Vitus
Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
- From:
- Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
- Germany
- Style:
- Weizenbock
Ranked #2 - ABV:
- 7.7%
- Score:
- 95
Ranked #1,478 - Avg:
- 4.28 | pDev: 9.11%
- Reviews:
- 1,377
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 10, 2024
- Added:
- Mar 02, 2007
- Wants:
- 296
- Gots:
- 748
Our light-coloured, spicy single-bock, “Vitus” is saturated with fine yeast and a creamy foam. It is a specialty with a round character based on the extra long storage time. The fruity smell of dried apricots joins aromas of citrus, cloves and hints of banana. Full-bodied and sparkling with an effervescent mouthfeel. Thus, the Vitus does not taste like a typical Bock beer but more like a noble, fruity wheat beer. Perfect with red meat, strong cheese and also able to guide desserts. Brewed according to our centuries-old brewing tradition on the Weihenstephan hill.
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Rated by ChrisMoo
4.94/5 rDev +15.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.94/5 rDev +15.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Superb beer. Simply outstanding. No other word needed
Mar 10, 2024Reviewed by Wheataleguy from Georgia
4.99/5 rDev +16.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.99/5 rDev +16.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Vitus is a wonderfully flavorful wheat beer "on steroids". It is jammed-packed with all of those delicious German wheat beer notes we expect, all very well balanced on the palate. The smooth, soft mouthfeel and mild bitterness on the backend makes you want to keep drinking it. This is a beautiful brew from a brewer who absolutely knows what they are doing. After all, they have been doing this longer than anyone else. 5 out of 5 for me. Go get you some!!
Mar 02, 2024Reviewed by BuxMontBeerLover from Pennsylvania
4.15/5 rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.15/5 rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Part of a sample pack I received for Christmas.
Pours a hazy, golden yellow color. Mostly opaque. A one finger head on the initial pour.
Aromas of clove and banana.
Brew that has flavors of a Tripel, with clove, banana, sweet malts. Nice yeasty taste as well. Smooth and easy drinking. The ABV is not noticeable.
Thicker consistency and mild carbonation.
Another brew from the variety pack that falls outside of my regular go-to styles. Very well crafted and actually very delicious…cheers!
Feb 05, 2024Pours a hazy, golden yellow color. Mostly opaque. A one finger head on the initial pour.
Aromas of clove and banana.
Brew that has flavors of a Tripel, with clove, banana, sweet malts. Nice yeasty taste as well. Smooth and easy drinking. The ABV is not noticeable.
Thicker consistency and mild carbonation.
Another brew from the variety pack that falls outside of my regular go-to styles. Very well crafted and actually very delicious…cheers!
Reviewed by HoppingMadMonk from New Jersey
4.16/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.16/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Orange, amber appearance
About medium carbonation with the body having a little bit of a thick feel to me.
Aroma is spice,banana and citrus peel with some floral honey.
Taste doesn't stray too far from the aroma. The aftertaste gets a bit dry and lingers.
Feb 04, 2024About medium carbonation with the body having a little bit of a thick feel to me.
Aroma is spice,banana and citrus peel with some floral honey.
Taste doesn't stray too far from the aroma. The aftertaste gets a bit dry and lingers.
Reviewed by Cm55
4.24/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
Bottle
L-white head at least 1 finger and Long lasting
S-classic wheat. Hints of lemon, salt, and cornbread (not corn- cornbread)
T-follows the nose with just a hint of crispness in the aftertaste that borders on spicy. classic for the style with no off-putting mineral notes.
F-outstanding and world class with a smooth rounded and solidly medium bodied mouthfeel
O-not my usual style but the consistency in all dimensions and the outstanding mouthfeel sets this one apart.
Feb 03, 2024L-white head at least 1 finger and Long lasting
S-classic wheat. Hints of lemon, salt, and cornbread (not corn- cornbread)
T-follows the nose with just a hint of crispness in the aftertaste that borders on spicy. classic for the style with no off-putting mineral notes.
F-outstanding and world class with a smooth rounded and solidly medium bodied mouthfeel
O-not my usual style but the consistency in all dimensions and the outstanding mouthfeel sets this one apart.
