Grandpa Plank's Weissbier
Brauerei Plank in Laaber, Bavaria, Germany 🇩🇪
Weizen - Hefeweizen Regular|
Score
7.27
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Reimagined by the 16th & 17th Plank Generations Brewmasters Michael and Michi Plank
Old Bavarian Brew Artistry
Color: Light gold
Unfiltered, Unpasteurized
Special type of hops” Ariana”: notes of cassis, stone fruits, pear, tropical citrus, resiny
4.8% alc/vol
The label and brand name were designed by Michael Plank’s mom. She knew her sons' Grandpa very very well: “He was as crazy as myself and his grandson Michi {17th generation}. He never believed in “conventional wisdom”. He always wanted to go his own way. Always looking for new innovative recipes and ideas. New flavors and aromas. The color “pink” perfectly matches his mindset.”
Old Bavarian Brew Artistry
Color: Light gold
Unfiltered, Unpasteurized
Special type of hops” Ariana”: notes of cassis, stone fruits, pear, tropical citrus, resiny
4.8% alc/vol
The label and brand name were designed by Michael Plank’s mom. She knew her sons' Grandpa very very well: “He was as crazy as myself and his grandson Michi {17th generation}. He never believed in “conventional wisdom”. He always wanted to go his own way. Always looking for new innovative recipes and ideas. New flavors and aromas. The color “pink” perfectly matches his mindset.”
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Can from Total Wine in Vacaville, CA. Pours gold with a monstrous foamy white head that collapsed rapidly while bubbles expanded. Aroma of pear and citrus. Arguably med body. Flavor is pear, citrus and blank currents. Not getting yeast but there is some spice. Quite different and very tasty.
Tried
from Can
from
Total Wine & More - Vacaville, CA
on 26 Jan 2026
at 02:07
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 9
Overall 8
Floral banana, orange, clove, wheat malt, and straw aroma. Cloudy golden yellow with nice head. Moderately sweet banana, orange, clove, wheat malt, and very mildly bitter straw flavor. Good body. Bonus that it's not oxidized at all.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Dec 2024
at 01:09
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Undated can drunk 9/30/24. Top pour, not swirled is only minimally cloudy. But still shows a massive, creamy white head atop a blonde-brass body. Been soooo long since I've had a Plank but the memory of them has stuck with me. Just a classy, almost vinous nose I recall, and indeed, here it is. Lovely pepper, mild clove, mild banana, bit of vanilla and lots of honey and nutty wheat. No crude phenols/esters. Classy. Very aromatic. Vanilla bean, or vanilla ice cream...something like that. Heavily nutty, rustic wheat. Not getting the suggested Ariana hop notes, but that's ok, this is peak Hefe. Swirling the can gives us more yeast, though still not a ton. The flavor turns to a more lemony, almost tropical character. Must be the hop acids have bonded to the yeast (or just sunk to the bottom). Whatever the case, the swirled beer is even classier, with elegant, far-from-overdone hops. Just a creamy, wheaty, lemon, honey and gently tropical hefe that remains clean and elegant with excellent depth/texture and attenuation.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Sep 2024
at 22:43
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Livonia Liquor. Pours a hazy, clearish silver gold with a full two fingers of off-white foam that lingers. Lemon meringue, banana cream and clove aromas on the nose. Palate is similar. Very refreshing, easy drinking. Not overly heavy or cloying. Solid weissbier.
Tried
from Can
from
Livonia Liquor & Fine Wine
on 28 Aug 2024
at 00:28