Unleash the Yeast: Bavarian Weizen
BrewDog in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴
Weizen - Kristallweizen Regular|
Score
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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6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
A hazy, dark yellow beer with a medium and blond head. The nose is fruitfull and slightly tropical, yeast, light grain. Taste is fruitfull, mangos, light malts, slightly biscuity body. Medium bodied, fresh carbonation. This is not hefe. Fruitfull hops with biscuity malts. It’s very difficult to find the hefe-yeast.
Tried
on 17 May 2014
at 10:09
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Aroma is weird and soapy, only light clove, most of the hops went away. Taste is much more weizeny, in balance with the hops. Spicy, some clove, peppery. Shows the yeast nicely, but overall the beer is not to my taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2014
at 10:17
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
330ml bottle from brewdog.com. Pours promisingly enough, hazy amber, decent carbonation. Taste however brings very mild weiz flavours with hay, pepper, spices and slight vinegar coming through a little too much. Definitely a brewing fault somewhere along the line. Disappointing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2014
at 11:28
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at home in London - bought from an online shop. Pours mostly clear, deep gold with a creamy, off-white head. The nose has toasted wheat, some grains, bread. Medium sweet flavor with dry, toasted cereal, toasted wheat, some bitter hay, mild citrus. Medium bodied with fine, massaging carbonation. Moderately sweet to finish with more toasty wheat bread, fait grass, hay, cereal. Tasty enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Apr 2014
at 13:50
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Botella de 33 cl en la internacional, en el momento el 29-04-2014. lote 243 hasta 11-10-2014. Color rubio pálido con espuma blanca persistente. Aromas a cereales y maltosos con toques cítricos y ligeramente herbáceos. cuerpo ligero con 6.3 vol. Sabores también a cereales y maltas seguidos de cítricos y herbáceos frescos que terminan en un ligero amargor que perdura en boca durante unos minutos. Interesante.
Tried
on 29 Apr 2014
at 04:38
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
How: Bottle.
Where: Systembolaget, had at home.
Appearance: Slightly hazy golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Yeast, citrus, tropical fruit, banana.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Citrus, some tropical fruits, chemical banana.
Where: Systembolaget, had at home.
Appearance: Slightly hazy golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Yeast, citrus, tropical fruit, banana.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Citrus, some tropical fruits, chemical banana.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2014
at 01:48
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle @ benzai. Slightly hazy amber colour with a small off-white head. Smells slightly smokey, banana, overripe fruits, slightly hoppy and quite sweet. Tastes sweetish, hoppy, some apricot, a hint of banana, a hint of smoke. Thin to medium body, soft to medium carbo.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2014
at 12:27
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle shared @ weekly tasting with Dutchdrebus, Thompson and Ansjelaah. Clear golden to orange color, average sized white head. Smell and taste are a bit hard to describe: a touch of yeast, a touch of banana, still slightly hops and bitter. Wouldn’t say this is a German Hefeweizen, not a typical one anyway.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2014
at 12:26
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Estery, yeasty nose, with grass, hay, orange. Sweet honey flavor, orange, grain, hay, bitter. A bit weird and harsh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Apr 2014
at 07:02
6/10
Aroma gjær hvetemalt banan. Smak hvetemalt banan humle sitrus krydder. lett til middels fylde fruktig.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2014
at 20:15