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Franziskaner Premium Weissbier
Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu
- From:
- Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu
- Germany
- Style:
- Hefeweizen
Ranked #9 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 91
Ranked #7,329 - Avg:
- 4.07 | pDev: 11.79%
- Reviews:
- 1,818
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Wednesday at 09:05 AM
- Added:
- Nov 13, 2001
- Wants:
- 295
- Gots:
- 1,381
Previously known as Hefe-Weissbier.
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Ratings by defunksta:
Reviewed by defunksta from Wisconsin
4.13/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.13/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Appearance: Pours a pale, clear orange, color with a mild white head. SRM of 8 (3.25)
Aroma: Strong aromas of orange citrus, banana, and clove. Lots of banana bread with nice citrus notes. (4.00)
Flavor: Flavor follows the nose with some mild orange citrus upfront. Then a strong breadiness balanced with great carbonation in the middle. Finishes with a mild banana sweetness. Enough yeast to dry out the banana. Finishes relatively dry and clean. (4.00)
Feel: Medium to light bodied. Excellent carbonation. Carbonation is drying on the palate to make it feel crisp and clean. No detectable alcohol. (4.25)
Compared w/ Hacker-Pschorr: It has a similar color. More pungent citrus and banana aromas. Stronger flavors. More bread spice. More complex all-around. A better better here.
Compared to Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier 12/2022: Pours slightly darker, milder aromas. More wheat. Less orange citrus, floral and peppery notes. Milder flavors. similar mouthfeel. Slightly lighter and dryer.
Compared to Paulaner Weissbier 12/2022: Pours clearer and lighter, milder aromas. More wheat. Less cloves and bready. Lighter and cleaner.
Overall: An excellent and delicious representation of the style. It's lighter and clean, yet enough flavor driving through. Incredibly well-rounded and drinkable. Impressively dry and not to thick or sweet. This is one of the better and rounded Hefeweizens. (Final Rating: 4.13)
Nov 01, 2019Aroma: Strong aromas of orange citrus, banana, and clove. Lots of banana bread with nice citrus notes. (4.00)
Flavor: Flavor follows the nose with some mild orange citrus upfront. Then a strong breadiness balanced with great carbonation in the middle. Finishes with a mild banana sweetness. Enough yeast to dry out the banana. Finishes relatively dry and clean. (4.00)
Feel: Medium to light bodied. Excellent carbonation. Carbonation is drying on the palate to make it feel crisp and clean. No detectable alcohol. (4.25)
Compared w/ Hacker-Pschorr: It has a similar color. More pungent citrus and banana aromas. Stronger flavors. More bread spice. More complex all-around. A better better here.
Compared to Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier 12/2022: Pours slightly darker, milder aromas. More wheat. Less orange citrus, floral and peppery notes. Milder flavors. similar mouthfeel. Slightly lighter and dryer.
Compared to Paulaner Weissbier 12/2022: Pours clearer and lighter, milder aromas. More wheat. Less cloves and bready. Lighter and cleaner.
Overall: An excellent and delicious representation of the style. It's lighter and clean, yet enough flavor driving through. Incredibly well-rounded and drinkable. Impressively dry and not to thick or sweet. This is one of the better and rounded Hefeweizens. (Final Rating: 4.13)
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by UncleReemus78 from Texas
4.59/5 rDev +12.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.59/5 rDev +12.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
This beer is so delicious. I gave it an overall score of 4.75. It's hard to not finish every last drop. The taste is yeasty and is much like Wiehenstephaner or Leffe Blonde. I live in a small Texas town so good beer is harder to come by. Luckily one of our liquor stores carries this brew. Fantastic!
Dec 28, 2023Reviewed by Athener56 from Oklahoma
4.23/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
hazy golden color with a nice head that stays for a while. nice full lacing.
faint smell. taste is bready obviously, with flavors of banana and citrus, maybe some spice. the citrus bitterness lingers and makes it an interesing beer.
Dec 10, 2023faint smell. taste is bready obviously, with flavors of banana and citrus, maybe some spice. the citrus bitterness lingers and makes it an interesing beer.
Reviewed by acycler01 from Texas
4.35/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.35/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Look: A bit darker than a typical 5% American offering the German beer offers a unique taste exclusive to the Weissbier style which comes in rare form in South Texas. It offers a texture that is appealing to anyone that likes a refreshing choice of beer.
Smell: The smell offers hints of citrus in a tangy aroma that is more powerful than typical light beer offerings.
Taste: The style offered by this Munich brewerer is a staple of German beer and culture in my experience.
Feel: The feel very effervescent in it's delivery. It hits the palate with a strong feel to the side receptors of the tounge that detect a sour and tart flavor that is unique to the style.
Overall: This offering gives a strong impression of an international style rarely found, but championed in my region where German culture is celebrated. This taste Munich Brewing is a great reminder of the diversity of European beer offerings and is a staple in my selection. Bravo!
Dec 06, 2023Smell: The smell offers hints of citrus in a tangy aroma that is more powerful than typical light beer offerings.
Taste: The style offered by this Munich brewerer is a staple of German beer and culture in my experience.
Feel: The feel very effervescent in it's delivery. It hits the palate with a strong feel to the side receptors of the tounge that detect a sour and tart flavor that is unique to the style.
Overall: This offering gives a strong impression of an international style rarely found, but championed in my region where German culture is celebrated. This taste Munich Brewing is a great reminder of the diversity of European beer offerings and is a staple in my selection. Bravo!
Reviewed by Hephaistos from Netherlands
4.41/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.41/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
500 ml can, poured in a Weissen-glass. Pours a hazy yellow golden colour, with a moderate two finger white head. Vivid carbination, small bubbles, fine foam, Biscuity smell, some sweetness, a bit of banana, little herby tanginess.
Smooth mouth feel, Very round, profound, bready tasts swith, develops sweet-sour fruity, green apple, with a tingly a bit more bitter aftertaste.
Excellent beer, great value for money.
Nov 04, 2023Smooth mouth feel, Very round, profound, bready tasts swith, develops sweet-sour fruity, green apple, with a tingly a bit more bitter aftertaste.
Excellent beer, great value for money.
Reviewed by twoandeight
4.87/5 rDev +19.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.87/5 rDev +19.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Sort of citrusy, sort of tangy and sour. Goes down smoothly, kind of crisp, has a nice aftertaste, kind of lingers for a while but that tartness makes for an interesting aftertaste. It isn't a heavy flavor, it is kind of light, not hearty, but still a full beer. All around good beer
Nov 04, 2023Rated by TheKiboko from Russia
5/5 rDev +22.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +22.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Steady head, banana and clove aroma. Slightly bitter taste. Amazing Bavarian Weißbier.
Oct 25, 2023Reviewed by bearr from New York
5/5 rDev +22.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +22.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Fantastic beer, if you like the unique taste of hefeweizen! Unfortunately, it's almost impossible to find in upstate NY. Expiration date is on bottle which is not always the case for hefeweizens.
Oct 25, 2023Reviewed by JackM4
5/5 rDev +22.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +22.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
This is either my #1 or #2 favorite beer, nothing bad to say about it. This is a true hefeweizen and comes in usually a little cheaper than the other popular german hefeweizens. Very thick and foamy feel to it, with a strong banana bread flavor that is perfect for enjoying during the colder months.
Oct 25, 2023
Franziskaner Premium Weissbier from Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu
Beer rating:
91 out of
100 with
4994 ratings
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