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Flensburger Weizen
Flensburger Brauerei
- From:
- Flensburger Brauerei
- Germany
- Style:
- Hefeweizen
Ranked #211 - ABV:
- 5.1%
- Score:
- 83
Ranked #23,832 - Avg:
- 3.67 | pDev: 13.35%
- Reviews:
- 121
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 15, 2023
- Added:
- Nov 24, 2002
- Wants:
- 13
- Gots:
- 45
No description / notes.
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Ratings by falloutsnow:
Reviewed by falloutsnow from Illinois
3.57/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.57/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bottle from Beertopia in Omaha, NE
Best before 01.15.13 stamped on label
Poured into a Weihenstephaner weizen glass
Flensburger's hefeweizen is a solid-looking, great-smelling, and only acceptably tasting German wheat beer. The problem lies in the strong aroma that gives the drinker a strong impression of coming greatness, but the taste is rather tame and mellowed out, whereas I wanted something bolder and stronger in flavor. The freshness of my bottle leads me to believe that if there is any oxidation, it is minimal, and that this is just a lighter wheat beer with a great aroma. If it was the only thing available in my area, it would be a good beer, but Weihenstephaner, Ayinger, and Franziskaner are all readily available and at the same or lower price point.
Pours a fairly massive head of white bubbles that are large in size, and quite retentive. Head lasts for minutes, eventually descending to a 0.3cm cap atop the beer throughout the entire drinking session. Leaves minimal, if any, lacing along sides of glass. Beer's body is a light copper-orange color with pale yellow highlights, lighter when placed near a light source, and opaque from suspended yeast. Carbonation is clearly visible along sides of glass.
Solid aroma of banana-like esters, brewer's yeast, phenol (pie spice), vanilla, wheat twang, and light citrus tartness. A very appealing and complex aroma.
Taste is somewhat of a let-down after the very pleasing aroma. While the major components are there, this is a very "pale" tasting wheat beer, other adjectives being "light," "fainter than not," and "not strong." The right flavors are all there, just not in as strong force as the aroma would suggest. The front of the tongue detects wheat malt, phenolic twang, apple juice, and some biscuit-like maltiness. Mid-palate picks up mild lemon citrus, some banana ester, continued wheat malt, and some bland cardboard flavor. Back of palate detects heartier banana esters and slight flash of lemon citrus. Aftertaste is primarily of wheat malt, somewhat biscuit-like, with residual citrus notes.
Beer is medium-bodied with modest carbonation, letting this slide along the palate at a modest pace, but resulting in somewhat placid stillness as well: could use more carbonation. Overall mouthfeel is smooth, with a fairly dry finish.
May 03, 2012Best before 01.15.13 stamped on label
Poured into a Weihenstephaner weizen glass
Flensburger's hefeweizen is a solid-looking, great-smelling, and only acceptably tasting German wheat beer. The problem lies in the strong aroma that gives the drinker a strong impression of coming greatness, but the taste is rather tame and mellowed out, whereas I wanted something bolder and stronger in flavor. The freshness of my bottle leads me to believe that if there is any oxidation, it is minimal, and that this is just a lighter wheat beer with a great aroma. If it was the only thing available in my area, it would be a good beer, but Weihenstephaner, Ayinger, and Franziskaner are all readily available and at the same or lower price point.
Pours a fairly massive head of white bubbles that are large in size, and quite retentive. Head lasts for minutes, eventually descending to a 0.3cm cap atop the beer throughout the entire drinking session. Leaves minimal, if any, lacing along sides of glass. Beer's body is a light copper-orange color with pale yellow highlights, lighter when placed near a light source, and opaque from suspended yeast. Carbonation is clearly visible along sides of glass.
Solid aroma of banana-like esters, brewer's yeast, phenol (pie spice), vanilla, wheat twang, and light citrus tartness. A very appealing and complex aroma.