Reviewed by Weisenbeer from Ohio
4.25/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
One of the best and oldest breweries in the world and it never disappoints ... I may have an older bottle here and so the appearance is not very thrilling but everything else is an A+
Jan 26, 2024Reviewed by wmeckley44 from Tennessee
4.65/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.65/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
It's the regular hefe just with more spice, body, and flavor. There's nothing much to say other than that. It's a bigger, more tasty version of the already perfect beer you can find everywhere, with the same heavy banana-clove-spice flavor. Terrible head retention, but otherwise it's a little darker and much more hazy than a standard, plus even more carbonation. I could drink it like water, and it's 7.7%. Lives up to the hype.
Nov 30, 2023Reviewed by Hephaistos from Netherlands
4.06/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.06/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
500 ml bottle, 7,7% abv. opens smokey, signs of yeasting on the bottle.
Poured in a proper Weihenstephaner glass. Hazey yellow colour, a bit more white than golden. Highly carbonated, small bulbs. Very vivid beer. But only a two finger white head of dense cream.
No signs of yeast.
Smells like a freshly baked butter cake.
Butter, cream, hints of vanilla.
Mouthfeel, maybe a lesser point of this beer, But at the end it is about taste.
A cross over in between a Weissen and a strong pale ale. Very enjoyable bocked weissen. Moderately biscuity, fruity an dyeasty. Balanced taste with only little bready aftertaste,
No infusions, just top quality ingredients and patience.
Really well done. I would have liked a bit mor punch to be honest. But no serious complaints.
Selling this in 500ml bottles is a bit dangerous though.
Nov 17, 2023Poured in a proper Weihenstephaner glass. Hazey yellow colour, a bit more white than golden. Highly carbonated, small bulbs. Very vivid beer. But only a two finger white head of dense cream.
No signs of yeast.
Smells like a freshly baked butter cake.
Butter, cream, hints of vanilla.
Mouthfeel, maybe a lesser point of this beer, But at the end it is about taste.
A cross over in between a Weissen and a strong pale ale. Very enjoyable bocked weissen. Moderately biscuity, fruity an dyeasty. Balanced taste with only little bready aftertaste,
No infusions, just top quality ingredients and patience.
Really well done. I would have liked a bit mor punch to be honest. But no serious complaints.
Selling this in 500ml bottles is a bit dangerous though.
Reviewed by greenjeff4141 from Florida
4.41/5 rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.41/5 rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Bought in a bottled six pack at ABC in Central Florida.
Pours a hazy golden color with very little head which dissipated very quickly. No lacing. If you didn't know it was a beer, you might mistake it for juice or Tang by just looking at it. Smells yeasty and citrusy. There's also bananas and a bit of clove. Hints of candied ginger or something similar. Some spice, but not sure what. Reminds me of a witbier in look and smell. Mildly bitter and tastes very much like it smells. Pretty effervescent. Alcohol is almost non existent in taste, but high in amount. At 7.7% it lures you in waiting to mug you when you least suspect it.
This is the 3rd beer from Weihenstephan I've had in about as many days. This brewery knows damn well how to make a good beer. It's not flashy and you'd walk right by it on the shelf if you didn't know any better. It's another fantastic beer from a fantastic brewery.
Nov 14, 2023Pours a hazy golden color with very little head which dissipated very quickly. No lacing. If you didn't know it was a beer, you might mistake it for juice or Tang by just looking at it. Smells yeasty and citrusy. There's also bananas and a bit of clove. Hints of candied ginger or something similar. Some spice, but not sure what. Reminds me of a witbier in look and smell. Mildly bitter and tastes very much like it smells. Pretty effervescent. Alcohol is almost non existent in taste, but high in amount. At 7.7% it lures you in waiting to mug you when you least suspect it.
This is the 3rd beer from Weihenstephan I've had in about as many days. This brewery knows damn well how to make a good beer. It's not flashy and you'd walk right by it on the shelf if you didn't know any better. It's another fantastic beer from a fantastic brewery.
Weihenstephaner Vitus from Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
Beer rating:
95 out of
100 with
3971 ratings
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