There is only a handful of beers where I pour, take my first sip, and double take: “Damn. That's good.” This is one of them. Beautiful nose with yeast, dried fruit, and cloves. Durable foamy head. Full body, with strong roasted wheat and malt flavor, yeasty, well balanced, dry, spicy and bubbly on the tongue. This is not your typical wheat beer: you can pair this one with roast beef, German pork loin, or any main dish that intimidates lesser beers.

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Weihenstephaner Vitus is the gold standard in this category, but Ayinger's entry is distinct and deserves a place, too. Strong carbonation, lots of wheat and malt character, “hazy” before it was trendy (unfiltered, and serious yeast!), lots of fruit (especially apples); some spice; a real delight.

No bitterness (IBU 10), only a hint of hops. Not for IPA drinkers. 😄

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To tide us over between the brewery earlier and the pub to come we've dipped our hands into the fridge to select something from the craft ales Mystery Box we recently bought. It was a Wheat Beer and, seriously, who likes this stuff? Wheat beer is revolting. It's the Chardonnay of the wine world. It's the Campari of whatever world it is that Campari lives in. Its only purpose appears to be to make other drinks seem nicer.

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