Schneider Weisse

Schneider Weisse
Type of beer: Heffe-Weizen
Container Type: 500 mL bottle
Alcohol by volume: 5.4%
Country of origin: Germany
Rating: 85% (see below)
Number of times I've had this beer: 1st
Cost: $3.95
Tasted on: 7/22/09
Colours of label: White/Gold/Blue
Drank From: Glass

Label Reads: "Brewed according to the German purity law of 1516", "Original Bottle fermentation", "From Bavaria's oldest brewery. Considered the classical German Hefe-Weizen. Classic bottle fermentation. Unpasteurized, unfiltered, with a pure top fermenting yeast that resettles on the bottom. Distinctive amber colour with a fine full head and a fresh bouquet. A light but firm body with plenty of champagne - like carbonation. Wonderfully refreshing".

website: www.schneider-weisse.com
Best for: watching "The Outer Limits"
Ratings:
Taste: 15/20
Flavour: 17/20
Buy again: 16/20
Aroma: 10/10
Satisfaction: 9/10
Complexity: 9/10
Intangible: 9/10

Handwritten notes: A solid nutmeg and light caramel taste with a faint hint of coffee on top of the wheat flavours. The balance and complexity is played perfectly. It is warming, like a higher ABV (confirmed). What is that smell? I have this scent memory from somewhere. For some reason I remember an old 19th Century plow-shed, abandoned in the middle of the wilderness of a country field, green moss overgrown on its sides and wood-shingled roof. The aroma of rotten spruce and wheat unscythed for a hundred years surrounds me. Whether this actually happened or not, who cares? Thank you, Schneider Weisse.

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