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metawidget) wrote2010-08-22 09:08 pm
metawidget) wrote2010-08-22 09:08 pm
Fürstenberg Weizen Hefe Dunkel
Tonight I tried Fürstenberg Weizen Hefe Dunkel which, as promised, conforms to the Bavarian purity law. I had it, cool, in a skinny beer glass with bruschetta and steamed turnips and greens.
The beer poured with a copious, fairly firm, white head. The head was very aromatic and wheaty, leaving a nice aftertaste on the top of my mouth. The beer itself was a little bit sweet and equally wheaty. It was nice and full and heavy, with a lingering aftertaste. It sort of reminds me of a cross between a typical Brutopia pint and a Blanche de Chambly, without the sharp lees-y taste of the Blanche. It's definitely not a simple thirst-quencher — it could round out, or even be the centrepiece of, an otherwise light meal; I think it did this evening. It could also be an excellent early-fall "let's go out for a pint" beer, as it's satisfying, mellow and hard to drink too fast due to its weightiness.
The beer poured with a copious, fairly firm, white head. The head was very aromatic and wheaty, leaving a nice aftertaste on the top of my mouth. The beer itself was a little bit sweet and equally wheaty. It was nice and full and heavy, with a lingering aftertaste. It sort of reminds me of a cross between a typical Brutopia pint and a Blanche de Chambly, without the sharp lees-y taste of the Blanche. It's definitely not a simple thirst-quencher — it could round out, or even be the centrepiece of, an otherwise light meal; I think it did this evening. It could also be an excellent early-fall "let's go out for a pint" beer, as it's satisfying, mellow and hard to drink too fast due to its weightiness.