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Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier Alkoholfrei
Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
- From:
- Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
- Germany
- Style:
- Low-Alcohol Beer
Ranked #68 - ABV:
- 0.5%
- Score:
- 77
Ranked #27,093 - Avg:
- 3.31 | pDev: 18.73%
- Reviews:
- 24
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 28, 2024
- Added:
- Mar 01, 2005
- Wants:
- 22
- Gots:
- 4
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Ratings by NorbertB1974:
Rated by NorbertB1974 from Germany
3.5/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Nov 22, 2020
3.5/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Nov 22, 2020
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by mooseheadchris
3.69/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
A lot of NA beers feel watery and flat. This is the first NA I've had that actually feels like a beer in the mouth. Good effervescence and viscosity, and it has a surprising head when poured in a glass.
Taste is pretty good, again compared to other NAs. Good wheatiness, with banana notes. Slightly metallic aftertaste.
Will definitely buy again.
Jan 13, 2024Taste is pretty good, again compared to other NAs. Good wheatiness, with banana notes. Slightly metallic aftertaste.
Will definitely buy again.
Reviewed by flyingpig from Scotland
3.06/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
3.06/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
500ml bottle from Rewe supermarket, Berlin (€1.13):
Dark, almost murky amber with a few bubbles through the body & an okay, foamy white head. Sweet with banana & cloves, very much like a regular hefe but definitely on the light side with a bit of coriander & bubblegum too. The taste is a little weaker still, there's the banana & bubblegum with a hint of clove & some floral touches but it's quite light with softer carbonation than normal for a hefe too.
Sep 26, 2023Dark, almost murky amber with a few bubbles through the body & an okay, foamy white head. Sweet with banana & cloves, very much like a regular hefe but definitely on the light side with a bit of coriander & bubblegum too. The taste is a little weaker still, there's the banana & bubblegum with a hint of clove & some floral touches but it's quite light with softer carbonation than normal for a hefe too.
Reviewed by crazyspicychef from Pennsylvania
3.62/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.62/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
It looks good but I'm not impressed. I expected better from such a great brewery.
It is very fizzy with a raw cereal grain taste.
The hop balance seems to be good, but that's about it.
I will not get it again.
Jun 26, 2023It is very fizzy with a raw cereal grain taste.
The hop balance seems to be good, but that's about it.
I will not get it again.
Reviewed by mynie from Maryland
4.41/5 rDev +33.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.41/5 rDev +33.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Is having a non-alcoholic beer with lunch more problematic or less problematic than having a regular beer with lunch?
Eh...
Anyhow, I'm a huge fan of Weihenstephan, one of the few remaining breweries on earth with any shred of integrity. If anyone's gonna make a truly great NA beer in a classic style, it's them.
And, well, okay this isn't *great*, but it's quite good. Golden pour, slight haze, bright white and retentive head.
Aroma contains firm nodes of bananas, coriander, and black pepper, but it's not as lush or well-rounded as their fantastic hefe. Still very pleasant, though. Scratches the itch.
Flavor is more robust than the aroma, at least up front. Fruity nodes dominate, moving into a nice bready yeast profile, but, sadly, the absence of alcohol is noticeable on the back end. The finish is surprisingly hoppy, though.
May 10, 2023Eh...
Anyhow, I'm a huge fan of Weihenstephan, one of the few remaining breweries on earth with any shred of integrity. If anyone's gonna make a truly great NA beer in a classic style, it's them.
And, well, okay this isn't *great*, but it's quite good. Golden pour, slight haze, bright white and retentive head.
Aroma contains firm nodes of bananas, coriander, and black pepper, but it's not as lush or well-rounded as their fantastic hefe. Still very pleasant, though. Scratches the itch.
Flavor is more robust than the aroma, at least up front. Fruity nodes dominate, moving into a nice bready yeast profile, but, sadly, the absence of alcohol is noticeable on the back end. The finish is surprisingly hoppy, though.
