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Schell's 1984 Weiss
August Schell Brewing Company
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- From:
- August Schell Brewing Company
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- Kristallweizen
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.63 | pDev: 11.29%
- Reviews:
- 11
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 05, 2015
- Added:
- Jul 01, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by SD-Alefan from South Dakota
3.69/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from the 12 oz. bottle into a hefeweizen glass.
Big hefe pour into my glass shows a lovely, clear golden beer with a nice foamy head that slowly compacts and leaves some nice lacing all down the glass.
Nice aroma, lots of banana and spice and a touch of underlying hops.
The taste is quite nice. Banana and clove and a bit of hop bitterness at the end.
Mouthfeel is a little thin.
Overall, a very good beer but a bit harsher and less refined than the 2014 version. Still, very tasty!
Aug 11, 2014Big hefe pour into my glass shows a lovely, clear golden beer with a nice foamy head that slowly compacts and leaves some nice lacing all down the glass.
Nice aroma, lots of banana and spice and a touch of underlying hops.
The taste is quite nice. Banana and clove and a bit of hop bitterness at the end.
Mouthfeel is a little thin.
Overall, a very good beer but a bit harsher and less refined than the 2014 version. Still, very tasty!
Reviewed by Mdog from Minnesota
3.85/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Clear gold, good head.
Smell: Nice banana aroma.
Taste: Mildly sweet with a little banana and touch of lemon. Easy drinker.
Overall: Beer #1 in the Schell Weizen mixer. The 1984 is pretty tasty but not as intensely flavorful as the 2014 weiss. Could be because of the filtering/style. Touches the usual hefe bases but not as strong. Interesting to try.
Aug 05, 2014Smell: Nice banana aroma.
Taste: Mildly sweet with a little banana and touch of lemon. Easy drinker.
Overall: Beer #1 in the Schell Weizen mixer. The 1984 is pretty tasty but not as intensely flavorful as the 2014 weiss. Could be because of the filtering/style. Touches the usual hefe bases but not as strong. Interesting to try.
Reviewed by Rifugium from North Dakota
1.98/5 rDev -45.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.75
1.98/5 rDev -45.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.75
Thanks to Matt for the bottle line-up, but mostly for the proper glassware.
Poured this into a August Schell hex-base weisse glass. Clear, golden color, with a huge white head that filled the top of the glass, appropriately. Aroma of banana and clove, yucky wheat malts. In the taste, rotten banana, white bread, bubblegum, clovy spice. Just off-putting overall...I didn't care for it. Medium body, mouthfeel was slick and grainy. I'm not a huge fan of the style, but I've definitely had better than this.
Aug 04, 2014Poured this into a August Schell hex-base weisse glass. Clear, golden color, with a huge white head that filled the top of the glass, appropriately. Aroma of banana and clove, yucky wheat malts. In the taste, rotten banana, white bread, bubblegum, clovy spice. Just off-putting overall...I didn't care for it. Medium body, mouthfeel was slick and grainy. I'm not a huge fan of the style, but I've definitely had better than this.
Reviewed by chum_husk from Minnesota
3.71/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 3 | smell: 5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
3.71/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 3 | smell: 5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
12oz bottle out of the sampler
Smells like those old root beer cap candies. Seriously, exactly like that. Harsh, gritty feel... wheat gives way to cream, lemon, confectioners sugar. Tart, maybe a little pepper.
Unremarkable, besides the nostalgia inducing smell.
Jul 30, 2014Smells like those old root beer cap candies. Seriously, exactly like that. Harsh, gritty feel... wheat gives way to cream, lemon, confectioners sugar. Tart, maybe a little pepper.
Unremarkable, besides the nostalgia inducing smell.
Reviewed by garymuchow from Minnesota
3.75/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a reidel wheat beer glass.
Soft phenols (a little spiciness with some clove, and banana. Also not crystal clear. Clean but some cloudiness. Full white head.
Subdued aroma but nice.
Nice prickliness from the bubbles yet still really quite soft. Dries out quite nicely too for a long finish. A tad on the thinner side after the carbonation - certainly makes it a quick drink if hot and thirsty enough.
Cleaner flavor than typical hefe's yet still certainly flavors for style. Wheat flavor is milder as are the yeast notes, but it's still a hefe. Others have noted there might be some corn in here. I can't quite tell (and I"ll probably kill it before it warms up enough to tell with more certainty).
Certainly not as good as the more contemporary recipe, but still a nice drink.
Jul 27, 2014Soft phenols (a little spiciness with some clove, and banana. Also not crystal clear. Clean but some cloudiness. Full white head.
Subdued aroma but nice.
Nice prickliness from the bubbles yet still really quite soft. Dries out quite nicely too for a long finish. A tad on the thinner side after the carbonation - certainly makes it a quick drink if hot and thirsty enough.
Cleaner flavor than typical hefe's yet still certainly flavors for style. Wheat flavor is milder as are the yeast notes, but it's still a hefe. Others have noted there might be some corn in here. I can't quite tell (and I"ll probably kill it before it warms up enough to tell with more certainty).
Certainly not as good as the more contemporary recipe, but still a nice drink.
Schell's 1984 Weiss from August Schell Brewing Company
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
37 ratings
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