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Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan

Technische Universität München

Alte Akademie 2
Weihenstephan
D-85354 Freising
Telephone: +49 (0)8161 / 536-0
Hours: Open daily 10:00am-midnight.
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Notes

Visited: March 26, 2009

Opened: 1040

Contributor: Mario Kornmesser

Bräustüberl Weihenstephan is located at Weihenstephaner Berg 10 in Freising, which appears to be on the brewery grounds. It's open daily 10:00am-midnight.

Updated: February 28, 2025

News

2025-02-11: How Weihenstephan Selects Beer for Competition (ProBrewer)
2021-01-25: WEIHENSTEPHAN: ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF BREWING AT THE WORLD’S OLDEST BREWERY (A Tempest in a Tankard)
2010-01-25: World’s oldest brewery collaborates with American craft brewer (Examiner.com)

Beer List

1516 Kellerbier

Kellerbier/Zwickelbier

5.60% abv.
- Date: April 23, 2016 (#9575)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: Huber Haus German Bier Hall, Omaha NE
  
  Score: 18½ points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Golden, hazy. Moderate dense head.
  
  Aroma (3½)
  Rich, toasty malt.
  
  Mouthfeel (9)
  Light-medium body, fairly fizzy. Toasty, biscuity malt. Grassy, mildly fruity hop flavor with a surprising bitterness.
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  More bitter than most Kellerbier, but then this is a special batch. Brewed for the 500th anniversary of the Reinheitsgebot!

Braupakt (with Sierra Nevada)

South German-Style Hefeweizen/Hefeweissbier

6.00% abv.

Date: July 31, 2024 (#11875)

Package: draught

Place: Gasthaus Bavarian Hunter, Stillwater MN

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Golden, some haze. Creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Malty, mildly smoky. Earthy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, fizzy. Grainy malt and lots of grassy-floral hops. Low medium bitterness. Grassy hops linger in the finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Overhopped for a German beer - especially a Weizenbier - but it's a Sierra Nevada collaboration.

Festbier

German-Style Märzen/Oktoberfest

5.80% abv.

Date: September 20, 2003 (#5112)

Package: draught

Place: Peabody's Ale House, Oshkosh WI

Score: 18 points

Overall Impression (3)
Bright golden. Moderate head. Malty, spicy aroma. Medium-big body. Richly malty with a big Pils malt flavor. Nice noble hop flavor, very mild bitterness. Not an Oktoberfest in the traditional sense, but rather a very tasty larger-than-average Helles.

Hefe Weissbier

South German-Style Hefeweizen/Hefeweissbier

5.40% abv.

Awards:

Gold Medal, 2016 World Beer Cup
Gold Medal, 2011 Stockholm Beer Festival
Gold Medal, 2005 International Beer Competition

Date: March 26, 2009 (#7750)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Golden-brown, opaque. Huge head.

Aroma (3)
Spicy, smoky, light-rye-bready.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, creamy. Sweet wheat and clove, with a mild banana note. Sweet spicy finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Date: April 19, 1998 (#2739)

Package: bottled

Place: Sam's Wine and Spirits, Chicago IL

Score: 20 points

Overall Impression (3)
Yellow, hazy, fizzy, thick head. Smoky banana aroma. Medium body, banana and wheat flavor. Smoky tingly clove finish. Real smooth drinker...real nice beer.

Date: March 26, 2009 (#7751)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Brown, translucent. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Cloves. Bready. Nutty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body. Creamy. Nutty, toasty wheat malt. Lingering Munich malt finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: June 24, 2008 (#7136)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 19½ points

Appearance (3)
Brown. Opaque with yeast. Big thick head.

Aroma (4)
Big spicy cloves. Mild sweet caramel malt.

Mouthfeel (9½)
Medium body, creamy and fizzy, Big sweet wheat malt flavor with Munich malt notes. Lots and lots of clove spiciness.

Overall Impression (3)
Real tasty beer.

