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I love the fact that most German wheats come in half liter bottles. Fortunately, weissbier glasses are just as big, and this beer generates a huge column of foam as I pour it into my Spaten weiss glass. I swirl to get all the yeast out. The beer is a cloudy yellow-orange color, the nose spicy with clove. Darn this is good. Clove and banana in the palate, a little pear, light wheat body, smooth tart finish.
About half way down the glass I add a slice of lemon. This isn't common practice in Germany with a hefeweizen though sometimes a kristalweizen (filtered version) will be served that way. This detracts somewhat from the overall character of the beer, as it masks some of the aforementioned flavors. It is very refreshing however and I recommend you try it at some point to see if you like it.
Now on to the dunkel. It's a deep red in color like the beard of Barbarossa, again the large head formation, again I swirl and get the yeast out of the bottle. The nose here isn't as clovey, it's a little maltier instead. This beer has a bigger body, and the darker malts give it more body but hide the clove though you can still find it. I don't get the banana but there is a very subtle smoke character, the finish is a little more tart than the the standard hefe. I wouldn't dare add lemon to this one.
And remember, try a new beer today, and drink outside the box.
*Pricing data accurate at time of review or latest update. For reference only, based on actual price paid by reviewer.
(B)=Bottled
(D)=Draft
