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Krenkerup – Weissbier

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Krenkerup Gods in Sakskøbing, Denmark is a manor house with agriculture, foresting and hunting. The house have been in the same family since 1397. In 2007 it was decided to open a brewery that follows the German purity laws known from Bayern.

I bought this beer in Kvickly, a supermarket found all over Denmark. At the price of 2,5 Euro for a 500ml bottle at 5%.

Dark orange colours bordering to brown.

The head have some brown notes from the beer, disappears fast and leaves a thin layer.

A weak but very sweet fruit aroma.

Bubbly but still somewhat low CO2, sweet fruit, lightly bitter, some darkness in the after taste. Brewed on British fuggle hops.

Overall rating 74 / 100

Schwaben Bräu – Das Weizen Hefe Hell

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Schwaben brewery was founded in 1903 by David Sanwald in Stuttgart, Germany. In 1996 it was brought together with the Dinkelacker brewery. In 2007, Wolfgang Dinkelacker, buys back the brewery from the big corporation Inbev. The privately owned brewery, dinkelacker-Schwaben braü, is today still located in Stuttgart and have around 300 employees.

I bought this unfiltered weissbier in a wine shop in Odense, Denmark. At the price of 5 Euro for a 500ml bottle at 5%

Beautiful orange glowing colour.

Large white head, fine bubbles on the top, disperses into a thin layer.

Faint fruit in the aroma.

Strong CO2, the fruit taste is on the light side while it is overwhelmed by the sweet taste.

Overall rating 75 / 100

Indslev Bryggeri – Bamberg Hvede Rauchweizen

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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.

I bought this beer in a local super market in Odense, Denmark at the price of 4 Euro for a 500ml bottle at 4,9%.

Brown unfiltered beer with a orange bottom.

Medium head with a fine bubbles, disappears into a thin layer.

A aroma that is fruity with hops and a hint of dark caramel over it.

Low CO2, a weak smoke, a okay fruit but not very strong in taste of either the fruit or smoke, neither in the after taste.

Overall rating 78 /100

Kapuziner Weissbier

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Kulmbacher brewery was founded in 1846 in Kulmbach, Germany. The brewery was newly rebuilt in 1878 to 1892. The first Kapuziner weissbier was brewed in 1987.

I bought this beer at a Bayern web shop at the price of 2,5 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 5,4%.

Thick and hazy look on this orange unfiltered beer.

The head is small with fine bubbles that disperses into a thin layer quite fast.

A good sweet fruit, fresh and balanced aroma.

Good CO2 with a delicious fruit. A little hops, alcohol and wheat in the after taste along with the fruit.

Overall rating 81 / 100

Erdinger Alkoholfrei

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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 beer at a Bayern web shop at the price of 2,5 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 0%.

The colour is a light yellow.

A big head that is rough with fine foam on the top.

A weak fruit aroma with a hint of bitterness.

Good CO2, watery and thin in the very weak fruit taste, feels like a wheat smoothie.

Overall rating 71 / 100

Carlsberg Weizen

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Carlberg brewery was founded in 1847 by J. C. Jacobsen, located in Copenhagen, Denmark. The first export of beer barrels was in 1868 due to the high quality of the beer. In 1875 the Carlsberg laboratory was founded and in 1883 it succeeded to grow a clean beer yeast and avoid uncontrollable fermentation in the beer. To this day this yeast is still used all over the world for pilsner brewing.

J. C. Jacobsens son, Carl Jacobsen, rented himself into brewery buildings owned by his father in 1871. They never could agree on the quality of the brew where the son wanted to brew faster to meet demands. J. C. Jacobsen kicked his son out of the lease in 1880 and Carl Jacobsen built the brewery Ny Carlsberg next to the other breweries. The two breweries was first fusioned 19 years after the fathers death.

Carlberg bought Wiibroe brewery in 1964, Tuborg in 1970, Hannen-Brauerei in 1988, a fusion with Tetley in 1992 and in 2000 they took over Feldschlösschen.

From 2008 there is no longer brewed beer in Copenhagen, except on the small brewery called Jacobsen where special beer of higher quality is made.

Carlsberg is among the 4th largest brewery corporations in the world.

I bought this beer in a supermarket in Denmark at the price of 3 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 4,8%.

A dark orange colour to this unfiltered beer.

Medium sized head, fine bubbles with a light brown shine to them. The head disappears fast.

A good sweet fruit aroma with just a hint of flowers.

Light CO2, good fruit and fast after taste.

Overall rating 78 / 100

Maisel’s Weisse Leichtes Hefe-Weissbier

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The Maisel brewery was founded in 1887 by Hans und Eberhardt Maisel as a family business. The brewery is located in Bayreuth, Oberfranken, near Nürnberg in Germany. Today it is the fourth generation of the family, Jeff Maisel that runs the brewery.

I bought this beer at a Bayern web shop at the price of 2,5 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 3,2%.

A beautiful orange glow to the colour of this unfiltered beer.

A gigantic head of fine bubbles with even finer bubbles on top.

A sweet fruit in the aroma.

Okay fruit taste but the low alcohol is noticeable and it seems a little too thin and watery.

Overall rating 72 / 100

Tucher – Helles Hefe Weissen

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Tucher brewery is located in Nürnberg, Germany. The brewery produced beer for the hospitals since 1643, but the official founding date for the brewery is 1672. In 1806 the brewery became a royal Bayern brewery as the King bought it. It was sold off to in 1855 to the Dr.-Lorenz-Tucher-Stiftung. It was renamed to Tucher in 1985 and is today since 2004 owned by the Oetker group.

I did a earlier review of this beer in a 330 ml bottle.

I bought this beer at a Bayern web shop at the price of 2,5 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 5,2%.

The colour is yellow with a light unfiltered look.

The very large and wild head, super fine bubbles on the top.

A light fruit and flowery aroma.

Light in the taste, lovely fresh fruit but with a low CO2.

Overall rating 74 / 100

Gutmann Dunkles Hefeweizen

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The brewery was founded in 1707 when Fürstbischof Marquard II build a brewery in his castle in Titting, Bayern, Germany.

The brewery closed down in 1759 and was reopened in 1786 by Fürstbischof Johann Anton III. The brewery became part of Bayern in 1808 and in 1821 it was sold and was now privately owned. The brewery have been in the hands of the Gutmann family since 1855.

I bought this beer at a Bayern web shop at the price of 2,5 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 5,2%.

A dark brown unfiltered colour fills the glass from this beer.

A gigantic head of fine bubbles with even finer bubbles on top.

A weak and watery fruit aroma, really thin.

Low CO2, some fruit taste with darkness and caramel about it but the taste composition is boring.

Overall rating 70 / 100

Kapuziner Kellerweizen

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Kulmbacher brewery was founded in 1846 in Kulmbach, Germany. The brewery was newly rebuilt in 1878 to 1892. The first Kapuziner weissbier was brewed in 1987.

I bought this beer at a Bayern web shop at the price of 2,5 Euro for a 500 ml bottle at 5,1%.

The colour is a orange amber like unfiltered beer.

The head is very fine, medium in size and goes away fast.

A good fruit aroma.

Very low CO2, light fruit in taste but with a good finish and after taste. It is too dull and light in the taste.

Overall rating 71 / 100