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Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier

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Rating:

92% of 100

60 Reviews

Style

Wheat Beer

Country

Germany

Brewery

Weihenstephaner

ABV

5.4%

Bottle Size

500ml

Serving Temp

10 to 13°C

5.4%

500ml

Details
Reviews

Details

Naturally cloudy wheat beer with a wonderful yeasty fragrance and taste. Goes well with dishes that do not have too intensive a flavour, especially that Bavarian speciality 'Weisswurst' or white sausage.

Setting the benchmark for the style, the Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissebier is a traditional Bavarian wheat ale. This gorgeous hefeweizen is brewed at the Weihenstephan Monastery Brewery—a brewery that is over 1000 years old and carries with it the distinction of being the world’s oldest existing brewery.

Cloudy and deep golden in colour, its bubbling carbonation give off a huge pillowy white head that leaves behind thick rings of lace. Classic aromas of bananas, cloves, bubblegum and a malted sweetness are reflected in the flavour. Malty and yeasty, an almost imperceptible hop bitterness and a dry finish provide a refreshing contrast that is perfect for the style. You’d want to drink this beer all day.

Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier won a Gold Medal at the World Beer Awards 2016 in the category Germany - Bavarian Hefeweiss.

Reviews

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Enjoyable unusual

80%

Review by steven 13/10/2019

A good German beer

not a favourite

20%

Review by tom 09/10/2019

I found it too sweet, too much citrusy

Wow top 3 beers of all time

100%

Review by Payday millionaire 23/08/2019

If you like franziskaner? You will love this.. a little bit sweeter and more banana after taste than franziskaner but really similar.

Beautiful

100%

Review by AlanC 25/02/2018

A phenomenal wheat beer. I have sampled around 6 other variety of German Wheat beer and this is the best so far. Highly refreshing and leaves a mature and flavourful after taste. This will not disappoint especially if served correctly in a Weiss beer tall glass.

Sorry BH, I betrayed you

100%

Review by James 22/02/2018

Gorgeous beer, but found at £1.80 on highstreet

10 out of 10 out of 10

100%

Review by RallyRay 25/12/2017

Same as my review last year! 10 out of 10! One of my fev beers of all time! You won't be disappointed

German pleasure

100%

Review by John 24/12/2017

One of the best beers with great flavour and crisp taste

A pleasant beer

80%

Review by Paul 07/12/2017

This is a good workmanlike wheat beer of a typical high standard expected from German brewers. Smooth, creamy with a touch of banana and a hint of yeast. There are better wheat beers but this is of a high standard. Recommended.

Tasty wheat beer!

100%

Review by Ali 03/12/2017

This is a great weissbier...creamy and fruity, great on a hot day!

Good beer

100%

Review by Arwel 30/11/2017

One of the better hefe weissbier,lots of vanilla, banana,perfect on a hot summer day

Good Fridge Filler

80%

Review by Benjamin 24/11/2017

Easily drinkable, very tasty fridge filling beer. Nothing special but I wouldn't get tired of drinking this any time soon.

Interesting

100%

Review by Keith 21/11/2017

I really liked this it was very tasty will be getting more on my next order.

Benchmark Hefe

100%

Review by Dudes Brews 17/11/2017

If you aren't that familiar with hefeweizen this really is a great place to start a classic bavarian wheat beer with lovely balance of banana/bubblegum and clove flavours from the yeast. Very refreshing and easy to drink and a top choice for summer BBQ consumption.

One of my favourite wheat beers

100%

Review by Andrew 05/10/2017

This one is a great weiss/wheat beer from a traditional german brewery.

Great to be able to enjoy at home and I am also lucky that a local bar has it on draft.

Lovely hefeweizen

80%

Review by Jo 12/07/2017

Cloudy orange-amber colour, yeasty, orange, lemon and faint banana aroma, thin to medium slightly watery mouthfeel, becomes thicker, mango, orange, cereal, peppery and ripe banana flavour, sweet orange aftertaste.

Excellent

100%

Review by Gaz 09/07/2017

Great tasting Weisse beer! Great orange colour and very refreshing

Awesome Wheat Beer

100%

Review by Ali 07/07/2017

This is really good. I'll be ordering again, fruity, spicy and creamy!