Date: March 24, 2000 (#3403)

Package: bottled

Place: Flanagan's Stop and Shop, Appleton WI

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Brown-red translucent, high carbonation, thick head. Sweet chocolate aroma. Very fizzy, big chocolate flavor, mild burnt bite. Finishes sweet and chocolatey.

Date: December 31, 2021 (#10816)

Place: Wine, Beer, and Spirits Grand Island, Grand Island NE

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Massive fluffy head.

Aroma (4)
Fresh malt. Floral hops. Very slightly smoky.

Mouthfeel (10)
Light body, reasonably fizzy. Clean grainy malt all the way through. Mild floral hop flavor, low bitterness. Just a hint of sulfur.

Overall Impression (3)
Beer the way it's supposed to taste.

Date: March 26, 2009 (#7752)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 19½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright mahogany. Thick head.

Aroma (3½)
Spicy, dark Munich malt. Wood.

Mouthfeel (10)
Big and chewy. Dark, sweet malt. Toffee. Gingerbread. Grassy bitterness and alcohol in the finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Nice complex beer.

Date: June 19, 2008 (#7120)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Bright deep red. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Bready, malty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big body, fizzy. Hugely malty and warming and smooth. Toasty, with a mild bitterness at the end.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: August 7, 1999 (#3315)

Package: bottled

Place: Belmont Station, Portland OR

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Deep bright red, high carbonation, massive head. Sweet, roasty aroma. Thick, alcoholic, very malty. Sweet malt flavor all the way through.

Date: April 4, 2003 (#4813)

Package: draught

Place: Bier-Treff im Rondell in Koblenz, Koblenz

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
BRIGHT golden, with lots of bubbles and a nice head. Mild banana aroma and lots of wheat malt. Medium fizzy body. LOTS of bananas. Some cloves, some sweetness, but LOTS of bananas.

Date: March 22, 2000 (#3400)

Package: bottled

Place: Flanagan's Stop and Shop, Appleton WI

Score: 18 points

Overall Impression (3)
Bright yellow, high carbonation, thick head. Bready aroma, with cloves. Very fizzy, mildly sweet, real nice clove flavor. Very clean finish.

Date: May 31, 2017 (#9744)

Package: draught

Place: Huber Haus German Bier Hall, Omaha NE

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Big tight head.

Aroma (4)
Rich wheat, rich malt. Sweetly grainy and bready.

Mouthfeel (10)
Big, fluffy mouthfeel. Huge clean wheat malt with all the flavors of Vitus. Spicy. Bananas and cloves. Alcohol. All of it in balance. Fantastic beer.

Overall Impression (3)
Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan points out that this is not simply fitered Vitus, but is in fact a completely different recipe.

Date: May 8, 2008 (#6991)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Huge fluffy head.

Aroma (4)
Fresh grainy malt. Mild noble hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body. Nicely smooth. Big sweet grainy malt all the way through. Very mild noble hop character.

Overall Impression (3)
Some sulfur, but otherwise a tasty clean beer.

Date: July 31, 1999 (#3316)

Package: bottled

Place: Wooden Nickel, Appleton WI

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Pale, slight haze, thick head. Big malty aroma, slightly sour. Light body, lots of malt flavor, mildly bitter.

Date: March 26, 2009 (#7749)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Bright brown. High carbonation. Thick head.

Aroma (4)
Sweet, caramelly, toasty, bready.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, fizzy. Big smooth nutty malt all the way through. Very mild noble bitterness at the end.

Overall Impression (3)
Excellent beer.

Date: March 26, 2009 (#7753)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Yellow. Opaque. Moderate head.

Aroma (4)
Spicy, grassy, fruity, bready.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big and fizzy and nicely sweet. Lots of bready wheat flavor. Some banana, more clove. Alcohol is subdued.

Overall Impression (3)
Tasty subtly-strong beer.

Date: June 24, 2008 (#7137)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Full of yeast. Thick fluffy head.

Aroma (4)
Cloves and sweet wheat.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big body. Fairly fizzy, but really smooth. Hugely sweet, with lots of clove flavor and some alcohol.

Overall Impression (3)