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Ayinger Bräuweisse
Ayinger Privatbrauerei
- From:
- Ayinger Privatbrauerei
- Germany
- Style:
- Hefeweizen
Ranked #4 - ABV:
- 5.1%
- Score:
- 93
Ranked #3,646 - Avg:
- 4.17 | pDev: 9.11%
- Reviews:
- 1,039
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 23, 2024
- Added:
- Jul 16, 2001
- Wants:
- 207
- Gots:
- 430
Wheat ale with spicy, crisp taste. Unfiltered.
Ayinger, at the foot of the Bavarian Alps, is one of the world's most respected breweries. Family owned & operated since 1878.
Ayinger, at the foot of the Bavarian Alps, is one of the world's most respected breweries. Family owned & operated since 1878.
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Reviewed by bluejacket74 from Ohio
4.21/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
330 ml bottles, date code L3286. Served in a 1 liter Ayinger boot glass, the beer pours a hazy dark gold color with about a couple inch off-white head that stuck around a while. There's also a good amount of lacing. I like the aroma, the brew smells like cloves, bananas, and wheat. Taste is similar to the aroma, but with the addition of some sweet spiciness and citrus. Mouthfeel/body is light/medium, it's smooth and creamy with a good amount of soft carbonation. Thought this was a good overall hefeweizen, definitely worth a try if you get the chance!
Mar 15, 2024Reviewed by JokersAce
4.05/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.05/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pretty solid, not exactly my favorite style. Cloudy dark yellow body - hard to define color, it's like a darkish pale yellow that appears dark in a black sort of way in the interior, with a white foam around the rim. Plentiful banana bread, wheat bread, like a bowl of bread pudding, or a bowl of lumpy oatmeal (in a good way) or of course thick cream of wheat. A little bit of spice in the mix, a very miniscule touch of fruitlike cinnamon, some clove, and some other stuff in addition to a slight bit of citrus and buckwheat honey.
Feb 15, 2024Rated by Malashevich from Nevada
4.58/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.58/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Solid working horse. Great Hefe from my fave Co.
Feb 04, 2024Reviewed by nizzle8287 from Texas
5/5 rDev +19.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +19.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
After researching the brewery code of L3004, I discovered that this 500mL bottle was bottled on January 3rd, 2023. This makes it almost a year old, on this day that I've decided to drink it.
Pours golden, hazy, but luminescent.
Smells of freshly cut wheat with a very welcoming malty sweetness.
This is divine! The taste of the actual wheat shines here, like cream-of-wheat almost, with a dry finish. Lovely
Mouthfeel has the perfect carbonation for such a brew: velvety but with an effervescent kick. Keeps things very interesting in the mouth. Alcohol is very low for my typical taste, but proper for the style.
Overall, a spectacular brew. Anyone who is interested in Heffeweizens should take note of this particular brew. It's outstanding, and I'd place it in "World Class" any day of the week. Good job those at Ayinger. Keep up the good work and tradition.
Dec 30, 2023Pours golden, hazy, but luminescent.
Smells of freshly cut wheat with a very welcoming malty sweetness.
This is divine! The taste of the actual wheat shines here, like cream-of-wheat almost, with a dry finish. Lovely
Mouthfeel has the perfect carbonation for such a brew: velvety but with an effervescent kick. Keeps things very interesting in the mouth. Alcohol is very low for my typical taste, but proper for the style.
Overall, a spectacular brew. Anyone who is interested in Heffeweizens should take note of this particular brew. It's outstanding, and I'd place it in "World Class" any day of the week. Good job those at Ayinger. Keep up the good work and tradition.
Reviewed by Mr_Brown from Pennsylvania
4.55/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.55/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
L: hazy pale orange juice colour, nice foam receding within 2 minutes.
S: sweet smell of bananas and biscuits
T: not too sweet like many hefeweizens. bananas and short finish.
F: pleasant low carbonation, very drinkable. Finish is quite short for hefe, but I like dry finish.
O: one of top representatives of the style for me, more on the dry not so sweet side. Yummy.
Dec 23, 2023S: sweet smell of bananas and biscuits
T: not too sweet like many hefeweizens. bananas and short finish.
F: pleasant low carbonation, very drinkable. Finish is quite short for hefe, but I like dry finish.
O: one of top representatives of the style for me, more on the dry not so sweet side. Yummy.
Reviewed by LampertLand from Canada (BC)
4/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Ayinger 'Brauweisse' @ 5.1% , served from a 500 ml bottle
A-pour is a light gold from the bottle to a hazy gold in the glass with a large size white head leaving a streaky lace along the weizen
S-banana , hints of clove
T-true classic German wheat beer , tasty & filling
MF-ok carbonation , medium body
Ov-all round good/great brew
prost LampertLand
Oct 08, 2023A-pour is a light gold from the bottle to a hazy gold in the glass with a large size white head leaving a streaky lace along the weizen
S-banana , hints of clove
T-true classic German wheat beer , tasty & filling
MF-ok carbonation , medium body
Ov-all round good/great brew
prost LampertLand
Reviewed by Bluerabbitbell from Pennsylvania
4.31/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
From the bottle at Pies and Pints, Morgantown. 9/4/23. Happy Labor Day!
Aromas of banana, pear, candied lemon, light clove, and sweet brown bread. Coats the mouth well.
Sweeter and more carbonated than the Weihenstephaner, yet a great offering. Perhaps not as deep in complexity as we would like.
Very very glad to to have tried this one.
Sep 04, 2023Aromas of banana, pear, candied lemon, light clove, and sweet brown bread. Coats the mouth well.
Sweeter and more carbonated than the Weihenstephaner, yet a great offering. Perhaps not as deep in complexity as we would like.
Very very glad to to have tried this one.
Reviewed by Storm_Rryder from Iowa
4/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Not my favorite style but that being said this is pretty good. Big foam, light golden color. Definitely a wheat beer with some citrus flavors. Easy to drink, I like the bigger bottle. It does have the German flair. Good one!
Sep 04, 2023Reviewed by Gatch from Massachusetts
4.62/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.62/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
0,5L bottle dated 04.03.24 included in a mixed six pack purchased in the brewery hotel lobby in Aying. This style is one of my least favorites but when I drink a world-class example, I immediately know. And this is quickly evident upon taking a few gulps. Perfectly balanced malt bill and yeast qualities without being overly spiced. Creamy, smooth, satisfying. What a beer!
Jul 16, 2023Reviewed by Vlad11 from England
4.33/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.33/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
very interesting. feels the typical wheat taste is more subtle, refined, it has almost champagne like quality, reminds of saison, or even NE ipa (nelson hops). taste is pears, green apples, vanilla, a hint of cloves and banana. slightly bitter and dry end. medium body at max. different and very nice
Jul 16, 2023
Ayinger Bräuweisse from Ayinger Privatbrauerei
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