Beautiful

100%

Review by Dominik 23/06/2017

Sweet and smooth, classic wheat beer taste of bananas and cloves with some light bitterness on the finish to balance it out. Great refreshing summer beer.

Very good Weisse beer

80%

Review by Simon 31/05/2017

I put in a large mixed order for me and friends for the Ryder cup weekend and this was one of the beers I chose. This is a great Weissbier and clearly a market leader with great tradition. I would recommend this as a typical Weissbier with that elusive flavour, sort of citrus, like orange, but not, perhaps a banana edge. Always "clean", refreshing and easy to drink.

Amazing wheat beer

100%

Review by Ben 16/05/2017

Arguably the best wheat beer in the world and the best beer in Germany. And rightly so. A fantastic beer with so much taste.

Go Bananas

100%

Review by baz_the_barn 07/05/2017

An excellent Weisse, but definitely more banana than bubblegum (unless there is such a thing as banana bubblegum). definitely one to set the Weisse benchmark

Gold standard Weiss

100%

Review by energizedwork 01/04/2017

Always great tasting.

Classic

100%

Review by Tom 28/02/2017

Just the classic wheat beer. Slight scent of yeast giving spice, along with banana. Just so smooth.

Fantastic

100%

Review by Lee 13/02/2017

This is the best Hefe Weissbier in the world. Beautiful colour, great head, full of life, aroma and tastes of Banana. Overall a 5 star beer.

Bananas

80%

Review by SJB 05/02/2017

Lovely hazy orange colour with big white head. So easy to drink, lovely banana flavour from the yeast with some spicy clove and soft vanilla. A nice example of the style, possibly the best.

Top Wheat Beer

80%

Review by jrh2254 21/01/2017

A really nice smooth wheat beer. Serve chilled.

One of My Favourites

80%

Review by Bruce SF 07/01/2017

Really smooth easy to drink and creamy, has after taste of bananas and clove all as promised. For me serve chilled 1-4 degrees.

Outstanding

100%

Review by SWD 07/01/2017

If you are a fan of Weissbier then this is a must buy!

Wow, just wow!

100%

Review by TurboRay 14/12/2016

Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier is the 1st beer I've given 5 star to on here! Cloves and banana flavours, shouldn't work should it! It shouldn't be a surprise really, coming from the worlds oldest brewery! They've certainly had enough time to perfect it! Going straight on my 'buy again list'.

One of my favourite wheat beers

80%

Review by Jo 08/12/2016

Cloudy orange-amber colour, some carbonation, thin white head disappears quickly, yeasty, orange, lemon and faint banana aroma, thin to medium slightly watery mouthfeel becoming thicker with some carbonation, mango, orange, cereal, peppery and ripe banana flavour, sweet orange aftertaste with little carbonation, slightly lingering, a great example.

Good but not great

80%

Review by John The Don 18/10/2016

As wheat beers go this is still a top class beer but I feel there are better German beers out there but don't let that put you off trying. If its available on a good price I for sure would buy it

Loved it

80%

Review by Birky 12/10/2016

really smooth and tasty wheat beer. Drank bottle slowly over a couple of hours. One to savour

Not for me

40%

Review by Alan 12/09/2016

I see a lot of positive feedback on this. I don't like it. It reminds me of what some people drink at Christmas. A very strong taste of cloves. I like lager to taste of lager. Sorry.

Beautiful

100%

Review by Cpeezy 22/08/2016

The perfect Weissbeer. Not too heavy, but with strong flavour and aroma. Refreshing as well as satisfying, with a hint of sweetness. Fantastic on draught but also very nice from a bottle. My favourite beer.

Great Beer

100%

Review by Paul 13/08/2016

One of my favourites, nice balance and aroma.

Excellent Weissbier

80%

Review by Mark T 15/07/2016

I would agree with some other postings that this is by far the best Weissbier I have tasted.
For some of us it does take some time to acquire the weissbier taste but this beer certainly helps that process.

Another good one

80%

Review by Lou H 30/06/2016

Good alrounder

Love this beer!

100%

Review by fbeer 18/05/2016

Delicious beer! The best Bavaria has to offer.

Lovely

100%

Review by Lou H 30/04/2016

Another favourite of mine.

