Brauerei Weihenstephan Beer Reviews
Located in Weihenstephan, Bavaria, Germany. Founded in 1040, it is renowned as the world’s oldest continuously operating brewery. All beers are brewed within the strict guidelines of the Reinheitsgebot.
by Tom Smillie | Berliner Weisse, Brauerei Weihenstephan, Germany, Goblet, Pint Glass |
I have heard and read of this sour beer for some time now, but finally got up the gumption to buy a bottle of 1809. This beer was brewed in an attempt to recreate a nearly extinct style that was unique to Berlin Germany. According to the bottle, Napoleon and his...
by Noel | Brauerei Weihenstephan, Germany, Weizen / Weissbier / Hefeweizen, Weizen Glass |
In keeping with Tom’s review on Saison Dupont, I also recently partook in a famous, celebrated beer that has been on my “to try” list for months: Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier. The Weihenstephan Brewery in Germany can trace its roots all the way back to the year 768,...
by Tom Smillie | Brauerei Weihenstephan, Germany, Weizen / Weissbier / Hefeweizen, Weizen Glass |
In the world of German Weiss beers there are a couple terms which I have seemed to confuse and blend together. After reading Randy Mosher’s book Tasting Beer I finally got a good handle on my terms. The titles “weis,” “weiss,” “weisse” simply mean white. They usually...
