König Ludwig Weiss (Royal Bavarian Hefe-Weizen)
A very nice bottle conditioned hefeweiss that I will stock regularly. Pours a slightly clouded orangey-gold with a frothy 2 finger cap and lots of natural effervescent activity in the glass. Aroma is the most pungent and pronounced of all the bottled hefeweizens I have tasted (save for Weihenstephaner)...lots of clove and Banana phenols...wondeerful! Starts with blast of tart lemon-peppery tang as the carbonation and tart hops assail the tongue and literally pummel it. Then it mellows to a medium-light body punctuated with the banana-cloce tastes over a bready sweetness then a dry metallic finish...wadda beer! I like this one as a thirst buster on a warm day. Probably the best of the commercial German imported hefeweizens. Highly recommended.