Mad King's Weiss
Victory Brewing Company - Downingtown

Mad King's WeissMad King's Weiss
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From:
Victory Brewing Company - Downingtown
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
Hefeweizen
Ranked #82
ABV:
6.2%
Score:
87
Ranked #17,860
Avg:
3.85 | pDev: 10.91%
Reviews:
135
Ratings:
460
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 20, 2022
Added:
Aug 14, 2002
Wants:
  27
Gots:
  54
Bavaria’s fabled Ludwig was said to be ‘mad’. The same might be said of us for approaching this German beer style with fistfuls of hops beyond the norm for this style and yeast from Belgium!

Composition
Malt: Imported two-row German malts, including wheat

Hops: Whole flower German hops

ABV: 6.2%

Flavor
High-powered with all German malts and the subtle, spicy complexity of our special yeast, Mad King's Weiss offers a quenching quality that can't be beat.
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Ratings by micromaniac129:
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Reviewed by micromaniac129 from Pennsylvania

3.96/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured into my gold rimmed Weinhenstephan wheat glass.
Looks like your standard wheat beer with the exception that it didn't form a tall dense head which is quite common in wheat beers.
The color was yellow gold and quite hazy. At the end of the pour and with a good swirl plenty of yeasty sediment.
It's quite carbonated but still, the head fades to a collar.

Aroma moves away from traditional scents of clove and banana. I get mor yeastiness and sweet bread maltiness.
Drinks well. And very refreshing. It's hoppy and sweet and tart, really good. Plenty of sweet malts. The use of Belgian yeast gives a different twist on the taste, and I like it.
It drinks smooth with a semi bitter finish but as it warms that fell turns flat.
This hefe can stand with the best of them and perfect for a Cape May summer.
Jun 14, 2014
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Rated by Ryan_DelMastro from Massachusetts

2.06/5  rDev -46.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
I think the batch that I had was infected.
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Reviewed by bmeehan from Pennsylvania

3.26/5  rDev -15.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
I figured a beer like this, which has a description hinting at fruit flavors, would be sweet. It's...not. It's quite bland overall and doesn't offer much to remember. A fine beer to drink, but really lacks character everywhere you'd look for it.
Jan 25, 2017
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