Ölbeat 128: Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier Dunkel

Brewery: Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
Country: Germany 
Style: Dunkelweizen
Abv: 5,3 %
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What about the beer?

Colour is murky brown with a two-finger thick white head. Aroma has sweet malts, plum, ripe bananas and spices. Taste begins with a sweet yeasty and hoppy sting. Fruity wheat malts and bananas take over with yeasty flavour on the side. Towards the end bitterness and sweet and sour fruits rise up. Aftertaste has sweetness, sour fruits and modest bitterness.

Extremely great Dunkelweizen. Wheat malts, fruity hops and yeast fit in the puzzle perfectly. Fruits get sweet, sour and bitter flavours that compliment each other. Once this traditional Bavarian brewery shows excellent brewing skill.

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Somehow I just can't get over the association of funk with German yeasty and fruity brews. So I'm just sorry to make you settle for this soul classic.

Curtis MayField: Move On Up (YouTube)

From the 1970 album Curtis, the song was written by Curtis Mayfield.

Ölbeat 096: Weihenstephaner Vitus

Brewery: Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
Country: Germany
Style: Weizenbock
Abv: 7,7 %
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What about the beer?

Colour is hazy yellow with a large white head. Aroma has wheat malts, sweet spices and ripe banana. Taste starts with sharp sweet fruity and hoppy bite. Sweet wheat malts and spicy fruits - citrus and banana - take over. Towards the end fruits step in front and sweet bitter hops get through. Aftertaste is sweet fruity and slightly bitter.

Wheat beer with a ton of fruits and spices and a sharp twist of hops. Delicious and refreshing brew - funky taste of summer. No wonder this one is considered among the best of its style and among the German beers.

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Spices, fruits, hoppy twist and the fresh feeling of summer. Since the beer style is new in this blog, I found a new music style to match it. This skiffle tune is a timeless chilling song for lazy summer days:

Mungo Jerry: In The Summertime (YouTube)

Originally released as a maxi single in 1970, the song was written by Ray Dorset.

Ölbeat 089: Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier

Brewery: Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
Country: Germany 
Style: Hefeweizen

Abv: 5,4 %
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What about the beer?

Colour is hazy yellow with large white head. Aroma has ripe bananas, wheat malts and fruits. Taste begins with gentle sweet bite with carbonation. Sweet fruit and wheat malt flavours take over with some lemon-like sourness and yeast getting in the picture later. In the back of the mouth we get some sweet bitter-sour flavours. Aftertaste has sweet malts and dried fruits.

This is one standard for a good wheat beer. The malty backbone carries the sweet and sour fruity flavours well. Fabulous brew that reminds me of tasting more from the traditional German beer styles.

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Looking for some soul to match the bitter-sourness and some rock to match the fruity character, I stopped by this 90's soul rock classic. Don't know if it's a complete match, but it surely is one hell of a tune.

Lenny Kravitz: Always on the Run (YouTube)

From the 1991 album Mama Said, the song was written by Lenny Kravitz and Slash.