Ölbeat 206: Schneider-Weisse Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock

Brewery: Schneider Weisse G. Schneider & Sohn GmbH
Country: Germany 
Style: Eisbock
Abv: 12 %
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What about the beer?

Colour is murky dark brown with a finger-thick tan head. Aroma has sweet syrup, caramel malts, dark fruits and ripe banana. Taste begins with bittersweet fruity bite. Sweet citrus fruits with boozy strawberry and sugared malts take over. Towards the end sweet and bitter fruity liquor comes out strongest. Aftertaste has alcohol warmth, fruity bitterness and malty sweetness.

Eisbock? Yep, this was the first of a kind. With this impression it won't be the last. Sweet, fruity, malty and strong. Alcohol makes a smooth entrance and doesn't steal the star role. Pretty great.

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For some reasons I have been avoiding good old Scorpions in this blog. Now it's the right time to put an end to that bad habit. So here's some German rock from the 80's, bitte schön!

Scorpions: No One Like You (YouTube)

From the 1982 album Blackout, the song was written by Rudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine.

Ölbeat 145: Schneider-Weisse TAP 5 Meine Hopfenweisse

Brewery: Schneider Weisse G. Schneider & Sohn GmbH (in German)
Country: Germany
Style: Weizenbock
Abv: 8,2 %
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What about the beer?

Colour is hazy golden yellow with a huge white head. Aroma has fresh citrus - lemon and orange -, wheat malts and floral notes. Taste starts with fresh semisweet citrus bite. Sweet and a bit sour mix of citrus fruits joins wheat malty body. Towards the end yeasty sour dryness comes through. Aftertaste has gently bitter dryness and sour lemon.

Fresh citrus of a fruity IPA mixed with wheaty and yeasty flavours of German wheats. Enriching experience but doesn't tickle as nicely as Aventinus from the same brewery. Doesn't get in the fruity heights of the tastiest IPA's, either. Good, tasty and faultless brew in any case.

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Classic fruity brew demands to be partnered with a classic rock ballad. Smooth bluesy guitar melodies, calming lyrics and the tingle of a glockenspiel make this song, by one of the greatest, a nice match.

Jimi Hendrix: Little Wing (Vimeo)

From the 1967 album Axis: Bold as Love, the song was written by Jimi Hendrix.

Ölbeat 102: Schneider Weisse Aventinus

Brewery: Schneider Weisse G. Schneider & Sohn GmbH
Country: Germany
Style: Weizenbock
Abv: 8,2 %
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What about the beer?

Colour is murky dark brown with a lasting small creamy white head. Aroma has ripe bananas, wheat malts and sweet spices. Taste begins with sweet fruity malts with a short spiky hop bite. Caramel malts with sweet banana, raisin and citrus flavours take over with a sparkling mouthfeel. Sweetness and malts show up near the finish with some berry and alcohol flavour. Aftertaste is a mix of sweet fruits, warm alcohol and dry bitterness.

I've found one new favourite style: Weizenbock! Sweet, fruity, malty and sparkling adventure in superb and delicious flavours. Rich, honest and enjoyable German beer.

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Getting one's hands on this kind of brew means a start of an addiction. Not very bad nor serious one, but still you'll have to crawl out of the state of mind with an antidote. In this case the antidote is hidden in this bluesy rock classic:

Eric Clapton: Cocaine (YouTube)

From the 1977 album Slowhand, the song was written by J.J. Cale.