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Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier
Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
- From:
- Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
- Germany
- Style:
- Hefeweizen
Ranked #1 - ABV:
- 5.4%
- Score:
- 98
Ranked #431 - Avg:
- 4.41 | pDev: 10.2%
- Reviews:
- 2,758
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Thursday at 06:35 PM
- Added:
- Jan 22, 2001
- Wants:
- 1,031
- Gots:
- 2,395
SCORE
98
World-Class
98
World-Class
Our golden-yellow wheat beer, with its fine-poured white foam, smells of cloves and impresses consumers with its refreshing banana flavour. It is full bodied and with a smooth yeast taste. To be enjoyed at any time,goes excellently with fish and seafood, with spicy cheese and especially with the traditional Bavarian veal sausage. Brewed according to our centuries-old brewing tradition on the Weihenstephan hill.
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Reviewed by Hephaistos from Netherlands
4.41/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.41/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
500ml bottle, 5,4% abv, pooured in a classic Weihenstephaner glass. Nice hazey amber colour, small bubble carbonation, 2-3 finger off white head dense foam. Smelling like banana, some yanginess sweetness coming through, little bit of burnt caramel.
Smooth mouthfeel, very balanced taste, not too sweet, bit of acidity and spices from the yeast, liitle bit of hoppy biterness in the aftertaste.
For me the best HefeWeissbier known to me.
Nov 05, 2023Smooth mouthfeel, very balanced taste, not too sweet, bit of acidity and spices from the yeast, liitle bit of hoppy biterness in the aftertaste.
For me the best HefeWeissbier known to me.
Rated by crazyspicychef from Pennsylvania
5/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Simply the best!
The Gold standard to which all others are judged against.
Oct 19, 2023The Gold standard to which all others are judged against.
Reviewed by TheBigBoy from Pennsylvania
3.19/5 rDev -27.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.19/5 rDev -27.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
This was a drinkable hefe for me, smoother than normal taste profile for this genre. This one does taste like it has been brewed for many years just has yhst refined and established quality inherrent.
Oct 11, 2023
Reviewed by rapayn01 from Kentucky
3.73/5 rDev -15.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
3.73/5 rDev -15.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
I had this for the first time last week at a local restaurant during a work dinner. It came in a bottle, which had a future best by date if I understood it correctly. I detected a pleasant subtle banana flavor, as expected. I'm not a big fan of the style and this didn't transform me.
Sep 26, 2023Reviewed by Cdriver0414 from Kentucky
5/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
In my opinion, the standard that beer should be set by. By far, the best offering from Germany which says a lot. If you haven't had this one go get it. A must try if you love beer
Sep 26, 2023
Reviewed by buckthehog from Texas
4.35/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.35/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
It’s like I’ve been with Marilyn Monroe. Tight, clean, and slight funk - and famous! Not much wrong with this one except she’s addicted to barbiturates.
Sep 21, 2023
Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier from Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
Beer rating:
98 out of
100 with
9224 ratings
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