Skip to the beginning of the images gallery

Schneider Weisse Helle Weisse (Tap 1)

What is RateBeer?

X Ratebeer is a community website where craft beer enthusiasts can leave beer ratings. Each beer has a score out of 100.

Rating:

78% of 100

46 Reviews Add Your Review

Style

Wheat Beer

Country

Germany

Brewery

G. Schneider and Sohn

ABV

5.2%

Bottle Size

500ml

Serving Temp

6 to 8 °C

£3.09

+ Free delivery on orders over £50

Details
Reviews

Details

The authority of Bavarian wheat ales, Bräuhaus Schneider & Sohn has been brewing the quintessential German wheat beers since 1872. Thanks to their gorgeous beers like the Schneider Weisse Tap 1, the brewery has won countless international awards.

Pouring a golden colour with a frothy white head, this hefeweizen is more delicately flavoured than other versions of the same style. It has appealing notes of cloves, flowers, banana and citrus fruits. This medium-bodied beer has a creamy carbonation and spicy aftertaste, which finish off this enjoyable drink.

Reviews

Write Your Own Review

Lagery

60%

Review by Martin 01/02/2019

Not my favourite Schneider Weiss, but a solid lager

Enjoyable hefeweizen

80%

Review by Luke 28/08/2018

Good hefeweizen crisp wheat flavours slight spice finish

Fits the bill

80%

Review by Jefferson 07/03/2018

The Tap 7 from Schneider Weisse is my favourite wheat beer but this slightly lighter brew is another great beer from this brewery.

Typical hefeweizen

60%

Review by arron 12/02/2018

Full bodied, rich wheat beer, not to my exact taste.

Nice blonde

80%

Review by hizzy 07/01/2018

Nice flavours, subtle aftertaste.

A good solid lager

100%

Review by Martin 24/12/2017

A malty and rich lager with a lovely wheaty and crisp flavour. Cloudy with a strong foamy head. A really nice drink

Great beer, great brewery

100%

Review by Mark 24/12/2017

Pours a cloudy light golden colour with thick white head. Aromas of bananas, cloves and some citrus. Taste follows the nose; zesty and refreshing with a really nice level of carbonation which enhances the refreshment. Smooth, rich and creamy texture. Delivers the banana and clove flavours you would expect from a German Hefeweizen with a nice hint of orange in there too. Finish is sweet and slightly tart. A really good beer from a great brewery.

Matches the high standards of this brewery

80%

Review by Reedy 16/12/2017

Schneider Weisse produce possibly the finest hefferweizen in the world in the Tap 7, but this lighter variety is still a very worthwhile alternative. The usual taste of banana and cloves are in there and were it not that I know the brewery can do even better, I may well have awarded 5 stars.

Nice Weiss

80%

Review by martin 01/12/2017

A very nice, light & drinkable Hefeweizen. I'd buy again

Crisp and tasty

100%

Review by Marie 29/10/2017

I love all the schneider weisse beers and this is an easy drinking light one.

Weisse

100%

Review by Jon 30/09/2017

A good example of a wheat beer, clean tasting but with depth.

Standard.

60%

Review by Edward 12/08/2017

A light refreshing hefeweizen comparable to any produced by the major brewers. There are better and there are worse examples than this middle-of-the-road offering. Still, it would make a fine first step away from that lager-nonsense!!

Refreshing Beer

80%

Review by Panda 22/07/2017

Light refreshing beer, smooth but not a deep flavour. It's okay but my preference is tap 4. Having said that on a hot day in the garden this would go down very well.

A quality wheat beer

80%

Review by Belgique 23/05/2017

Lighter than the majority of Schneider Weisse beers, this is closer to the standard Hefferweizen that Germany is known for. Although it lacks the distinctive edge that the Tap 7 is famed for, it compares favourably to the better German Wheat Beers which is only good.

light weisse

60%

Review by Uncruliar 20/01/2017

A lightly flavoured wheat beer that I quite enjoyed.

a good brand

80%

Review by Peter 17/12/2016

really enjoy this weisse beer. probably on par with erdinger and fairly light to drink. i think its Swiss rather than German though

Good standard German wheat beer

80%

Review by Heffer 16/12/2016

A good tasting Hefferweizen. Lighter than the other Schneider Weiss but still a quality drink that compares well to the best of the German wheat beers.

Not bad

80%

Review by Ant 12/11/2016

A good wheat beer but not as good as some of their other 'taps'. tastes a bit like an abbey blonde beer

Not a bad beer!

80%

Review by Anton 09/11/2016

A good wheat beer but not as good as some of their other 'taps'. tastes a bit like an abbey blonde beer

A very good Hefferweizen

80%

Review by Phil Beer 07/11/2016

Lighter than the usual Schneider Weisse with their dark taste and colour but still an excellent German wheat beer, with all the usual flavours associated.

