Imperial Hefeweizen

Well, I can report that the number of German brewed beers in my local beer stores gets less and less each year. I guess it is because consumers just don't buy that many German brewed beers?

There are plenty of German style beers to pick from though. In particular there seems to be new Pilsners to choose from.

Cheers!

 

We'll have a new 'imperial hefeweizen' from Weihenstephaner to try next month:

 

"As the oldest brewery in the world, we are now aiming to focus more attention on our old recipes and rediscover these often exceptional beer types anew – "
Using modern hops doesn't sound like a rediscovery of old recipes.

" – just as we did with our 1516 Kellerbier."
Does that mean it will be $13 a six-pack again? I still see the 1516 on shelves -- and still priced at $13. Someone's not getting it.

 

I hear where you're coming from--But I don't think it's as simple for them to just re-create the product and put it on the market. Less and less German (and other) imports are on the shelves and that's due to their not being bought by the US beer consumer. I am guessing that they thought putting a 'new' spin on the recipe with the modern hops would appeal to more of the beer geek crowd and get more sales. I too, am a bit skeptical, but am looking forward to trying a 'lost' style so-to-speak.

It was $9.99 here in the Twin Cities. Blame that one on your distributors or the stores.

 

I guess that's just as proven by 1516 still on shelves around here -- it's an old recipe that wasn't dolled up with hops-of-the-moment.

But it's still on shelves... at the more-than-a-year-old price, is my point.

Yeah, distros to blame, more than likely, but (in direct line with your thinking) also a lack of import knowledge.

If it wasn't for the Saphir hops (they just don't taste like Hallertauer to me), I might give the new Weihenstephaner a go, but especially not at $13... and the gas money would counteract a ride to St. Paul.