Paulaner
Paulaner is a famous brewery based in Munich, Germany that brews Paulaner Hefeweizen. The brewery dates back to 1634. The company is one of only six breweries who pour at Oktoberfest. While they are known for their Hefeweizen, Paulaner also brews lagers, pilsners, Oktoberfest beers and a non alcoholic beer.
Paulaner Hefeweizen
Paulaner describes Hefeweizen as “The #1 wheat beer in Germany and one of the world’s favorites. In fact, beer experts call it a masterpiece. In developing this beer, the Paulaner brewmasters have perfected a unique technique with “yeast suspension,” resulting in a uniform, slightly cloudy appearance, consistent quality, and perfect taste.” Paulaner Hefeweizen has Herkules hops and light wheat malt, dark wheat malt, Pilsner malt (light barley malt) and Munich malt (dark barley malt).
Paulaner Hefeweizen has a 5.5% ABV, 0g fat, 2.1g protein, 11.3 carbs, 16 IBU and 149 calories based on a 12 oz. serving. It has an “Outstanding” rating on Beer Advocate.
Our Review of Paulaner Hefeweizen
Recently I have tried several German beers, mainly lagers, pilsners, wheat beers and marzens. They have ranged from very good to spectacular. This is the fourth German wheat beer I have tried, two of which are Hefeweizens, a type of wheat beer. Without getting too much into particulars, Hefeweizens are characterized by Allagash Brewing as having a “strong presence of banana and clove.”
I believe I drank and liked this Hefeweizen many years ago, which is what previously led me to try their non alcoholic Weizen-Radler. This may be my least favorite NA beer, but that is my fault. I didn’t read the description of the beverage and focused on the Paulaner name and Weizen in the title.
Paulaner Hefeweizen is certainly an excellent beer as per its ratings at Beer Advocate. However, I could taste the hint of banana, which I did not find in the other German wheat beers. To me this is a minor negative. While I would gladly drink this beer again, I rank it behind Franzikaner Weissbier and Erdinger Weissbier. Weihenstephaner Vitus may be the best of all, but with its 7.7 ABV not the best choice all the time.
For German beer recommendations try Erdinger Weissbier, Ayinger OktoberFest, Warsteiner German Pilsener, Franziskaner Weissbier, Weihenstephaner Original Premium Lager and Weihenstephaner Vitus.
For beer nutritional information of all beers we have reviewed see Beer Nutritional Information.