Superb Weiss Beer

100%

Review by Motorhate 21/04/2016

This is probably the best Weissbeer I've tried so far. Much more subtle with its banana flavour than Franzichaner beer but more flavoursome than Erdinger. The clove flavour shines through as well to give this a real more-ish flavour. I drank it chilled from the fridge but can imagine this being nice at room temperature. Gets my vote!

Worlds Best Beer!

100%

Review by fbeer 23/03/2016

In my opinion (at the moment) it's the worlds best beer from the world's oldest brewery. Utterly delicious and never fails to impress in either draft or bottled sources.

Well worth a try

100%

Review by Robin 10/02/2016

An excellent wheat beer. One of the best I've tried.

Excellent

80%

Review by Colin 06/01/2016

A fine drop of wheat beer. I drink nothing else.
Would highly recommend.

Very nice

80%

Review by Jim Jimmeney 20/12/2015

I am a wheat convert after years of not really enjoying them. This is a fine example of a good wheat beer, loved it.

Simply the best

100%

Review by Ian 06/12/2015

In my view this is simply the best example of a German Wheat beer. Subtle banana and spice aromas without being overpowering like some. Smooth and refreshing wheat taste.

Would recommend to anyone.

Banana beer

100%

Review by P 22/11/2015

Really nice wheat beer. Would order again or in a bar, always be happy if this was the quality

Excellent Weiss

100%

Review by J-Lo 14/10/2015

Make sure yo do the proper business with the bottle to get the best out of this. Wants to be very cold. Grand clove and banana tones with a splash of citrus bread. Get it down you!

superb

100%

Review by Billy 03/09/2015

My favourite wheat beer so far ..superb.

Nothing special

60%

Review by Annie 13/08/2015

Doesn't stand out from other beers of this style, but that's not to say it was disappointing, just didn't really leave a great impression.

One of the best weissbier you can buy

100%

Review by Bigeck 08/07/2015

This is my favourite beer one of my he best ways to enjoy is keep chilled in fridge for 3 days, on the day you will drink some put beer glass in freezer for an hour this helps the beer taste even better

My personal go to beer.

100%

Review by davey k 17/05/2015

I have tried many unfiltered wheat beers and always seem to come back to this. The traditional wheat beer aromas of bananas and cloves and strong but balanced, with the overall drink not as sweet as some.

Hefe heaven

100%

Review by Markiemark 08/05/2015

I love wheat beer and this is one of the finest I have tasted. It has it all what more can I say

One of the best!

100%

Review by AdamC 08/05/2015

Extremely drinkable, beautiful aromas and and highly refreshing. If you've never tried a wheat beer before, this is the one to go for. Superb!

Another great Stephan

100%

Review by Stephen 13/02/2015

Got a bit of bite with a yeasty sour blast - fruity bananas and clove are in there and produces a lovely head to drink through when handled well. Should be on any Weiss beer fans list - and in their fridge of course!

An excellent weissbeer

100%

Review by Faris 15/01/2015

Not much to say other than this is a good weissbeer that will not disappoint. Easy drinking and very enjoyable. Make sure to follow the drinking temperature guidelines to make the most of it

Classic beer. Pure enjoyment.

100%

Review by The Gaffer 30/12/2014

I've been enjoying this beautifully balanced beer for many years. I haven't had it for a couple of years. I was delighted when I saw it in the selection and not in the slightest disappointed by the taste. It's surprisingly clean tasting, refreshing yet great flavour and a beautifull clean finish.

Excellent example of German craftmanship!

100%

Review by MegaHops 26/11/2014

A beautiful beer with exceptional taste. Perfect on a winters night huddled around a fireplace. Everyone I've shared this creation with has thoroughly enjoyed it!

Fine beer

100%

Review by Michael 13/11/2014

tastes almost like Fanziskaner Hefe-nice balance and aroma

banana split!

100%

Review by Twitchywu 28/09/2014

This is the perfect example of a quality weissbeer. Oodles of banana and spice with a sweetness that is just enough to whet your palette. Cant recommend this enough, a must try!

great beer

100%

Review by nobby 05/12/2013

multiple uses this beer
served at room temperature and poured carefully
served at room temp agitated
and chilled
3 beers in one
super banana at room temperature
clove comes out if chilled