Weihenstephaner Vitus | Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
Brewed by:
Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
Germany
weihenstephaner.de
Style: Weizenbock
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 7.70%
Availability: Winter
Notes / Commercial Description:
Our light-coloured, spicy single-bock, “Vitus” is saturated with fine yeast and a creamy foam. It is a specialty with a round character based on the extra long storage time. The fruity smell of dried apricots joins aromas of citrus, cloves and hints of banana. Full-bodied and sparkling with an effervescent mouthfeel. Thus, the Vitus does not taste like a typical Bock beer but more like a noble, fruity wheat beer. Perfect with red meat, strong cheese and also able to guide desserts. Brewed according to our centuries-old brewing tradition on the Weihenstephan hill.
Added by Bierman9 on 03-02-2007
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Ratings: 3,579 | Reviews: 1,237
4.24/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured a cloudy yellow - orange color with a white foamy two-finger head. Heavy lacing. Aromas of citrus, apricots and spice. Taste of citrus, cloves, bananas. Little hop bitterness. Moderate body and effervescent. This is not even close to a bock beer. It is more like a boozy hefe. I like it!
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured a cloudy yellow - orange color with a white foamy two-finger head. Heavy lacing. Aromas of citrus, apricots and spice. Taste of citrus, cloves, bananas. Little hop bitterness. Moderate body and effervescent. This is not even close to a bock beer. It is more like a boozy hefe. I like it!
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3.88/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
4.25/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5
4.3/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
From a bottle. Hazy yellow, excellent head retention. Banana , herbal on the nose and taste. Medium bodied, smooth feel, just a little lemon and tartness. A bit of alcohol heat on the finish. Complex and wonderful.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
From a bottle. Hazy yellow, excellent head retention. Banana , herbal on the nose and taste. Medium bodied, smooth feel, just a little lemon and tartness. A bit of alcohol heat on the finish. Complex and wonderful.
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4.43/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.46/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.02/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3.35/5 rDev -21.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Hazy golden colour, big head with long retention, good irregular lace.
Aroma has a lot of cloves, bananas, malts, citrics.
Full body, oily palate, good carbonation. Sweet and spicy finish.
Taste has again a lot of cloves, banana, pineapple, peaches.
Good boozy beer.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Hazy golden colour, big head with long retention, good irregular lace.
Aroma has a lot of cloves, bananas, malts, citrics.
Full body, oily palate, good carbonation. Sweet and spicy finish.
Taste has again a lot of cloves, banana, pineapple, peaches.
Good boozy beer.
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4.23/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Appearence: Cloud yellow-orange, white head with good retention and formation.
Smell: Yellow fruits, banana, clove and spicy. Bread bark and malty too.
Flavor: Medium sweetness, banana, clove and low acidity, low bitterness.
Mouthfeel: Medium body and high carbonation, banana and clove and spicy persists in the after taste and a low alcoholic heat can be felt.
Overall: Refreshing but with medium body, spicy and sweet, alcoholic and high carbonated, this beer bring a very balanced and even complex german flavour to your table!
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Appearence: Cloud yellow-orange, white head with good retention and formation.
Smell: Yellow fruits, banana, clove and spicy. Bread bark and malty too.
Flavor: Medium sweetness, banana, clove and low acidity, low bitterness.
Mouthfeel: Medium body and high carbonation, banana and clove and spicy persists in the after taste and a low alcoholic heat can be felt.
Overall: Refreshing but with medium body, spicy and sweet, alcoholic and high carbonated, this beer bring a very balanced and even complex german flavour to your table!
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4.6/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Amazing taste. I was in Austria several years ago and I had a beer like this, I have been craving this taste ever since. Too bad I was not beet literate then (no internet) so no way of knowing what I had had. I have tried several German pilsners and weiss beers since then but could tell that none tasted like what I had tasted at that time. I have always been a fan of Weihenstephaner beers, original and weiss beer. Last weekend, I saw this one at a store and quickly grabbed it. When I had it today, immediately that taste of several years go came back rushing to me. This is what I have been missing for so many years.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Amazing taste. I was in Austria several years ago and I had a beer like this, I have been craving this taste ever since. Too bad I was not beet literate then (no internet) so no way of knowing what I had had. I have tried several German pilsners and weiss beers since then but could tell that none tasted like what I had tasted at that time. I have always been a fan of Weihenstephaner beers, original and weiss beer. Last weekend, I saw this one at a store and quickly grabbed it. When I had it today, immediately that taste of several years go came back rushing to me. This is what I have been missing for so many years.
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4.6/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.09/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3.8/5 rDev -11.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.69/5 rDev +9.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.18/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3.96/5 rDev -7.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.25/5 rDev -0.7%
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
4.27/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.33/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Weihenstephaner Vitus from Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
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