Rated by bubseymour from Maryland
3.85/5 rDev +16.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev +16.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
A non alcoholic Hefe. Pretty good for what it is.
Apr 26, 2023Reviewed by Victory_Sabre1973 from Minnesota
3.82/5 rDev +15.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.82/5 rDev +15.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
From a bottle:
A bit of smoke upon opening the bottle. This is a very clear pouring beer, clear golden color. The head is quite thick - 3 finger, and white. The head looks quite fluffy and frothy. The head retention is decent and there's some lacing on the glass. As I hold this beer up to the light, I see a ton of carbonation bubbles rising in the glass.
The aroma is very grainy, I also get a pleasing hint of lemon.
Taste - This is a very malty beer, well, N/A beer. I get tons of grain flavors - biscuit, wafer. I get a bit of lemon that shines through. I also get some honey on the backside.
The body is very light, though, somewhat expected. Not really watery.
Delicious and refreshing. Highly recommended NA beer.
Apr 22, 2023A bit of smoke upon opening the bottle. This is a very clear pouring beer, clear golden color. The head is quite thick - 3 finger, and white. The head looks quite fluffy and frothy. The head retention is decent and there's some lacing on the glass. As I hold this beer up to the light, I see a ton of carbonation bubbles rising in the glass.
The aroma is very grainy, I also get a pleasing hint of lemon.
Taste - This is a very malty beer, well, N/A beer. I get tons of grain flavors - biscuit, wafer. I get a bit of lemon that shines through. I also get some honey on the backside.
The body is very light, though, somewhat expected. Not really watery.
Delicious and refreshing. Highly recommended NA beer.
Reviewed by drdiesel9483 from Ohio
1.83/5 rDev -44.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1.5
1.83/5 rDev -44.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1.5
Look - slight haze orangish copper with a white head
Smell - weird banana scents, not a typical hefe scent
Taste - banana clove but there is something else in there that I'm not a fan of
Feel - light fizzy
Overall - not a fan
Dec 19, 2022Smell - weird banana scents, not a typical hefe scent
Taste - banana clove but there is something else in there that I'm not a fan of
Feel - light fizzy
Overall - not a fan
Reviewed by MikeWard from Pennsylvania
3.33/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
3.33/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
12oz bottle into a pint glass. Dating not clear.
Looks nice enough in the glass. Hazy honey yellow body with a good foamy white head leaving scattered lacing.
Decent aroma of yeast and wheat.
On tasting, it's very thin and watery. The wheat aspect is a little sour.
Mouth between thin and medium, finish watery.
Overall, had hoped Weihenstephaner NA would be a very good one. Disappointed.
May 28, 2022Looks nice enough in the glass. Hazy honey yellow body with a good foamy white head leaving scattered lacing.
Decent aroma of yeast and wheat.
On tasting, it's very thin and watery. The wheat aspect is a little sour.
Mouth between thin and medium, finish watery.
Overall, had hoped Weihenstephaner NA would be a very good one. Disappointed.
Reviewed by MNAle from Minnesota
3.46/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.46/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Tall, thick, white and creamy-looking head with excellent retention. Good carbonation. Hazy, slightly dark amber. Lacing is good.
Smells mostly of cooked grain, with a very slight hint of other aromas, perhaps banana and spices if I imagine it to be. The aroma is quite nice and inviting; it's just not what I'd expect from a hefeweizen.
The taste is somewhat minerally, grainy, with some of the typical hefe flavors faintly well in the background. I can pick up the wheat. I do get some spice and, as with the aroma, hints of banana, but again, faint enough that it seems more subliminal than real. The predominant flavors are cooked grain with a mineral tanginess. No bittering at all. The mineral tang remains into the finish and the aftertaste. The finish is semi-dry. Overall, not unlikeable, but also, not a hefeweizen (or one that would be ranked low to style if tasted blind in a hefe tasting).
