I know enough German to know that a weissbier is a wheat beer. Now, wheat beers are their own little section of beer that includes subtleties that are pretty much lost on me like wit v hefeweizen v wheat v yaddayadda. I also don't know if this particular strain of beer made from wheat is normally served with a lime, orange, lemon, or some other fruit. If it tells me on the bottle, it's lost on me. After all, I think I've already used up most of my German.The light gold beer has a pretty impressive head right out of the bottle. And it takes a while for these big bubbles to tamp themselves down. When they do, a dusting of tiny bubbles sits on top, and a few stray strands of pearls are left along the sides of the glass. The aroma is heavy grains and light lemons; this is all about being a wheat beer.
First sip is all about the grains with a heavy wort managing the back end. It's dry at the finish, and it might have a bit of tartness to it. I don't mean to paint with a broad brush, but this is pretty much exactly what I expect from most wheat beers.
Tip-in is furious carbonation noise with lemon spritz on top of grains with that shadow of tartness that I wasn't sure I was tasting before. The middle spreads into a smooth and crisp flow of light grains with the lemons and bread giving it a flavor and a sweetness respectively. The finish is a flourish of carbonation sizzle as bananas flash before the grains trail off.
Bottom Line: The Germans originated the style, and they do it pretty darn well.
3.5/5
