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Weihenstephaner Hefeweißbier Dunkel

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🌍 Germany · Dunkelweizen · One of 20 Dunkelweizens in hopIQ

World's Best Wheat Beer at the 2024 World Beer Awards. A dark wheat beer with chestnut colour, velvety mouthfeel and notes of caramel and banana over a roasted malt base.

ABV
5.3%
IBU
16
SRM
deep amber20
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World's Best — World Beer Awards 2024 (Wheat Beer)

Flavor Profile

How this beer tastes, mapped across 48 flavour tags

banana
100%
wheat
100%
roasted
60%
caramel
60%
malty
60%
creamy
60%
rich
30%
toasty
30%
smooth
30%
yeasty
30%
dark fruit
30%
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About Dunkelweizen

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What is a Dunkelweizen?

Dunkelweizen is a distinctive beer style with its own characteristic flavour, aroma and colour. Discover what makes it unique and find similar beers on hopIQ.

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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Weihenstephaner Hefeweißbier Dunkel

Serve at 7–10°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Serve at 7–10°C for the best flavour balance and aroma expression.

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.

Store in a cool, dark place. Check the best-before date on the label for guidance.

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Weihenstephaner Hefeweißbier Dunkel

Appearance

Deep chestnut brown with excellent clarity and a thick, creamy off-white head that persists beautifully. Fine carbonation creates a gentle effervescence that feeds the head retention throughout the drinking experience.

chestnut browncreamy headclearwell-carbonated

Aroma

Complex and inviting with prominent wheat and yeast-driven aromatics layered over warm caramel and subtle roasted malt notes. Distinctive banana esters and gentle clove phenolics weave through, accompanied by soft bread-like character that's characteristic of traditional hefeweizen yeast.

banana estersclove spicecaramelwheat bread

Taste

Silky and velvety entry showcases the wheat's natural creaminess balanced against a roasted malt backbone delivering subtle caramel sweetness. The mid-palate reveals layered dark fruit and continued yeast complexity with low bitterness (16 IBU), allowing fruit and bread flavors to dominate while maintaining excellent drinkability.

creamy mouthfeelbalanced sweetnessdark fruitsmooth

Finish

Clean and moderately dry finish with lingering notes of banana and subtle spice. The yeast character fades gracefully while roasted malt provides a gentle, warming conclusion.

cleanlingering spicedry finish
92
hopIQ score
Aroma
90
Taste
93
Appearance
90
Finish
91
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