REVIEW: Weihenstephaner - Oldest brewery in the WORLD
By General German on Aug 27, 2007 in Brew Reviews
Weihenstephaner is a terrific German hefeweizen, and I am beating Herr Heff to the punch (sorry Hef). Had this at a terrific Alexandria eatery, Overwood, which serves up some of the best. Very light and refreshing, you feel like you can put them away. Surprisingly, this wheat beer is pretty filling, and the extra-large bottle it comes it explains a lot! More after the break.
If you ever make it to Munich, this is a mere one-hour train ride into the Bavarian alps. The brewery is the oldest in the world–they have been brewing since 1040. An old monastery, those happy, happy monks brewed this “spiritual” beverage for all German folk. While not one of the Big Six, this certainly deserves a spot on the Hall of Beers. Clearly, it has stood the test of time longer that any beer in existence, except for that King Midas brew, which is technically a barley-wine. Indeed.
I have had this terrific brew. I have to say that it the General is spot on. A fine brew that passes with Herr’s seal of approval…unlike Heineken. Back in Bavaria giving Heineken to prisoners is actually a form of torture, it is considered cruel and unusual dog piss.
Herr Hefeweizen | Aug 28, 2007 | Reply
By the way General, I expect that next time you use a proper receptacle for that hefeweizen. This is a forgivable offense…once…and only once. See here for a proper Weizen Glass
Herr Hefeweizen | Aug 28, 2007 | Reply
Thanks for pointing out the obvious. I’ll let my restaurant know.
General German | Aug 28, 2007 | Reply
And the Captain must chime in that Heineken is DUTCH, dammit. They torture the krauts with Beck’s Light. The Nederlanders drink Heineken when they’re over at my apartment in Boston getting their asses handed to them at Nintendo. That or Miller Lite. Oh Black Pete! Where are you!?!?
Captain Beer | Aug 28, 2007 | Reply
The Herr is very aware of the origin of dog urine, also known as Heineken, which is why it is a tortuous thing when smuggled into Bavaria. The Dutch could have stopped WWII if they had loaded up fire trucks with there pitiful excuse for a Pilsner and used it as a weapon. It would have sent the krauts running. Beck’s light in the nectar of the gods compared to the green excrement that comes out of my Heiny.
Herr Hefeweizen | Aug 29, 2007 | Reply
Heineken is never going to send us a review-case this way, chaps. Not that we’d accept such a shitty, shitty beer. And it’s not dog urine, it’s hooker-urine drained directly from the red light district into the brewhouse. I’ve seen it.
Private Pilsner | Aug 29, 2007 | Reply
Private, I’m sure you’ve seen countless depraved oddities that no man should have ever had to see. Heineken is not bad, when you drink it in Holland…that slow boat ride over the Atlantic is where the hookers strike.
Lieutenant Lager | Aug 30, 2007 | Reply