Tap 6: Mein Aventinus
Schneider Weisse G. Schneider & Sohn

 

 

Poured into an 8oz glass from Mackeys Beer Festival, a clear reddish brown pour and a great big foamy head. Snot factory like the warm baked bread, a bit of dark fruit maybe a bit of toffee, taste is similar. Creamy feel, smooth, nicely carbonated. Not very familiar with the style, so I will have to keep an eye out for these. A truly excellent beer.

500 ml can poured into a Tulip.

L: Clear, Amber with reddish tint, one finger off-white head has pretty good retention but fades to a thin cap in a couple of minutes, a lively pour, head regenerates with a swirl.
S: Fairly strong nose, malty, dark bread, plum, lesser mineral and chocolate notes.
T: Malty and medium sweet, plum, wheat, light bubblegum yeast, mild booze, earthy/woody hops, finishes lightly bitter.
F: Medium body, low-ish carbonation, smooth, frothy, light alcohol burn at the finish.
O: nice, bock beer with supporting wheat character.

Poured from a 500 ml can into a Willi Becher pint glass.
L - Pours dark reddish brown with 2 fingers of tan head that dissipates slowly.
S - Smells sweet and malty.
T - Nice and malty with some banana and clove.
F - Medium body and carbonation.
O - Delicious Weizenbock.

500mL bottle with the new nonsense date code.

On the pour 2 fingers of off white to tan head that became rocky and a bit foamy over a few minutes, until finally settling at a decent tan cap. Body is a dark amber to copper, with a bit of haze, but light still comes through.

Aroma carries sweet fig and toffee/caramel, but there is a slight savory oxidation thing going on. Alcohol isnoticeable, but not boozy.

Taste follows the sweet malty notes, but loses the off notes. I'm going to blame the aroma on bottle age, which for now is unfortunately uncontrollable. Traditional banana hefeweizen flavor comes through with a sweet caramelized flavor coming from the malts. Honestly very easy to drink and comes off as a Dunkelweizen to my untrained American palate. Still there is some light figgy fruit going on but this is mostly a very enjoyable dark, strong, traditional tasting hefeweizen. Nice balancing hop bitterness, but no hop aromas.


Feel is smooth and easy drinking. This beer hides its ABV well once it's on your palate. Slight astringency, but this isn't a dry beer. At the same time this beer doesn't come off as huge and thick. The astringency balances the malt well leading to the easy drinking feel of this. Medium long finish, but it's subtle. Soft subtle, but present, carbonation.

Overall there are flaws, but this is one of my favorite general doppelbock style beers I've ever had, although, it is the only weizen-doppelbock I've tried. Nice traditional hefeweizen flavor merged with delicious caramel sweet malts, as well as a nice balancing bitterness. Smells a bit funny when it gets old though.

Excellent Weizenbock. Great caramel color, full head, fragrant, tasty.

 

 

 

 

From a 500ml bottle. Deep brown color with a thin layer of cream colored head. Smells of roasted malt with some banana and clove notes. Medium body with prickly carbonation. Tastes like it smells - rich and malty with a strong clove note. Excellent

 

500 ml bottle poured into a Willi Becher glass. Voluminous head from strong pour. Ruby red color. Nice blend of malty taste with wheat feel, some sweetness. 8.2% ABV, but subtle. Prost!

 

Purchased in Sarasota. Date appears to be 1/4/22. Poured into a Duval tulip glass. The head dissipated after a minute or two. Color is a lovely brown mahogany. Taste of malt, complex carmel, semi sweet and lingers on the palette. The feel is medium bodied. Overall an exceptional beer with the right 8.2%.

2015 vintage; drank 2/11/13 @ the Yarchives.

Semi-opaque purple/orange appearance.

An even pour yielded a nice, noisy khaki head; almost no lace.

Plum, banana, candle wax & faint granola notes in the nose. Unique!

Creamy medium mouthfeel.

Plum, cognac, mild raspberry & faint clove flavors.

A complex, unique, delicious beer. I'd love to try it fresh, but I get why they age this stuff!

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From Nov 2005 Poured from the bottle with a huge head that settled down after a few minutes...gorgeous deep brown colour. For me, the smell was fruit and cloves...nice. The taste is very complex. Chocolate, fruit and a strong clove flavour all operating in wonderful harmony...I don't even notice that it's sitting at 8%abv and that's a testament to how well made this is. I highly recommend this delicious wheat dobblebock!

Appearance: Pours a slightly opaque (50% clarity) medium to deep brown, plum color with a massive white head. SRM of 20. 4.50)

Aroma: Strong aromas of orange citrus, sweet banana bread, bubblegum. Big German yeast and bread.

