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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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
0,33l bottle at home. BB 08.03.2018. golden clear shiny color, small white head. smells bit musty, ripe fruits, caramel, flowery, light honey. nice smell. full body, soft bit light carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes of caramel, honey, hints of yeast, ripe fruits, lightly flowery. finishes light to medium sweet with tnotes of honey, caramel and ripe fruits. overall rather decent for a kristall weizen, rather on the sweet side but still quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2018
at 19:20
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle, stable long lasting bubbly head, clear deep golden color aroma of wheat and banana with hints of citrus and metal, flavor of wheat, waffle and banana with hints of toothpaste and metal, lightish sweetness, light lingering fruity aftertaste. Nice and enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2018
at 14:15
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle sample at a tasting at troubles' place. Thanks Tom L. Clear golden. Bread, graininess, some fruitiness, sweet, medium-bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2018
at 07:41
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a clear bright golden color with a small foamy white head that left minimal lacing. The aroma was sweet and yeasty with cracker, a bit of pepper and some mustiness. The flavor was musty and yeasty with notes of cracker and bread. Long finish. Medium body. Ok but so much less than their regular weizenbock.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2017
at 17:43
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle pour into shaker pint glass from The Beer Store, Nashua. Appearance is clear highlighter yellow with fair sparkle, 1/2-finger width fizzy white head with poor retention and minimal lacing. Aroma is wheat, banana, bubblegum, yeast. Taste is spicy, tart wheat, yeast, light banana/bubblegum. Palate is light-to-medium bodied with frothy texture, lively carbonation and dry finish as taste. Overall, all the elements of the style. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2017
at 20:14
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Home. Pours clear golden with a white head, lacings. Aroma of what, yeast, light sugar, sweet fruit, light herbal hops. Flavor is sweet, malt, wheat, light sugary, sweet fruit, light banana, little alcohol. Medium to full body, light creamy mouthfeel, sweet finish with a little warming alcohol. 101217
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2017
at 04:56
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Smell of yeast, some banana, dough. Golden colour, high white head. Aroma of banana, overripe apples, alcohol, grain. Sweet with some sourness. Lively carbon. Basically fine, but a weizen just needs the yeast.
Tried
on 05 Dec 2017
at 13:50
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Nødingen Pub 131017. Golden -orange color with an off-white head. Aroma is oranges, caramel, wheat. Flavor is oranges, caramel, wheat, banana,cloves, apple, bread. Very easy drinkable beer.
Tried
on 19 Nov 2017
at 02:23
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home. Bright golden color, very good white head. The abv is 7,5%, but from the tasting it seems only about 5%. Good taste, like this one very much!
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2017
at 11:21
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. A lightly hazy yellow-orange colored beer with a dense two finger thick white head leaving some curtains. Banana, some caramel, a touch of cloves, bread, alcohol and some peach. There's a soft bitterness in the mouth, it's lightly warming, with a good carbonation. Full body. Banana and caramel in the flavor too, bready malts in the back. Cloves, warming alcohol, peach hints and some yellow apples. Lasting finish with some lemon notes. Sure a delicious sipper. 171013
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2017
at 05:14