Ayinger Brauweisse

Ayinger hits you with that soft, yeasty cloud first—banana and clove, but neither one screaming. There's a gentle wheat flour note underneath, almost dusty. The carbonation is restrained, which makes it feel more substantial than 5.1% should. Finishes dry and slightly grainy, like you're drinking something made to pair with food, not dominate the glass.

weißbier

Orca's weißbier is brighter out of the gate—the banana ester pops cleaner, and there's a citrus undertone that Ayinger doesn't have. The clove is more delicate here, which lets the wheat character shine through as something almost herbal. Finer carbonation gives it a silkier mouthfeel. It drinks leaner, more aperitif than anchor.