Name: Franziskaner Hefe Weissbier
Brand: Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu
Rating: 5.4 (4 reviews)

Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu: Franziskaner Hefe Weissbier

This hefe weizen is/was brewed by Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. It's achieved an overall score of 53.98%. Based on 4 tastings, the average ABV is 5.00%.

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Pours a bright orange yellow cloudy color with a huge amount of froathy white head. Looks absolutely delicious! Aroma is doughy banana and a tad bit of lemon - pretty typical of hefes. Flavor very crisp and refreshing but without being watery and thin. Nice banana and subtle citric taste with a bit of the doughy yeastiness. Overall, excellent h

On tap. Very nice tawny golden color in the glass, with a standard huge hefe head. The aroma is mostly of citrus, with classic hefe spice in there too. The flavor is excellent - a bit more citrus than the standard hefeweizen, otherwise a pretty straightforward (but excellent) example of the style. Palate is a little thinner than would be ideal, bu

500 ml. bottle. Huge, white head. Liquid is hazy and butter-like yellow. Yeast, bana ester and sweet wheat malts in aroma. Flavor is yeasty sour in the finish. Body is light to medium. A bit watery mouth feeling. Sparkling and quite refreshing. Not my favourite hefe-weiss, but still tasty and easy to drink.

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Beer Listing

Date and Time	Container	Pub/Place and Where	Strength ABV	Colour	Score Components	Score	Descriptive word(s)	Book No.
26th May 2002 at 9:25 pm	bottle	The Ship and Mitre, Liverpool, Merseyside, England	5.00	medium golden and cloudy	Taste: 70.59% Head: 66.67% Aroma: 80% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 0%	44.350%	blanche	20
21st Nov 2002 at 10:25 pm	bottle	The Ship and Mitre, Liverpool, Merseyside, England	5.00	dark and cloudy	Taste: 94.12% Head: 66.67% Aroma: 80% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 0%	58.580%	dark	36
1st Apr 2003 at 8:05 pm	bottle	The Ship and Mitre, Liverpool, Merseyside, England	5.00	light golden and cloudy	Taste: 94.12% Head: 66.67% Aroma: 40% Ease: 44.44% Clarity: 0%	51.590%	class	48
7th Nov 2009 at 9:35 pm	bottle	(home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England	5.00	medium golden and cloudy	Taste: 94.12% Head: 88.89% Aroma: 80% Ease: 66.67% Clarity: 0%	61.399%	cloves	316

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