Unleash the Yeast: Bavarian Weizen
BrewDog in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴
Weizen - Kristallweizen Regular|
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6.19
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The unsung heroes, the foot soldiers of the revolution. We owe a huge debt to the billions of tiny yeast cells that work tirelessly to ferment sugars into alcohol and CO2. But yeast isn’t just here for the grunt work. Yeast has the power to change the flavour, aroma and complexion of your beer in an instant.
This series is designed to showcase the impact different yeasts have on the same base beer. This series of 4 beers gives the limelight to four totally different yeast strains: Belgian Trappist, Pilsen Lager, American Ale and Bavarian Weizen. All 4 beers have been brewed to the same ABV using a blend of Centennial and Amarillo hops and a backbone of Pale Ale, Munich and Cara Malts.
Malts: Maris Otter, Crystal Malt, Caramalt
Hops: Centennial, Amarillo
This series is designed to showcase the impact different yeasts have on the same base beer. This series of 4 beers gives the limelight to four totally different yeast strains: Belgian Trappist, Pilsen Lager, American Ale and Bavarian Weizen. All 4 beers have been brewed to the same ABV using a blend of Centennial and Amarillo hops and a backbone of Pale Ale, Munich and Cara Malts.
Malts: Maris Otter, Crystal Malt, Caramalt
Hops: Centennial, Amarillo
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5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
330ml bottle shared at Brewdog Cardiff in 2014. Pours hazy orange with a small beige head. Aroma: wheat, citrus peel, yeast, grass. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter, lemon peel, grapefruit, caramel and herbs. Light to medium body with average carbonation. Wasn't great
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2021
at 22:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Utseende uklar gylden med offwhite skum. Aroma gjær hvetemalt banan. Smak hvetemalt banan humle sitrus krydder. lett til middels fylde fruktig. Smakt April 14
Tried
on 01 May 2019
at 08:15
6/10
Tried
on 13 Aug 2015
at 16:36
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
330ml bottle, batch 243, from Vinmonopolet Bestillingsutvalget. Shared with Finn. Near-clear golden-brown body. Hazy last pour. Average off-white head, slowly diminishing leaving spotty lacing to the glass. Wheat fruity nose, lots a fresh peaches. Succulent taste of orange and peach, lightly spices. Mild citrus peels to the ending. Fine bodied. Refreshing and thirst quenching (Tromsø 08.04.2015).
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2015
at 13:23
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Flaske 330ml spandert av Rune og delt med ham på Rundvannet 8 Apr 15. Gyldenbrun. Småpartikler. Middels høyt skum med ørlite farge. God fruktaroma. Mest mandarin. Smaken er syrlig frukt. Grapefrukt dominerer. Balansert. Avslutter tørt. Veldig uklar siste kvelling. Mye sedimenter igjen på flaska. Godt øl!
Tried
on 09 Apr 2015
at 05:22
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Home. Pours hazy golden with a huge white head, lacings. Aroma of malt, yeast, grass, citrus, lemon. Flavor is light sweet, malty, yeast, little vanilla, grass, citrus. Medium body, lively carbonation, light bitter finish. 051214
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2014
at 08:11
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottled. ORangeish golden colour with a mediumsized creamy white head. Aroma clashes to a spicy fruitiness with some grassy ntoes as well. Flavour is toffee, spices, citrus, grass and some herbs. The bitterness and yeast isn’t the best combination...
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2014
at 10:12
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
The second beer tasted from this series and side by side with the three others. Shows a somewhat better head retention and deeper orange to amberish colour than the others. Aroma and taste indeed reflect the classic banana- and clove-like flavours we are used to from Hefeweizen, but is less strong and less perfumey than the American Ale version; this came out as the second best of the series to me. In terms of style: let’s be serious here, this is not a Hefeweizen at all, this is an American pale ale fermented with Hefeweizen yeast, but with the same long, dry, perfumey and citrussy hoppiness in the finish as most other APAs.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Nov 2014
at 09:27
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Creamy White good mostly lasting head. Dark yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy and yeasty aroma. Moderate bitter nice hefe flavor. Loads of fruity esters. banana. Acerage moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2014
at 06:15
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at home. Pours amber orange, lots of toffee and banana, dry bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2014
at 04:14