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Ustersbacher Hefeweizen

This is the first
Weissbier I had that was called Hefeweizen on the label. In general,
these beers are called Weissbier, even the dark versions.

After swirling some beer
in the bottle and pouring it to create the head, some chunks of
sediment flo… Continue reading

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Ustersbacher Dunkle Weisse

The aroma is slightly
phenolic with a hint of diacetyl. That diacetyl is a flaw and likely
the result of priming with Speise or Kraeusen. In contrast to
bottling and priming with residual extract, priming with Speise or
Kraeusen wil increase the … Continue reading

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Allgäuer Brauhaus Alt Kemptner Weisse

Another beer that I had
twice w/o knowing it. First at a restaurant where it was sold as
Allgaeuer Brauhaus Weissbier Dunkel and than as Allgaeuer Brauhaus
Alt Kemptner Weisse. When I checked the the Allgaeuer Brauhaus web
site I found that they d… Continue reading

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Schneider Weisse Original

The aroma is a mix of
yeasty, some fruit (although fairly subdued and I was not able to
pick out any particular kind) and even some ethyl acetat (alcohol,
solventy aroma). It assume it is EA, since this beer has only 5.4 %
abv. The taste starts pr… Continue reading

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Franziskaner Weissbier Dunkel

Yes, even the dark wheat
beers are called Weissbier (lit. white beer) in Germany. This one
spots a slight phenolic aroma after pouring. Except for some clove,
There is not much yeast derived flavor present in the beer. There is
a slight taste of … Continue reading

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Landsberger Premium Pils

The aroma is clean without a distinct
presence of hops or malt. The taste starts slightly sweet and is
accompanied by a low bitterness that lingers a little in the finish.
There is very little hop taste. Once the head subsided and the beer
is slos… Continue reading

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Brauerei an der Thomaskirche Pils

This is beer brewed by a brewpub in
Leipzig. It is unfiltered and hazy as a result of that. But even if I
don't filter or fine my beers, they turn out that cloudy. I assume
that they don't lager long enough for enough of the haze to drop o… Continue reading

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Berliner Kindl Jubiläums Pilsner

The aroma is clean without any
significant hop or malt presence. The taste starts dry and is
finished by a slight hop taste. The bitterness is dominant but not
assertive yet and lingers medium long, which is longer than for most
other Pilsner that… Continue reading

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Krombacher Pilsner

This one was serve to me
in a stoneware mug. So I didn't get a picture of it and had to use
the picture from the Brewery's website

The aroma is slightly
hoppy with a hint of malt sweetness. The beer has little malt
character and is fair… Continue reading

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Ur-Krostizer

The aroma shows some noble
hop character but is otherwise neutral. The beer tastes neither sweet
nor dry and its bitterness is delicate and noticeable right from the
start. The hop taste is also low and the bitterness lingers only a
little. Based … Continue reading

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