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Germany · Hefeweizen · 5.2% ABV
81%
Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Schussenrieder Bodensee-Weizen if you want restraint and clarity,
Traunstein Weizen if you want richness and depth.
Both are classic Bavarian hefeweizens with identical IBUs, but the Schussenrieder runs a touch lighter in alcohol and lets you taste the wheat grain with laser focus. The Traunstein's extra 0.3% ABV pushes the yeast character forward—you'll catch more banana and spice where the Schussenrieder keeps things delicate.
At a glance
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Beer DNA
Body
Δ 5
Sweetness
Δ 0
Bitterness
Situations
In words
Schussenrieder Bodensee-Weizen
The Schussenrieder pours pale gold with that signature weizen haze, and the first sip is almost austere in its purity. You get clean wheat bread, a whisper of clove, and almost no phenolic weight—it's like the brewery decided to let the grain speak instead of the yeast. The finish is dry and snappy, which honestly makes you want another sip immediately.
Traunstein Weizen
This one's visibly darker in the glass, more amber-tinged, and you can taste the difference right away. The banana comes through first—not artificial, but genuine Hefeweizen character—followed by a softer, rounder mouthfeel. There's more body here, more glycerin coating your palate, and the clove spice lingers longer than its Schussenrieder cousin.
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Similarly hopped
Within Δ 0. Neither reads as noticeably more bitter on this axis.
Bitterness 18 vs 18 · Δ 0
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Texture
Δ 7
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Shared character
Only Traunstein Weizen