Wurm
Bratwurst and Beer
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I got asked about Weizen in a PM and thought I'd answer it here to give all the Wheat beer noobs a bit of info.
Weizen (Weissbier) is the term for "Wheat beer" so its the class description. Under it falls 4(5) types of Weizen in Bavaria, Berlin style Weizen is mostly the same but they use a different type of yeast and a bacteria to make it much more sour in taste (they then add sugary fruit syrups to it to make it sweet, the Berliner are a tad strange).
1) Hefeweizen - Unfiltered Wheat beer with brewers yeast, you pour it out until the last half an inch of beer and then swirl whats left in the bottle and top it off. Very cloudy and filling (read fattening). The yeast lets the beer continue to ferment in the bottle, some like to age it, some don't. I prefer Hefeweizen that has at least 6 months of aging and keep a case in the basement for this purpose.
2) Kristal Weizen - Wheat beer extra filtered to remove all wurze and yeast. Doesn't ferment in the bottle, and has alot more Co2 than a Hefeweizen. Served mostly in summer with a slice of lemon in it or one or two kernels of rice to make it fizz (remove the excess Co2). Light and Refreshing.
3) Dunkel Weizen - Dark Malted Hefeweizen, Usually has a stronger alcohol content, my favorite beer in winter
4) Weizen Bock - Same as above but with 7% or better alcohol content. The stuff will rock your socks!
Then there is alcohol free Weizen(5), but we wont go there
Next thing and very important is the Weizen glass. Weizen has to be drank out of a Weizen glass. They look like this...
This link shows you why the glass is shaped that way and how to pour a Weizen.
I am able to pour two Weizen at one time using a trick that I learned while working here as a bartender... Most noobs screw up pouring a Weizen the first couple of times and end up with an entire glass of foam. You will get made fun of in Germany if you "give good head"
So practice practice practice!
And thats Wurm's basic tour of the World of Bavarian Wheat beers.
Ein Prosit, ein Prosit der Gemütlichkeit,
ein Prosit, ein Prosit der Gemütlichkeit!
Schenkt ein, trinkt aus, schenkt ein, trinkt aus!
PROST!
Weizen (Weissbier) is the term for "Wheat beer" so its the class description. Under it falls 4(5) types of Weizen in Bavaria, Berlin style Weizen is mostly the same but they use a different type of yeast and a bacteria to make it much more sour in taste (they then add sugary fruit syrups to it to make it sweet, the Berliner are a tad strange).
1) Hefeweizen - Unfiltered Wheat beer with brewers yeast, you pour it out until the last half an inch of beer and then swirl whats left in the bottle and top it off. Very cloudy and filling (read fattening). The yeast lets the beer continue to ferment in the bottle, some like to age it, some don't. I prefer Hefeweizen that has at least 6 months of aging and keep a case in the basement for this purpose.
2) Kristal Weizen - Wheat beer extra filtered to remove all wurze and yeast. Doesn't ferment in the bottle, and has alot more Co2 than a Hefeweizen. Served mostly in summer with a slice of lemon in it or one or two kernels of rice to make it fizz (remove the excess Co2). Light and Refreshing.
3) Dunkel Weizen - Dark Malted Hefeweizen, Usually has a stronger alcohol content, my favorite beer in winter
4) Weizen Bock - Same as above but with 7% or better alcohol content. The stuff will rock your socks!
Then there is alcohol free Weizen(5), but we wont go there
Next thing and very important is the Weizen glass. Weizen has to be drank out of a Weizen glass. They look like this...
This link shows you why the glass is shaped that way and how to pour a Weizen.
I am able to pour two Weizen at one time using a trick that I learned while working here as a bartender... Most noobs screw up pouring a Weizen the first couple of times and end up with an entire glass of foam. You will get made fun of in Germany if you "give good head"
So practice practice practice!
And thats Wurm's basic tour of the World of Bavarian Wheat beers.
Ein Prosit, ein Prosit der Gemütlichkeit,
ein Prosit, ein Prosit der Gemütlichkeit!
Schenkt ein, trinkt aus, schenkt ein, trinkt aus!
PROST!
