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5.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5
0.5l can from a coop in basel (1.70 chf). pours a clear pale amber with a frothy white head and some lacing. aroma of grains, grass, hay. flavour of cereals, caramel, bread. sweetish, no bitterness. nice can though.
Tried from Can on 28 Dec 2015 at 16:06

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
0.33l bottle from a coop in basel (1.70 chf/bottle, 9.70/sixpack). pours a clear golden with a medium white head and some lacing. metallic aroma; corn, hay, some sulphuric notes (noble hops?). flavour of hay, grass, biscuits, fruits. malty.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Dec 2015 at 15:36

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 7
50cl bottle from Erzengel, many thanks! Pours murky golden colour with a mid-sized good lasting off-white head. Aroma of banana and yeast. Taste of yeast, bananas, phenols, some clove.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Dec 2015 at 08:38

3.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3
Can at THT thanks to deanso. Clear straw with small white head. Cardboard, light sweet malts, skunky, light herbs. Light sweet and thin bodied. Not good.
Tried from Can on 04 Dec 2015 at 15:07

3.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 4
Bottle at the Return of Old Spice tasting, Dec 2015, Den Haag. Poured a light straw colour with a thin whispy white head. The aroma is light malt. The flavour is light bitter with a watery maly palate. Light bodied with average carbonation. Awful.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Dec 2015 at 15:07

4.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 3.5
Can, consumed on a Swiss Air flight from Zurich to SFO. Pours clear pale golden, medium white head, nice lacing. Aroma is grass and grain, hints of bread. Flavor follows, light sweet and light bitter. Light body. Hard to bother with details of pale lagers; it would be easier to rate by deviations from the norm. As PL’s go, this was a tad breadier; otherwise could pass for the poster-child of the style.
Tried from Can on 19 Nov 2015 at 20:47

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
18.11.2015 - 0.3l on tap. pours a cloudy pale golden with a small white head and a nice lacing. aroma of grains, metallic notes. flavour of grains, bread, apple juice. dry. 09.01.2021 - 0.33l bottle in an adventskalender. hay and apples. drinkable but not great.
Tried from Draft on 18 Nov 2015 at 11:12

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
500 ml bottle into weizen glass, best before 5/27/2015. Pours hazy deep golden yellow color with a 1 finger dense white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of big banana, clove, lemon, pear, apple, light bubblegum, wheat, biscuit, light honey, herbal, floral, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, bready malt, and light earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big banana, clove, lemon, pear, apple, light bubblegum, wheat, biscuit, light honey, herbal, floral, and yeast earthiness. Light herbal bitterness/yeast spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of banana, clove, lemon, pear, apple, wheat, biscuit, light honey, and herbal/yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. damn nice robustness, complexity, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, bready malt, and light earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium-high carbonation and medium bodied; with a very smooth and moderately creamy/bready, and lightly crisp mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish as expected of 5.2%. Overall this is an excellent hefeweizen. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, bready malt, and light earthy hop flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Oct 2015 at 20:41

6/10
Tried on 18 Oct 2015 at 19:22

7/10
Tried on 18 Oct 2015 at 19:18