Comments on: Adnams style German Wheat Beer – 4.1% abv – December

By: Fergus

Fergus — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:20:53 +0000

The cloudiness, and a lot of the flavour, does come from the yeast and so it should be served cloudy. Over time the yeast will settle out and the cask will need shaking to get it back in suspension. Most Cloudy keg wheat beers tend to be filtered and they then add a protein to the beer to make it appear cloudy. We are relying just on the yeast which is slow to settle out but will eventually do so.
Obviously most landlords are used to waiting for the beer to be bright so it will loose a little flavour if they do but a rigorous shake of the the cask to get the yeast back in suspension should bring it back to life.

By: pdtnc

pdtnc — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 09:11:52 +0000

To the above ^^

If its Erdinger, don’t pubs that serve that have a cask stirrer to keep the yeast in suspension?
Thats not the usual thing for a Cask Conditioned ale, Landlords will need a little education on keeping and serving correctly.

By: Mervyn Ferguson

Mervyn Ferguson — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:44:25 +0000

I tried to your wheat beer at The Mill in Aldeburgh & was very disappointed. It was almost clear & not cloudy like Weiss Beer normally is. It was not cold enough & does not compare in any way with Erdinger or Paulaner. I have had the pleasure of living in Cape Town South Africa for over 30 years and visited the Paulaner Brewery in the Waterfront & drank many liters their Weiss beer & Erdinger draught or botteld. My father in law was Austrian born & he educated me & my wife in the art of drinkling Weiss Beer & how it should look & taste.

Maybe the beer in The Mill had been lying or had settled but it did not resemble wheat beer or even taste like. To confirm my tastes buds had not gone astray I had two pints of draught Erdinger at The Kings Head in Yoxford and it was spot on !!

By: Fergus

Fergus — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:45:36 +0000

thanks Nev, Make sure it’s cloudy to get the full effect, If it’s bright the cask needs a good roll.

By: Nev Walker

Nev Walker — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:49:49 +0000

Another very pleasant brew from the World Beers range,
Nice aroma of fruit,With fruit and spice and a hint of yeast on the palette.
Leading to a dry but not too bitter finish.
All in all a very drinkable Wheat Beer.

By: The Junction

The Junction — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:40:06 +0000

for anyone in the west midlands wanting to try this one we will be stocking it
hope to cya soon