Schneider Weisse Hefe-Weizen
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After a week of extreme beer and curious ingredient lists, I’ve decided to retreat to the religious rigidity of the Reinheitsgebot.
Really.
The Reinheitsgebot, you may already know, is the “German Purity Law” that specifies only three ingredients for beer: water, barley, and hops. Such stringency means that if the law had not been repealed in 1987, somewhere in Bavaria you could find a post office with Sam Calagione’s “Wanted” poster.
Reader Scott suggested a couple of weeks ago that I try out Schneider Weisse, a German Hefe-Weizen. And as luck would have it, I stumbled across a bottle of Schneider Weisse during a beer run recently and tucked it away.
And let me say — it’s a very enjoyable beer.
This beer is unexpectedly dark and murky, with lots of bubbles and just the right amount of foamy head for a hefe-weizen. The head came up and out of my glass, then faded fairly quickly — but not before I got my nose in and took a few sips.
Schneider Weisse is a mild, fruity wheat with a touch of apricot and a pronounced aftertaste of banana bread. I would have questioned myself on the banana — but according to Wikipedia, amyl acetate is common in weissebier.
Wheat, apricot, and banana — amazing how much can come from simple ingredients.
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