Flavor: Strong and rich flavors of orange citrus, overripe bananas, banana bread, bubblegum. German yeast. Some hints of apricot, raisin, plum. Smooth caramel off the end.

Feel: Medium-bodied, strong carbonation. Bready, smooth mouthfeel. Booze shows a bit. (4.00)

Compared to Ayinger Weizenbock 2/2023: Pours darker. Stronger banana, bread, rich orange citrus spice. Very similar flavors. Slightly sweeter with more caramel

Compared to New Glarus Thumbprint Doppelbock 3/2022: Pours lighter, stronger head. More overripe banana and bready notes. Less alcohol, phenols, and sweetness. Lighter and dryer.

Overall: Fantastic and dark Weizenbock here. A little darker than some other version with a little bit more sweetness. Overripe bananas and bubblegum. Some milder authentic flavors of the darker stonefruit, plum, raisin notes. Leans darker, but still spot on for the style. (Rating: 4.24)

 

 

 

A fantastic beer!

L- Deep amber/ ruby red.

S- Rich malty dark bread.

T- Malty sweet with a dash of spice and
fruit.

F- Mild carbonation soft mouthfeel.

O- A marvelous beer top to bottom!

 

 

Best by date of 13.09.23
Picked up at a Kaufland during some grocery shopping. This is a classic doppelbock, more so than the Tap 05, which I actually prefer to this bc it’s more unique. Otherwise, great malty flavor and some spice from the wheat. Very good.

 

A: Pours a brownish color with a white head. Also has a slight red hue to it.

S: The aromas of a hefeweizen are present here with the clove spices. However the rich smells of a doppelbock such as toffee, baked bead, and molasses are also here.

T: The flavor is very rich. You get hints of molasses, Carmel as well as hints of fig and dried fruit.

MF: The beer has a nice full body.

O: Overall this is a great cross between a doppelbock and a hefeweizen. Highly recommend trying it.

Enjoyed straight from the can on metro north

This is what beer tastes like

Molasses meets dark fruit, plums, dark cherry, banana bread, nice ester

Perfect biscuit malt down the center of the palate

Perfect as ever...When I die, bury me with Aventinus

Poured a 500ml can into a pint glass. A two finger tan head on a cloudy amber brown. The head diminishes to a thin layer that sticks around. Good lacing.
Licorice malty smells.
Very nice taste. Molasses and licorice. A very slight hint of smoke. A fruity dry finish.
Medium body and carbonation.
Very smooth and drinkable. A top shelf weizenbock! Well worth a try.

 

 

 

Look: Very dark foggy amber red pour with little foam risen it’s dissipated quickly leaving very little lacing.
Smell: Getting huge notes of caramel, raisins, prunes, fruity aroma with bananas maybe some cherry in there. It smells very promising!
Taste: Wow!! The banana flavoring is very predominant followed by a bit of breading maybe, tasting caramel maybe toffee. Jeez you can’t taste the alcohol at all here.
Feel: Medium bodied to heavy, rich, not to heavy on the carbonation.
Overall: Gotta say, for only $5 picking up a pint was one of the best decisions I made tonight. I’m usually a stout guy but decided to adventure into different beers and have to say this is definitely worth trying.

Pours with a big thick head and a tea or cola color that smells of beer heaven with fruits and sweetness. Just rich as can be tasting of fruits, a little molasses with a cherry finish. A little crispy mouthfeel with it's tartness. Just an all-around fabulous beer. Amazed at the molasses accent that turns cherry on the tongue and just...lingers _"The #1 RATED Weizenbock"

Bought a four pack of 16.2 ounce cans at Total Wine to take to an Octoberfest afternoon party. Sampled this brew with friends and everybody loved it. Looks great on the pour, cloudy garnet with big khaki head and shrouds of lace. Aroma of dried raisins, plums and other dried fruits. Taste follows smell, with complex malty middle and creamy, boozy finish. A great brew for the Fall or Winter. Would definitely buy again!

500mL bottle stamped 22.018 131021 poured into a wheat beer glass at fridge temp 8.2% ABV. The beer pours opaque medium brown with light khaki head. The head recedes to a thin ring and partial layer of bubbles. The aroma is mild with clove, toffee and sweet wheat malt. The taste is semisweet, clovey, pear and apple laced dark wheat malt. Minimal bitterness. Slight alcohol presence on the tongue. The mouthfeel is medium plus bodied with average carbonation and a semi dry finish. Overall, very good weizenbock. Not my favoritist style, but I can appreciate this one.