Weihenstephaner Korbinian

4.3/5

AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20

500 ml bottle into tulip glass; bottled 1/10/2008, well over 4 years old now. Hope this goes well. Pours crystal clear very dark reddish brown color with a great looking 2 finger dense khaki head with outstanding retention that reduces to a thick cap that lingers. Some spotty lacing clings on the glass as well. Aromas of huge caramel, toffee, biscuit, molasses, light chocolate, roasted nuts, toasted malt, dark fruit, and light spiciness. Excellent and well balanced aromas here with good strength. Taste of caramel, toasted malt, biscuit, toffee, chocolate, molasses, light fruit, and light herbal spiciness. Minimal bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, biscuit, molasses, and herbal on the finish for bit. Medium carbonation and body; with an outstanding creamy and lush mouthfeel. Great balance of flavors; with big maltiness that is not cloying at all. Alcohol is nicely hidden with only a slight warming after the finish. Very smooth to drink for the gravity. Overall this is an outstanding doppelbock that has held up just fine over the years. I would like to try this fresher; but I will probably pick up more of these 2008’s because they are only 3 bucks.

A true example that doppelbocks aged great, even if they are in warm store shelves. Regardless, this is worth anyone's time; especially if you like doppelbocks.

Weihenstephaner Vitus

4.2/5

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20

500 ml bottle into signature weizen glass, bottle code of 5429(late 2009 bottling). This took a while to fully pour haha. Pours hazy golden orange color with a nice 3 finger foamy white head with good retention that reduces to a decent cap. Some spotty lacing on the glass. Aromas of banana, clove, pepper, biscuit, orange, caramel, bubblegum, and spicy yeast. Nice aromas here with good strength. Taste of big banana, bubblegum, light clove, pepper, citrus, biscuit, wheat, caramel, and yeast spices. Fairly clean finish, but some lingering notes of banana, pepper, biscuit, and clove are on the finish for a bit. Medium carbonation and body; with a fairly creamy mouthfeel that drinks dangerously smoothly for 7.7%. Alcohol is extremely well hidden with hardly any warming after the finish present. Nice flavor balance and sweetness with no cloying. Overall this is an excellent and tasty Weizenbock. Great flavor balance and extremely drinkable for the alcohol level. I wonder if this is better when it is fresher.

Another great Weihenstephaner brew as I would have hoped. I would definitely like to see how a fresher bottle is as well. I will be picking up more styles from them soon enough; they are a great brewery.

Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier

4.6/5

AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20

500 ml bottle. Pours slightly hazy golden straw color with a huge 3 finger dense white head with incredible retention that reduces to a cap that stays for the remainder of the glass. Thick lacing clings around the glass as well, incredible. Aromas of big banana, clove, bubblegum, pepper, lemon, and spicy yeast. Fantastic aromas here with great balance and strength. Taste of big clove, pepper, banana, bubblegum, lemon, bread, and spicy yeast. Light bitterness on the finish that lingers with citrus, pepper, banana, and spices for a bit. Extremely smooth and slightly creamy medium sized body. Fairly lively carbonation that dies down as I make my way through the glass. Extremely well balanced with the flavor profile as well. Overall this is an absolutely incredible wheat beer; and the definition of a hefeweizen in my opinion. I will keep coming back to this one at only $3 for a half liter at the store.

Easily one of the best wheat beers you will ever have. At 3 dollars a bottle, you really can't go wrong with this one.