The body is thin, but that is expected. Nicely carbonated.
Overall, the NA is no hefe, but it's also enjoyable in its own right (but the minerality does start to become tiring as the beer warms, but to counterbalance, so does the faintly banana start to assert - but only just).
Jan 31, 2022Smells mostly of cooked grain, with a very slight hint of other aromas, perhaps banana and spices if I imagine it to be. The aroma is quite nice and inviting; it's just not what I'd expect from a hefeweizen.
The taste is somewhat minerally, grainy, with some of the typical hefe flavors faintly well in the background. I can pick up the wheat. I do get some spice and, as with the aroma, hints of banana, but again, faint enough that it seems more subliminal than real. The predominant flavors are cooked grain with a mineral tanginess. No bittering at all. The mineral tang remains into the finish and the aftertaste. The finish is semi-dry. Overall, not unlikeable, but also, not a hefeweizen (or one that would be ranked low to style if tasted blind in a hefe tasting).
The body is thin, but that is expected. Nicely carbonated.
Overall, the NA is no hefe, but it's also enjoyable in its own right (but the minerality does start to become tiring as the beer warms, but to counterbalance, so does the faintly banana start to assert - but only just).
Reviewed by jhubeifc from Taiwan
3.5/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Dry January sucks.
Trying out every AF beer available close to me and this is easily the best. The only one I could pour in a glass and serve a buddy and he wouldn't know something was up.
Good Weiss beer. Bananas and cloves, lacing, nice head, solid mouth feel.
The last two weeks of this won't be as rough as the first two.
Jan 22, 2022Trying out every AF beer available close to me and this is easily the best. The only one I could pour in a glass and serve a buddy and he wouldn't know something was up.
Good Weiss beer. Bananas and cloves, lacing, nice head, solid mouth feel.
The last two weeks of this won't be as rough as the first two.
Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington
3.81/5 rDev +15.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4
3.81/5 rDev +15.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4
Poured from 330mL bottle into a dimpled mug. As others have noted, the bottles don't seem to indicate either the "original" or "hefeweissbier" that the two entries on here have. But what's in this bottle is definitely a hefeweizen.
Appearance: medium golden hue with a light-to-moderate haze and a thick finger of frothy eggshell foam. The foam doesn't have a ton of retention but overall it looks pretty good.
Smell: there's a hint of skunk to this, despite the brown bottle, but after that goes away there's an intriguingly malty aroma with lots of pear quality, something I love in Belgian pales and tripels. Whatever is going on here, I love it, and I'm willing to overlook the momentary skunk.
Taste: there's definitely a wheaty maltiness going on here, with a dash of bitter toward the end. There's a bit of banana and clove to go with a hint of the pear from the aroma. The finish is a bit bland, but overall, quite good.
Mouthfeel: light body but with a smooth texture and a good carbonation. Not bad for NA.
Overall: this is without question the best non-hoppy NA beer I have had. For the style, excellent, and I think I might just want to start having this around in general.
Oct 27, 2021Appearance: medium golden hue with a light-to-moderate haze and a thick finger of frothy eggshell foam. The foam doesn't have a ton of retention but overall it looks pretty good.
Smell: there's a hint of skunk to this, despite the brown bottle, but after that goes away there's an intriguingly malty aroma with lots of pear quality, something I love in Belgian pales and tripels. Whatever is going on here, I love it, and I'm willing to overlook the momentary skunk.
Taste: there's definitely a wheaty maltiness going on here, with a dash of bitter toward the end. There's a bit of banana and clove to go with a hint of the pear from the aroma. The finish is a bit bland, but overall, quite good.
Mouthfeel: light body but with a smooth texture and a good carbonation. Not bad for NA.
Overall: this is without question the best non-hoppy NA beer I have had. For the style, excellent, and I think I might just want to start having this around in general.
Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier Alkoholfrei from Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
Beer rating:
77 out of
100 with
68 ratings
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