What is considered a "fresh" hefeweizen?

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  1. BeerBeerBeer

    BeerBeerBeer Initiate (0) Feb 28, 2012 Israel

    I just bought 4 weihenstephan hefeweissbier bottles, and their "best before date" is 18.12.13, is this considered to be very fresh? They were stored in the fridge when I bought them.
     
    #1 BeerBeerBeer, Mar 10, 2013
  2. flayedandskinned

    flayedandskinned Initiate (0) Jan 1, 2011 California

    Either way you should have went for the Vitus.
     
    #2 flayedandskinned, Mar 10, 2013
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  3. kzoobrew

    kzoobrew Initiate (0) May 8, 2006 Michigan

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  4. mmmbirra

    mmmbirra Pundit (877) Apr 19, 2009 Italy

    I imagine the best before date is 12 months after bottling, so yea that's reasonably fresh. I regularly grab some weissbier when I see it's been bottled within the past 3 months or so.
     
    #4 mmmbirra, Mar 10, 2013
  5. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    I don't know about 'very' fresh, but they certainly are fresh enough (best-before is 9 months away)- drink up, man!
     
    #5 TongoRad, Mar 10, 2013
  6. dasenebler

    dasenebler Initiate (0) Jan 26, 2008 Maine

    On-tap in a Biergarten in Germany.
     
    #6 dasenebler, Mar 10, 2013
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  7. Stevedore

    Stevedore Grand Pooh-Bah (5,096) Nov 16, 2012 Oregon
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    Yep, ya gotta go to Bavaria for the "fresh" stuff!
     
    #7 Stevedore, Mar 10, 2013
  8. Ri0

    Ri0 Initiate (0) Jul 1, 2012 Wisconsin

    Or just wait until New Glarus bottles Dancing Man Wheat.
     
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  9. GuzzLah

    GuzzLah Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2013 Illinois

    If it's fully carbed, it's beyond it's prime. They drink it straight out of the fermenter in Germany.
     
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  10. kingofhop

    kingofhop Initiate (0) May 9, 2010 Oklahoma
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    I prefer old hefes. Like when they lose the banana flavors.
     
    #10 kingofhop, Mar 10, 2013
  11. franklinn

    franklinn Initiate (0) May 29, 2012 Vermont

    Just make sure to wear some sunglasses when you drink them. Anything less would be sacrilege
     
    #11 franklinn, Mar 11, 2013
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  12. Stevedore

    Stevedore Grand Pooh-Bah (5,096) Nov 16, 2012 Oregon
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    I stand corrected!
     
    #12 Stevedore, Mar 11, 2013
  13. victory4me

    victory4me Initiate (0) Oct 16, 2004 Pennsylvania

    For me to buy a case it needs to be bottled (or canned) in the last 60 days.

    Six pack or less I'll go up to 90-120.
     
    #13 victory4me, Mar 11, 2013
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