Julius Echter Hefe-Weissbier Hell
Würzburger Hofbräu AG

 

Purchased as a single 22oz bottle from The Fresh Market for $5.29. Poured into a hefe glass.

L - Super cloudy orange, with a three-finger pale white head. Head goes away rather quickly. Pretty alright lacing.
S - Freshly-baked bread, clove, orange peel. Little bit of banana.
T - Follows nose. A bit of earth & spice, like a white pepper note almost. Balanced throughout. Comes to a clean finish.
F - Medium-bodied, with plenty of carbonation. Creamy. Super drinkable. Refreshing.
O - Pretty good play of the style. Extremely refreshing. Hit the spot today. Definitely worth getting - will purchase again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding indeed. Fact is, you probably are not worthy. Dump down the drain now.

 

L: orange-yellow, small white head, opaque
S: creamy malt and bananas
T: light hops and refreshing dry finish
F: fine carbonation

Very pleasant beer.

 

 

 

 

 

Yummy

"Best before December 2021"; drank 6/20/21 @ the Yarchives.

Cloudy dull orange appearance.

A rough pour yielded a huge off-white head; decent lace.

Banana, orange citrus, clove & faint black pepper notes in the nose.

Soft, medium mouthfeel.

Banana, melon & mild orange citrus flavors up front; mild clove notes on the finish.

Hefe excellence; I'd have another!

 

Cloudy orangey-gold, with two fingers of creamy white head, that leaves some spotty lacing.

Smell is mostly bread dough, with some banana, and slight bubblegum and orange marmalade .Some slight coriander+ black pepper spiciness, as the head fades .

Taste is fresh white bread, slightly tangy orange zest, slight overripe banana , with light spiciness on the latter half. Light , slightly astringent, drying bitterness shows up in the middle, gains strength towards the end, and lingers awhile past it.

Feel is medium, smooth, with moderate, soft carbonation bite towards the end.

Overall, a pleasure. The various elements are nicely balanced .

Cloudy amber with two fingers of off-white foam, lazy lacing. Smell has a wonderfully potent yet light wheat with black pepper, banana, clove, orange zest, and a healthy amount of that german yeast. Taste follows, more mellow but melds into itself more, expressive wheat and yeast carry the load. Texture of the finish is snappy and full, the lasting impression of the beer, plenty of yeast and phenol textures too. Really nice hefe

Used to get these on October festival up at loon. Finally found a carrier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17 oz bottle poured into glass
Look - very cloudy, dull orange color, thick white foam head.
Smell - very aromatic. Lots of yeast spiciness. Like a banana bread combined with Christmas spice bread. Faint orange peel.
Taste - Light on the palate. Flavor is spicy ripe bananas and creamy orange soda. Very smooth. Carbonation is medium-light and the body is medium-light. Could down a lot of these real quick..if not careful.

Overall, a very good beer. It's spicy for sure but has a sweet fruit element as well. Not a bad price either, might pick up more if in the mood for this style. Grade is an A

A class act Hefe. Spice, fruit, raisin, dates, very smooth MF. Beautiful pour in a Brooklyn Hefe glass with a 4+F head. Be sure to shake the bottle or turn it around upside down to get the yeast into the flavor balance.

 

500 ml bottle, marked best by 2020/02. I assume that means this is 8 months old or so. Pours a nearly clear golden yellow with a nice frothy and rocky head. Smells great: banana, clove, esters, wheat. Taste is similar but a little watery. Mouthfeel is smooth with slightly lower than average carbonation. Overall solid but the taste didn't live up to the smell.

Big fan! Harder than hell to find on the west coast, like a hoppy unicorn, but man this is a timeless classic...IMO!

Pours a hazy light amber golden color with a slight head and lacing
Aroma has wheat hints
The taste follows the nose with a wheat flavor
A light bodied moderately carbonated beer
A decent Hefeweizen

$ 3.70 (Including tax)/500 mL bottle ($ 0.219/oz) from Shangy’s, Emmaus, PA. Reviewed 8/30/19.
On back label “BEST BEFORE END 2018/12”. On shelf in store. Stored at 42 degrees and served at 42 degrees in a hand-washed and dried Jester King snifter.
Appearance – 4.
First pour – Very light yellow, nearly colorless, clear.
Body – Light gold, clear.
Head – Large (Maximum 7.5 cm, aggressive center pour), off white, high density, fizzy, short retention, diminishing to a four mm crown and a thin complete cap.
Lacing – None.
Aroma – 3.5 – Grainy.
Flavor – 3.5 – Faint banana and more pronounced grain. No alcohol (5.3% ABV) flavor or aroma, no dimethylsulfide, no diacetyl.
Palate – 3 – Thin, watery, lively but not aggressive carbonation.
Final impression and summation: 3.5. This bottle was 10 months past date and stored at room temperature, so it was expected to have fallen off. However, I grab the Julius Echter line whenever I can find it (which is never in this neck of the woods) so I’ll update this review when I find a fresher bottle.

 

a real appealing and classically styled hefe here, a great example of the style in its truest form, and a fun one to find on tap, what a treat on a warm sunny summer afternoon! uniform cloudiness in this eggshell luster yellow to straw colored beer, nice creamy white head on it with decent retention and a lot of lace as i drink it down, and well charged with uplifting carbonation. aroma and flavor show a classic hefe yeast strain, ripe banana, ground clove, white and black pepper, trace anise seed, even a hint of vanilla to it, with the wheat fully intact on the malt as well, earthy and dry, fuller bodied, creamy feeling, and a nice counterpoint to all the yeast character. a ton of refreshment value here, which is rare i think in a beer this full flavored, but its just like the essence of summer somehow, sunny and bright, dry and lively, remarkably nuanced, with traces of honey, elderflower, and sweet orange. a delicious beer here, old worldy, well refined, and genre defining as far as i am concerned. as much as hefeweizen never seems to be on trend, a good one satisfies like few other styles for me. i really enjoyed this!