Wednesday, 1 August 2012

Weihenstephaner Kristal Weissbier

Back to that oldest of old breweries Weihenstephaner for another of their wheat beers.


This one is a little different however as it counts as a Kristalweizen - essentially a filtered clear Hefeweizen variant. It certainly pours - literally, there's no other word I can think of - crystal clear up front, with a pretty enthusiastic head. Careful you don't just dump it in there, or you might end up drowning. Or looking like Santa Claus.

I got lemon more than banana from this on both aroma and taste, along with the standard wheat beer mouthfeel and fizzy refreshing delivery. It's tasty enough in its way and a genuine contender, but I just found it a bit boring compared to something with a bit more presence and flavour.

Maybe a style thing more than anything, but just a bit uninspiring overall. 6.5

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