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Kuchlbauer Sportsfreund Leichte Dunkle Weisse

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Kuchlbauer brewery was founded in year 1300 in Abensberg, Germany.

Besides being a weissbier brewery, Kuchlbauer is very known for its art collection / decorated brewery and especially the Kuchlbauer Tower, an observation tower designed by Austrian architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser on the grounds of the Kuchlbauer Brewery.  The tower stands 35.14 meter tall and the gold-plated observation ball at the top is 10-meter in diameter and weighs 12 metric ton. The tower was opened to visitors in January 2010.

I bought this unfiltered weissbeer from a German webshop at the price of 1,49 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 2,8%.

Brown to deep orange in the colour, nice and smooth hazy look.

Big head with a fine top.

Medium darkness and caramel in the aroma with a sweet fruit alongside.

Good CO2, dark and lightly fruited, a little too thin in the taste.

Overall rating 74 / 100

Indslev bryggeri – Sort hvede

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Indslev brewery was established in 1897 by Frederik Christian Rasmussen. At some point the brewery was closed down, but in 2005 restored to former glory with brand new production equipment. The re-opening was made possible by Anders Busse Rasmussen, grand grand nephew of Frederik Christian Rasmussen.

A medium head that is brown and it is gone in about 30 seconds.

Totally and completely black in the colour.

The aroma is dominated by dark caramel with hints of fruit and wheat.

Low CO2, it has a burned, dark and long lasting sweet, but flat, dark fruit in the taste. Simply too dark and thick.

Overall rating 72 /100

Fur – Mørk Hvede

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Fur brewery is located on the small island Fur in Limfjorden, Denmark. The brewery was founded in 2004.

I bought this wheat beer in a local supermarket in Odense, Denmark at the price of 2,5 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 5,8%.

Brown and amber in the colour, large pieces of sediment floats around this unfiltered beer.

Small head.

Heavy caramel and sweetness dominates the aroma.

Light in the taste, dark, good CO2, more caramel and lack of wheat in the taste.

Overall rating 60 / 100

Veldensteiner Dunkles Weissbier

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Between Nurnberg and Bayreuth in Germany, the Veldensteiner brewery is located in Neuhaus down to the Pegnitz river. The brewery is named Kaiser Bräu and was founded in 1929. It is a privately owned brewery by the Laus family.

I bought this beer in Johansen wine shop in Odense, Denmark at the price of 6 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 5,4%.

Good looking dark orange unfiltered beer.

Big head with a fine top over the rough bubbles.

Sweet wheat and fruit in the aroma.

Medium CO2 with a good fruit, a tad of darkness and alcohol shines through along with some caramel notes. After taste is medium long and gives a pleasure of the fruit and darkness.

Overall rating 84 / 100

König Ludwig Weissbier Dunkel

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The House of Wittelsbach began the first brewery in 1260. 32 years later, Herzog Rudolf built the castle Kaltenberg, which houses a part of the brewery’s facilities today. The brewery as it exists today was opened in 1870. Prince Luitpold of the House of Wittelsbach, is the great-grandson of the last King of Bavaria, Ludwig III.

I bought this 500ml bottle beer at Vinens Verden, Odense, Denmark. A dark weissbier with a strength of 5,5% for 3,3 Euro.

A brown unfiltered look with a slight dark orange to the bottom.

The thick head of fine bubles, slightly coulered by the dark beer, dissolves into a thin layer.

A good sweet fruit aroma, inviting.

Good CO2 that gives this beer some life compared to other dark beers, some bite to it. A delicious fruit in the after taste and some caramel tones as expected from the dark beer.

Overall rating is 82 / 100

Erdinger Weissbier Dunkel

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This wheat beer comes from the Erdinger brewery located at Erding in Bayern.

Erdinger have been making beer here since 1886, the brewery was established and later in 1930 it is bought by a malt factory, F.W. Otto. In 1935, the managing director Franz Brombach is offered to buy the brewery. Since then the brewery became very popular and it a widely exported weissbier. The brewery is still owned by the Brombach family today.

I bought this 5,3% 500 ml bottle in Vinens Verden in Odense, Denmark at the price of 4 Euro..

The colour is dark brown and unfiltered..

The head is large, coloured from the dark beer and it settles slowly.

The aroma comes off as expected from a dark beer, some caramel that is stronger than the weak fruit.

Good CO2, more caramel to the taste than fruit and some hint of flowers to it, rock candy after taste with a lack of fruit.

Overall rating is 70 / 100

Indslev bryggeri – Mørk hvede

GS6A2882Indslev brewery was established in 1897 by Frederik Christian Rasmussen. At some point the brewery was closed down, but in 2005 restored to former glory with brand new production equipment. The re-opening was made possible by Anders Busse Rasmussen, grand grand nephew of Frederik Christian Rasmussen.

The head is medium sized, consists of fine bubbles, coloured from the dark beer.

The colour is a good looking brown with some orange notes to it.

The aroma is a sweet fruit and with a freshness over it.

A bubbly sensation with a lovely fruit taste. Good sweetness in the fruit and a pleasant after taste.

Overall rating 83 /100

Coisbo – Six – Dunkles weizen

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Coisbo beer took its start in 2007 in Morud in Denmark. Brewer Anders Coisbo rents in on different breweries to make his beers.

I bought this beer from the wine shop Vinoble in Odense, Denmark at the price of 7 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 5,6%

A beautiful brown colour with a orange glow and almost turning red.

Medium sized bubbles makes up the head that disperses into a layer that stays for a long while.

Dark caramel, fresh and lightly fruited aroma.

Good CO2 that balances well with deep notes of fruit, almost replicating the taste complexities found in port. Good dark sweet after taste.

A expensive beer, but it does show some real good qualities.

Overall rating 85 / 100

Bryggerigården – Mørk hvede

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Bryggerigården was founded in 2007 and is a micro brewery located in Vejle, Denmark.

I bought this beer in a local supermarket in Denmark at 1,5 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 5,1%.

A brown colour with a bit of orange glow to the bottom with enough light.

A big rough head settles to fine layer after a minute.

The aroma is faint fruit with a hint of caramel.

Taste comes off with a good CO2, a fruit that makes more of itself in the after taste than at first, but still a little too anonymous, not much darkness to the taste. Too watery.

Overall rating 66 / 100

 

 

Weihenstephan – Dunkel weissbier

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The Weihenstephan Abbey was funded by the Benedictine monks in 725 and in 1040 they established what is now the oldest still operational brewery, in the world. The brewery is now owned by the state of Bavaria and is closely related to the technical university of Munich where studies on brewing and beverage manufacturing is a graduate program.

I bought this beer at Munich airport where it came with two beers in a crate with a Weihenstephan glass. Price was 6,7 Euro for two 500ml beers at 5,3% and a glass.

A dark orange going to light brown unfiltered beer fills the glass and is much less dark than at first expected.

The head structure is rough and disappears quickly.

A fantastic aroma that is fruitful and at best I can describe it as delicious with a hint of spices. Taste is a delightful fruity and very well balanced experience. For a dark weissbier this certainly is not dark in neither colour or taste and that leaves a very good beer.

Overall rating is 89 / 100