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[Remmy]

 

[Remmy]

 

[Remmy]

 

[MaxStout]

@Remmy's posts bring out the true meaning of brew-ski.

 

[Remmy]

 

[Remmy]

 

[day_trippr]

Amazed you're still upright and intact

 

[Dog House Brew]

@Remmy's posts bring out the true meaning of brew-ski.

And access to too many awesome brews!

 

[Dog House Brew]

 

[Dog House Brew]

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Wow, this beer is . Can says natural flavors, “Hey team, let’s go with these natural flavors, even though they taste artificial AF.” Glad it’s a mix 6, Tank 7 will be good.

 

[Rish]

SN festbier that I had yesterday and forgot to hit "post reply". Hell getting old!

 

[Rish]

Today tasty dunkel.

 

[BongoYodeler]

Amazed you're still upright and intact

I couldn’t do it. I’d have to pee too often. (Adult diaper perhaps??)

 

[Dog House Brew]

 

[Beermeister32]

It’s that time of year I give myself the annual test – Just checking my general tolerance for wheat beers. I’m not talking Gluten or any of that digestive stuff, nope. I’m talking about my general distaste of phenolic flavors. Wheat beers, Hefe-Weizens, Weizens, Weissbier, Weiss Bier, White Beer and the whole lot of spicy, “clove-tasting” banana-ester tasting brews – Generally these become dumpers at the Beermeister32 Labs. Woof. How do all you Guys and Gals handle it when there’s really good brews like Pilsners and Oktoberfests just one tap handle away?

OK, maybe I’m being unduly critical. I mean these have really taken over, I read somewhere that they are now #2 in Germany behind Pilsners. This shameful admission I cannot fully understand. But, Beermeister32 is open to changing my mind, and this week I’m going to be running some of the top German Wheat beers through my annual review.

Paulaner is one heck of a great brewer, their Pilsner is one of my fav’s. How about this one? Paulaner Hefe-Weizen, Munich Wheat Beer. Why not start with Germany’s #1 Hefe-Weizen, 5.5% ABV and really restrained hopping as you would expect in a beer like this. I think I have it figured out, the clove-banana thing is also significantly restrained in this beer. Cloudy like most wheat beers, it needs to be said these are Ales, not Lagers. Possibly, they have achieved the #1 status, by rolling back the phenolics a bit to make a smoother drinking beer.

Another thing, like a lot of smoked beers I’ve had, characteristic and signature “Clove” phenolic flavors fade a bit as your taste buds adapt and de-sensitize from the phenolic onslaught. This beer gets better the further you get into the pint. I’m not giving up my Pilsner any time soon, but there’s a lot to love for the right people with this Hefe-Weizen. Hats off to Paulaner, it’s drinkable! I’m glad I started off with theirs. Prost!

 

[MaxStout]

I couldn’t do it. I’d have to pee too often. (Adult diaper perhaps??)

You just run a tube down your pants leg and hope nobody's below the chairlift.

 

[Rish]

This is good stuff.

 

[RCope]

A nice night for a stout, foamy since the keg kicked. With almost a full pour, so I've got that going for me

 

[RCope]

I’m talking about my general distaste of phenolic flavors.

I, too, have a strong dislike of those phenolic flavors. I think I may be a super taster for those. Saisons are horrible for me. I've been to small breweries where their house yeast is phenolic...not my jam. But I like pretty much every other beer "flavor"! Cheers! Rick

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Just my pineapple booch. Beer tomorrow.

 

[bwible]

Troegs Perpetual Darkness. Barleywine. Pretty sure this is a brewery only. We got these there last year (2023) This is a real pretty color that doesn’t show well in the photo.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

HB WCIPA. Leaky keg is causing minimal head. Everyone hates that! Added some Citra Hop oil which gives a nice punch.

 

[bwible]

It’s that time of year I give myself the annual test – Just checking my general tolerance for wheat beers. I’m not talking Gluten or any of that digestive stuff, nope. I’m talking about my general distaste of phenolic flavors. Wheat beers, Hefe-Weizens, Weizens, Weissbier, Weiss Bier, White Beer and the whole lot of spicy, “clove-tasting” banana-ester tasting brews – Generally these become dumpers at the Beermeister32 Labs. Woof. How do all you Guys and Gals handle it when there’s really good brews like Pilsners and Oktoberfests just one tap handle away?

OK, maybe I’m being unduly critical. I mean these have really taken over, I read somewhere that they are now #2 in Germany behind Pilsners. This shameful admission I cannot fully understand. But, Beermeister32 is open to changing my mind, and this week I’m going to be running some of the top German Wheat beers through my annual review.

Paulaner is one heck of a great brewer, their Pilsner is one of my fav’s. How about this one? Paulaner Hefe-Weizen, Munich Wheat Beer. Why not start with Germany’s #1 Hefe-Weizen, 5.5% ABV and really restrained hopping as you would expect in a beer like this. I think I have it figured out, the clove-banana thing is also significantly restrained in this beer. Cloudy like most wheat beers, it needs to be said these are Ales, not Lagers. Possibly, they have achieved the #1 status, by rolling back the phenolics a bit to make a smoother drinking beer.

Another thing, like a lot of smoked beers I’ve had, characteristic and signature “Clove” phenolic flavors fade a bit as your taste buds adapt and de-sensitize from the phenolic onslaught. This beer gets better the further you get into the pint. I’m not giving up my Pilsner any time soon, but there’s a lot to love for the right people with this Hefe-Weizen. Hats off to Paulaner, it’s drinkable! I’m glad I started off with theirs. Prost!

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Hefes or Wits are decent summertime beers. The phenolic flavor in those to me is different from the kind that is present in infected beers or the Belgians or Saisons or Farmhouse ales. Wheats as you describe are like bananna and clove and fermentation temp has alot to do with controlling those. Infected beers and Belgians and that lot taste more like chewing on a band aid. I like wheats during the hot weather but its something I want to drink 1 or 2 of. The others are beers I want to drink zero of.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

This HB WCIPA is with tropical oil. The citrus was better.

 

[BongoYodeler]

This HB WCIPA is with tropical oil. The citrus was better.

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I bought some Spectrum (Bru-1), recently that I plan to use probably in a pale ale in the spring. I'm leaning towards adding it near the end of fermentation as tracked with my Pill. But I've got time to change my mind on that.

 

[ClaudiusB]

I was reminded by the vampier ladies at the hospital today going room to room collecting blood that I have some German red beer left.
The new dark brew looks great too.
Cheers

 

[TwistedGray]

Friend brought this back from Japan for me

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

I bought some Spectrum (Bru-1), recently that I plan to use probably in a pale ale in the spring. I'm leaning towards adding it near the end of fermentation as tracked with my Pill. But I've got time to change my mind on that.

I've only used hop oil post kegging with good success. Try it and see how it works for you?

 

[South Arm Brew]

Had this at STIGGS Brewery in Boyne City, MI. “Weekender” amber, delish!

 

[hopfenstopfen]