Franziskaner Hefe-Weisse | Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu
Brewed by:
Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu
Germany
franziskaner-weissbier.de
Style: German Hefeweizen
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.00%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
Also known as Franziskaner Weissbier and Franziskaner Hefe-Weisse Hell.
Added by Todd on 11-13-2001
HISTOGRAM
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Ratings: 4,671 | Reviews: 1,722
3/5 rDev -25.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
M25
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look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
M25
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4.52/5 rDev +11.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.13/5 rDev +2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
12oz bottle poured into a snifter glass
Look:
Pours golden with lots of tiny bubbles rising from center. Eggwhite creamy head with good retention.
Smell:
Sweet bread, yeast, and, cloves.
Taste:
Yeast of Germany, tart, sweet, clove, grape.
Feel:
Smooth and soft, wrapped in a crisp carbonation.
Overall:
In the lineup of all the great German Hefes, this one to me leans a little tart. That drops it down a slight for me. Still, it’s one of the better ones. Drink with confidence.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
12oz bottle poured into a snifter glass
Look:
Pours golden with lots of tiny bubbles rising from center. Eggwhite creamy head with good retention.
Smell:
Sweet bread, yeast, and, cloves.
Taste:
Yeast of Germany, tart, sweet, clove, grape.
Feel:
Smooth and soft, wrapped in a crisp carbonation.
Overall:
In the lineup of all the great German Hefes, this one to me leans a little tart. That drops it down a slight for me. Still, it’s one of the better ones. Drink with confidence.
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4.51/5 rDev +11.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.31/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Cloudy and pale golden color though a bit muddy. Soft white head. Banana and clove in the aroma and taste. Lightly bitter, some damp straw. Honey.
Full bodied feel. Its the hefeweizen that defines the style for me.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Cloudy and pale golden color though a bit muddy. Soft white head. Banana and clove in the aroma and taste. Lightly bitter, some damp straw. Honey.
Full bodied feel. Its the hefeweizen that defines the style for me.
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3.66/5 rDev -9.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Cerveza de baja carbonatación, con un cuerpo ligero y un aroma frutal donde predomina la banana. En boca es dulce, con sabor a cereales y frutas. Es una cerveza refrescante, a un buen precio y muy fácil de conseguir.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Cerveza de baja carbonatación, con un cuerpo ligero y un aroma frutal donde predomina la banana. En boca es dulce, con sabor a cereales y frutas. Es una cerveza refrescante, a un buen precio y muy fácil de conseguir.
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3.83/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.93/5 rDev +21.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Hands down my favorite beer. I have Franziskaner on tap frequently! Love the banana flavor.
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look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Hands down my favorite beer. I have Franziskaner on tap frequently! Love the banana flavor.
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3.89/5 rDev -4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
L- Deep amber, materially hazy, pours with 5-8mm head of fine bubbles that's very very slowly receding due to ongoing material rising CO2.
S- Spicy, somewhere between cloves and cinnamon, nice.
T- At first something akin to cinnamon, then slightly citrus, a slight 'zing' on the tongue comes next which has the clove-like element.
F- Good CO2 in the mouth. This could be a decent higher-end year-round beer. It carries a pretty solid flavour, but it's also very refreshing.
O- Nice stuff, if only if were cheaper in the UK. I recently lived in Berlin for 3 years and certainly drank this there before, (it cost about Euro1.20/500ml bottle there!) just realised I'd never rated it here. Nice to try again.
BB: Sep-19. Bought from one of higher-end west London supermarkets.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
L- Deep amber, materially hazy, pours with 5-8mm head of fine bubbles that's very very slowly receding due to ongoing material rising CO2.
S- Spicy, somewhere between cloves and cinnamon, nice.
T- At first something akin to cinnamon, then slightly citrus, a slight 'zing' on the tongue comes next which has the clove-like element.
F- Good CO2 in the mouth. This could be a decent higher-end year-round beer. It carries a pretty solid flavour, but it's also very refreshing.
O- Nice stuff, if only if were cheaper in the UK. I recently lived in Berlin for 3 years and certainly drank this there before, (it cost about Euro1.20/500ml bottle there!) just realised I'd never rated it here. Nice to try again.
BB: Sep-19. Bought from one of higher-end west London supermarkets.
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4.02/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap, poured into a pint glass.
L---Dark golden color. Slightly cloudy. Thick white head stuck around for a while and then faded into nothingness. Excellent lacing.
S---Spicy, clove & pepper. There was also fruitiness (citrus & banana).
T---Same as the smell. Very consistent.
F---Somewhat creamy. Very well carbonated.
O---Not the best German Hefe, but better than any American imitators.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap, poured into a pint glass.
L---Dark golden color. Slightly cloudy. Thick white head stuck around for a while and then faded into nothingness. Excellent lacing.
S---Spicy, clove & pepper. There was also fruitiness (citrus & banana).
T---Same as the smell. Very consistent.
F---Somewhat creamy. Very well carbonated.
O---Not the best German Hefe, but better than any American imitators.
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4.29/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3.78/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
4.08/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.2/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Franziskaner Hefe-Weisse from Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu
Beer rating:
4.05 out of
5 with
4,671 ratings
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