Kristall Weizenbock
Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan in Freising, Bavaria, Germany 🇩🇪
Weizen - Weizenbock Special Out of Production|
Score
6.85
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The Bavarian State Brewery Weihenstephan has revived an old beer brand from the 1950s as a one-time release. When Johannes Weiss, Weihenstephan’s Sales Manager Export, discovered the 1950’s Kristallweizenbock label, it sparked an idea. “I suggested using hops with ‘crystal’ names,” said Weiss, “smaragd (emerald) and opal. [These hops] add fruity flavors to the beer and complement the name.” From there, Brewmaster Tobias Zollo continued to develop Weiss’ idea, building out the malt bill and other flavor profiles. Kristallweizenbock differs from Weihenstephan’s traditional weizenbock, Vitus, as it is filtered and has a stronger focus on hops, without being too “hoppy.”
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6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
0.33 l bottle @ home from Csakajo. Pours clear golden with persistent white head. Nose is strong, spicey wheat with cereals and slight banana notes. Its taste is similar to the aroma, wheat and cereals with spicy notes (I'd swear there's some pepper in there). Short, sweetish finish, soft carbonation and medium body. I've no idea what to expect from a kristallweizen so this entry's sorta subjective.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2025
at 09:15
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Lekkerbier, Sint Nicolaasga. Aroma has lots of banana, wheat, sweet fruits, more ripe bananas with a floral touch and some notes of bubblegum. Flavour is sweet and lightly bitter. Body is medium. Clean and smooth, bit sweet and banana-heavy for my taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2025
at 04:47
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle 0,33ltr: Clear golden colored brew with an nicely sweet bitter taste, subtle hints of banana. Weihenstephaner tries to jump on the Craftbeertrain i guess.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2024
at 11:19
9/10
Good and decent weizenbock.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 18:39
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 5.5
Goldish body with white head. Wheat bready and spice aroma. Fruit and spice and bread taste, Full over the tongue finish
Tried
on 15 Jul 2023
at 22:02
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Bottle) Golden colour, slightly hazy, with frothy off-white head. Malty, spicy nose with notes of bread, orange, apricots, banana and clove. Malty, fruity, spicy taste with bread, apricots, orange, banana, clove, hay and honey. More than medium body, with a certain sweetness. Harmonious, soft, well balanced and really tasty. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2021
at 18:53
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Golden blonde. Wheat, floral notes and grapes in the aroma. Wheaty sweetish flavor with orange and soft vinous notes. Floral. Tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:05
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Spar in Kittsee. Golden color with huge white head. Lively carbonation. Aroma of wheat, clove, banana, bubblegum. Taste, wheat, clove, banana, candies, alcohol. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2018
at 20:03
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 9
Pours very clear indeed ! Blonde, medium, creamy and stable white head. Smell is banana, intense. mild cloves. Taste is full, banana, creamy, very mild clove, very restrained bitterness. Tad sweet, even. Noticable strength, but not boozy at all. Nice!
Tried
on 07 Nov 2018
at 12:42
6/10
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on 18 Sep 2018
at 13:36