Ayinger Brauweisse

Ayinger hits you with immediate banana—the good kind, like fruit bread rather than Laffy Taffy. The clove is barely there, which is the whole point; it's letting the yeast do soft, understated work. Body feels almost delicate, almost ethereal, which at 5.1% is a feat. Finish is clean and slightly peppery, like the beer knows exactly what it is and doesn't need to prove anything.

Stein Weizen

Stein comes in broader-shouldered. The banana-clove character is louder, more assertive—not aggressive, just present. There's a subtle wheaty sweetness that Ayinger keeps closer to the vest. At 5.5%, it has a tick more weight, and you feel it in the mid-palate. It's the kind of Weizen that doesn't disappear after the first sip; it sticks around and says hello.