A hefe weizen from Paulaner Brauerei, Munich, Germany.
You can’t go wrong when turning to a long-standing Munich brewery for a classic weisse. Paulaner has been brewing beer in Bavaria since 1627, just long enough to have perfected its craft (do you think?). Banana esters and clove in the nose, spicy cloves and bready yeast dominate the flavor of this beauty. Just perfect.
unfiltered, bottle conditioned
5.5%abv, serve at 40-45°F
$7.994 pack 500mL
$2.19 each ,5L
$35 / case
Paulaner Hefe-Weizen
About the Hefe-Weizen
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•weizen = wheat
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•weisse = white
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•hefe = yeast
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•A southern German style of wheat beer made with a typical ratio of 50:50, or even higher, wheat.
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•utilizes a yeast that produces a unique phenolic flavors of banana and cloves with an often dry and tart edge
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•typically little hop bitterness
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•moderate level of alcohol.
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•Often served with a lemon wedge, to either cut the wheat or yeast edge
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•many traditionalists find adding a lemon wedge to be an insult and something that damages the beer's taste and head retention
89 points
88th percentile