Taste is somewhat of a let-down after the very pleasing aroma. While the major components are there, this is a very "pale" tasting wheat beer, other adjectives being "light," "fainter than not," and "not strong." The right flavors are all there, just not in as strong force as the aroma would suggest. The front of the tongue detects wheat malt, phenolic twang, apple juice, and some biscuit-like maltiness. Mid-palate picks up mild lemon citrus, some banana ester, continued wheat malt, and some bland cardboard flavor. Back of palate detects heartier banana esters and slight flash of lemon citrus. Aftertaste is primarily of wheat malt, somewhat biscuit-like, with residual citrus notes.
Beer is medium-bodied with modest carbonation, letting this slide along the palate at a modest pace, but resulting in somewhat placid stillness as well: could use more carbonation. Overall mouthfeel is smooth, with a fairly dry finish.
More User Ratings:
Rated by Tylergodin from Massachusetts
5/5 rDev +36.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +36.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
I love this beer, I think it is criminally underrated
Jul 28, 2023Reviewed by mbostenbeer from Massachusetts
3.04/5 rDev -17.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
3.04/5 rDev -17.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Appearance: Pours a darkened golden body with a light haze. Smallish, near white head.
Smell: Faint notes of clove, herb, orangey citrus.
Taste: Wheat, bread and a light, slight sweetness. It is light somewhat bland.
Mouthfeel: Medium-thin body. Medium-low carbonation.
Overall: Not something I’ll be looking for in the future…
Aug 13, 2021Smell: Faint notes of clove, herb, orangey citrus.
Taste: Wheat, bread and a light, slight sweetness. It is light somewhat bland.
Mouthfeel: Medium-thin body. Medium-low carbonation.
Overall: Not something I’ll be looking for in the future…
Reviewed by ChainGangGuy from Georgia
2.76/5 rDev -24.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
2.76/5 rDev -24.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
11.2 ounce bottle - Sherlock's in Kennesaw, Georgia.
Appearance: Pours a darkened golden body with a light dusting of haze. Smallish, near white head.
Smell: Yeasty bready with a little wheatiness and some rather faint, faint notes of clove, herb, orangey citrus.
Taste: Wheat, bread and a light, quickly vanishing sweetness followed by an ill-defined hint of fleeting fruitiness. Ultra low hints of spice, herb. There's light and refreshing, there's mild yet appetizing, but this is just weak and bland. It's a dud.
Mouthfeel: Medium-thin body. Medium-low carbonation.
Overall: Well, the beer's a clunker, but, boy, how about that adorable lil' bottle, huh?
Oct 05, 2020Appearance: Pours a darkened golden body with a light dusting of haze. Smallish, near white head.
Smell: Yeasty bready with a little wheatiness and some rather faint, faint notes of clove, herb, orangey citrus.
Taste: Wheat, bread and a light, quickly vanishing sweetness followed by an ill-defined hint of fleeting fruitiness. Ultra low hints of spice, herb. There's light and refreshing, there's mild yet appetizing, but this is just weak and bland. It's a dud.
Mouthfeel: Medium-thin body. Medium-low carbonation.
Overall: Well, the beer's a clunker, but, boy, how about that adorable lil' bottle, huh?
Reviewed by RobertColianni from Pennsylvania
2.81/5 rDev -23.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.81/5 rDev -23.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
L: Frothy, eggshell head; dark amber, brownish body.
S: Bread.
T: Bread, biscuit.
F: Dry, chewy, granular, oxidized.
OVERALL: Absolute garbage. Fresh bottle is oxidized, chewy, broken apart, and totally misses all the pleasant nuances of the Weizen style.
Jul 06, 2020S: Bread.
T: Bread, biscuit.
F: Dry, chewy, granular, oxidized.
OVERALL: Absolute garbage. Fresh bottle is oxidized, chewy, broken apart, and totally misses all the pleasant nuances of the Weizen style.
Reviewed by KS_Augsburg from Illinois
3.57/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.57/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pretty good Hefeweizen, and somewhat of a surprise because Northern Germany is not traditionally Hefeweizen territory. The Northern beers tend to be a bit more on hoppy side, more bitter and less fruity and floral. So this does not have the soft banana and clove notes of their counterparts from Bavaria. Still, very enjoyable.
Jun 21, 2020
Flensburger Weizen from Flensburger Brauerei
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
268 ratings
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