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🌍 Germany · Hefeweizen · One of 244 Hefeweizens in hopIQ

Sünner Weizen is an unfiltered wheat beer that the brewery calls its Rhenish take on the style and sells seasonally. It has an original gravity of 12 °P, an amber colour and a natural haze. The brewery describes it as spicy, lively and fresh. Tasters report a yeasty nose, a fruity and mild palate with clove notes from the wheat beer yeast, high carbonation and a short, dry finish. It was previously sold as Sünner Hefeweizen.

ABV
4.9%
Bitterness
Mild
SRM
golden5
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How it drinks· Its pace, balance and relationship to the style.
Pace
sessionsipper
Balance
malt-ledhop-led
Style expression
textbookdistinctive
Where this beer sits· Four axes, the same for every beer in hopIQ.
Body
Medium body.
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
Off-dry finish.
drysweet
Bitterness
Soft bitterness.
mildbitter
Texture
Very crisp mouthfeel.
crispcreamy

The texture leads here, with everything else held in gentle reserve.

Character· What makes this beer itself — not just another Hefeweizen.
Fermentation & yeast
clove
yeasty
fruity
banana
Distinctive notes
hazy
spicy
Malt character
wheat

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Sünner Weizen

◎ Appearance

A hazy amber pour with natural cloudiness from suspension of wheat and yeast particles. The head is dense and persistent, clinging to the glass in fine lacework. Bright carbonation animates the body throughout.

hazy amberpersistent headnaturally cloudylively carbonation

◌ Aroma

The nose leads with pronounced clove and banana esters typical of wheat beer yeast fermentation, backed by soft grain notes from the malted wheat. A fresh, yeasty character dominates, with subtle spice complexity that invites the glass back repeatedly.

clove, banana estersyeasty, grainyfresh spicewheat-forward

◐ Taste

The palate opens smooth and mild, with wheat grain sweetness balanced by the clove phenolics from the fermentation. Mid-palate shows fruity complexity without astringency, while low hop bitterness (14 IBU) allows the malt and yeast character to breathe fully. Crisp carbonation adds liveliness without harshness.

mild, smooth entryclove and fruitlow bitternesscreamy texture

◑ Finish

The finish is short and cleanly dry, shedding residual sweetness quickly. A fine spice note lingers briefly on the palate.

short, dryclean finish
78
hopIQ score
Aroma
82
Taste
78
Appearance
80
Finish
72
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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Sünner Weizen

Serve at 5–8°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Slightly warmer than a lager — 8–12°C allows the banana and clove esters from the yeast to fully develop.

Weizen glass
Recommended for this style

Tall and narrow at the base, flaring at the top — designed to hold the abundant foam of a wheat beer while showcasing its hazy golden body.

Best fresh. The yeast-driven banana and clove character fades over time. Drink within 4 months.

Food Pairing

What to eat with Sünner Weizen

About Hefeweizen

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Hefeweizen?

Hefeweizens are unfiltered Bavarian wheat beers with 4.9–5.6% ABV. Yeast-driven banana and clove esters define the style, alongside a hazy golden body and soft wheat sweetness.

Finding a similar Hefeweizen

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same clove, wheat, dry character as Sünner Weizen will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

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