The History of Brauweisse

Wheat beer has always been known as an elixir or tonic, especially if the brewer's yeast was left in the bottled beer. A very popular beer style, in Germany and around the world.

Taste

Pale color, hazy; with a huge rocky head. Inviting and perhaps a bit tart in palate, this is "brut" beer with a delicious, smooth body from a grist bill of about 60% wheat. Flavor and aroma show the characteristic Ayinger elegance and perfect balance. Finishes with a subtle spicy, fruity note from a traditional Bavarian weissebier yeast strain - some tasters find they are reminded of cloves or ripe banana.

Serving Suggestion

Weiss-wurst (veal sausage), pretzels, Dusseldorf mustard, mettwurst, vegetable pâté, crab Louis, sand dabs, fried smelts, Sunday brunch. Serve in tall vase-shaped weisse glass; a thin slice of lemon as garnish is a personal choice. Glass should accommodate 17-ounces.

Accolades

Gold Medal, German Hefeweizen, US Open Beer Championship 2021

Silver Medal, Bavarian Hefeweizen, European Beer Challenge May 2021

Superior Taste Award, International Taste Institute, Brussels, June 2020

93 Points, Top-Rated Wheat Beer, and #16 in the "Top 25 Beers of 2019", Wine Enthusiast Magazine, December 2019

Gold Medal, World Beer Challenge 2019

Platinum Medal - 96 Points, World Beer Championships, May 2017

Silver Medal - Bavarian Hefeweizen, World Beer Awards 2016

Ratebeer.com - 96 Points and 100 style points (June 2020)

93 points - First Place: Wine Enthusiast Magazine "Wheat Beers," June 2016

Gold Medal - South German Style Hefeweizen, European Beer Star 2015

Gold Medal - Consumer's Favourite, European Beer Star 2015

94 points, Gold Medal, World Beer Championships, 2015

"World's Top Hefeweizen," Ratebeer.com (Feb. 2015)

Silver Medal, European Beer Star, 2014

Imbibe Magazine Hefeweizens feature, May/June 2015 (267 KB .pdf)

Wine Enthusiast Magazine "Top 25 Beers of 2013"

93 points - First Place (tie): Wine Enthusiast Magazine "Wheat Beers," June 2013. Full review in .pdf

Best Hefe-Weizen and Best in Show 2013 Grand Valley (CO) Beer Festival.

Gold Medal, US Open Beer Championships, 2011

93 Points, " . . . a cloudy glass of sunshine," Wine Enthusiast Magazine, July 2011

Platinum Medal and Top-Rated Hefeweizen - World Beer Championships 2001, '02, '03, '04, '05, '06, '07, '08, '10, 11

Bronze Medal - 2010 North American Beer Awards

Gold Medal - Deutsche Landwirtschaftsgesellschaft 2004, 2005

Product Sizes and Quantities

• 16.9-ounce (500 ml) bottles / 20 per case
• 11.2-ounce (330 ml) bottles / 24 per case (cases of six 4-packs)
• 50-liter kegs

Stats

ABV: 5.1% - OG: 1.047 - IBU: 13
Ingredients: Water, wheat malt, barley malt, hops, yeast.

Nutritional info: Serving Size - 12 oz. (355 ml). Calories: 185; Total Fat 0 g (0% Daily Value); Sodium 0 mg; Total Carbohydrates 13.5 g (4% DV); Sugars 0 g; Protein 1.4 g (3% DV). (Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie daily diet.)