A VERY GOOD HEFFERWEIZEN

80%

Review by Phil Beer 07/11/2016

A lighter version than the usual Schneider Weisse with their darker taste and colour but still an excellent German wheat beer with all the flavours you would expect.

Choose another Schneider

60%

Review by Birky 17/10/2016

A bit like a leffe blonde. Not like their normal wheat beers and not nearly as good.

Tasty & refreshing!

80%

Review by ghbradshaw 07/10/2016

Like all of the Schneider Weisse beers, this is a great example of the style - more subtle than the original version but still worth a go!

Very refreshing

100%

Review by Danbo 09/08/2016

Very refreshing definitely worth a try.

Session wheat beer!

80%

Review by DorsetDick 25/07/2016

Lightest of the wheat beers, very refreshing. Good introduction for those stuck on lager! Very drinkable and easy going.
For me tap 7 is the better beer with more depth but I will be ordering this one again alongside the tap7.

Very crisp

80%

Review by Agent smith 16/07/2016

No problem at all with this one. Very drinkable indeed. Affordable too.

Good but!

80%

Review by Biz 15/07/2016

A nice beer for sure, but not as good as TAP 5. That is the snizzle.

A pleasant tasting wheat beer

80%

Review by Ryans 13/05/2016

The lighter version of the Schneider Weiss Tap series. Still a very drinkable wheat beer with the classic taste of Schneider Weiss but with a lighter fruity flavour.

Good beer at a good price.

80%

Review by Ryans 09/05/2016

A lighter version of the classic Tap 7. Still has the classic Hefferweizen taste of banana and cloves but lighter and more subtle. Perfect for anyone not completely sold on wheat beer compared to German lager, and a decent price.

Great value for money Hefferweizen

80%

Review by Ryans 08/05/2016

A slightly lighter version of the classic Tap 6 Schneider Weiss. Still darker in colour than most Hefferweizens and having the classic wheat beer taste. I prefer the Tap 6 but the Tap 1 represents great value for money if you are ordering a job lot.

Quality

80%

Review by rikmartell 07/04/2016

Another quality beer from Schneider Weisse. Crisp clean and fruity. Easy drinking Weisse.

best of bunch

80%

Review by mightywomble 27/03/2016

Of the various TAP products this was my favourite. Clean and lightflavour

Tap stuff

80%

Review by BenY 26/03/2016

If you're unsure about German Heff beers this is the starting point for you. Quite subtle but effective enough to hit the spot

Very nice

80%

Review by WJA 23/03/2016

Not the best of the Schneider Weisse that I have had but really liked it and will be having again.

Very nice

80%

Review by WJA 23/03/2016

Not the best of the Schneider Weisse that I have had but really liked it and will be having again.

Almost as good as the original.

80%

Review by G 11/03/2016

Having tried the original from my local beer shop (which they went on to run out of). I thought it was time to try some of their other beers. Blondes is lighter in taste with much more subtle taste to it. It's a highly enjoyable beer which I shall be buying some more of!

Lighter but still a decent hefeweizen

60%

Review by Hopster 18/01/2016

Easier drinking than some, but still with just enough fruit and spice.

Not the best

60%

Review by Doomlord 02/01/2016

I was disappointed with this, very light and thin example of a weisse, Tap 4 much better.

Blondes have more fun

80%

Review by Jim Jimmeney 28/12/2015

Another lovely wheat beer and maybe one for people who sometimes find wheat beer a bit much. Nice and crisp.

A Lovely Wheat Beer

80%

Review by Andrew 16/12/2015

This is a lovely wheat beer. Aromatic and flavoursome. Germany does wheat best

Fruity with good reputation but lacked

60%

Review by David_1986 05/12/2015

Easy to drink. With lots of fruit worth a try but not one of my favs

Crisp easy to drink

80%

Review by Ryans 31/10/2015

Slightly less flavour than Tap 7, which is easily my favourite Hefferweizen, but crisp taste and pleasant easy to drink beer.

Nice sharp taste

80%

Review by Ryans 25/09/2015

Described as a blonde beer it is slightly darker than a standard Hefferweizen. Distinctive flavour with a sharp fruity after taste.

Decent Schneider Variant

60%

Review by Ay Pee Horne 08/06/2015

As per the previous reviewer (AdamC) I thought this was tasty enough, but not that much of a departure from the standard offering. That said, it's only £2.50 for a big old 500ml bottle and it's from a fantastic brewery.

Not as good as the original!

60%

Review by AdamC 08/05/2015

Worth a try, however I can't help but feel a bit disappointed in comparison to the excellent original Schneider Weisse.

Very tasty

100%

Review by Will Green 21/04/2015

Schneider Weisse has a distinct aroma of cloves and banana while also having a more subtle scent of vanilla. The initial taste is much like the smell with banana and cloves being dominant but there is a definite sweetness about it. The flavour finished of with a more tingly, fruity finish. Overall a very tasty weissebeer .