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
Bottle. Esters, black currant, bready. Very hoppy. Bad burned off tastes. More of a experiment than a real offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2014
at 02:03
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Nice clean weissen aroma. Odd hoppy bitterness, slightly metallic and some banana.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2014
at 11:09
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at home from BD online, Haxed bright orange coloured pour with a lasting cream coloured head. Aroma is mineral, yeast, faint banana and gummy sweets. Flavour is sweet caramel, mineral and biting alcohol in the finish. Hops are citrus in nature, Palate is highly carbonated, mineral and alcohol on the tongue. Harsh citrus bitterness in finish. yeast character is fairly subdues, which is a good thing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2014
at 15:28
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 330ml. [ As BrewDog Unleash the Yeast: Bavarian Weizen ].Clear medium orange yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, caramel, moderate hoppy, orange - citrus, warm citrus, light to moderate yeasty, fruity yeast. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, dry, hoppy, orange, weizen yeast. Body is medium, texture is watery - creamy, carbonation is soft. [20140405]
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2014
at 01:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
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Tried
on 05 Apr 2014
at 07:45
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle@Yesprs - hazy golden pour with small white head. Aroma and taste is sweet malty and yeasty, grassy, fruity, and light banana nuance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2014
at 02:38
3.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Bottled, from Systembolaget. Cloudy golden, rich head. Fruity dusty nose with banana and peach. Sweetish with medium body and rounded spritzy mouthfeel. Butter cookies, phenols, banana and tropical fruits. Cellar, pepper and resin in the finish. A weizen without wheat? Well if this is what they are going to taste like, it’ll be the only one of it’s kind...
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2014
at 15:16
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle. Slightly cloudy, deep golden colour with average, frothy, fairly lasting, moderately lacing, white head. Yeasty aroma, strawy, minimally spicy, a floral touch, hints of onion tart. Taste is minimally grainy and strawy, slightly pale malty with subtle sweetness, slightly spicy yeasty, hints of onion tart again. Not wheaty, not fruity as one’d expect from a HefeWEIZEN - but this is obviously a HefeweizenHEFE-Ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2014
at 12:13
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Hazy deep golden liquid with small white head. Aroma of ham, vanilla, metal, cloves, tangerine, citrus and bread. Taste is dry and light to medium bitter with notes of tangerine, bread and clove. Medium bodied with medium carbonation. Just OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2014
at 08:38
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample from 33 cl. bottle. Clear, golden colour with an amber tint. Small, white head. Sweet aroma with fruits, yeast, caramel malts, citrus, peach and grape. Taste is light sweet. Medium body with a creamy texture. Finishes dry and rather bitter for a hefeweizen with fruits and yeasts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Mar 2014
at 09:56