Kapuziner: Hefe-Weizen

This hefe from the German brewer Kapuziner is a true example of a hefe-weizen. It comes in a tall brown glass resealable bottle, and uses a mixture of dark green and shiney gold for its label. It is not the first pint bottle to jump out to the average duster, but it will catch the eye of any fan of Bavarian or German style beers.It bares a monk on the label embossed in gold. All in all its a ruttin fancy bottle, that this captain will be keeping to use for his own home brews. With the exception of the back label made by the American importer, everything is in German, so any duster going to get it does not need to be turned off by that.

The beer itself is a perfect example of a German Hefe. It pours well, with almost a champagne like bubble and crisp sound as it goes in the glass, a wheat beer tall glass is recommended (in the pictures). It does not have a strong aroma, and a tannish yellow color that can catch the light to reveal an almost golden sheen. I can not say whether or not it foams of leaves a good head. The bottle I bough was flat, which is more on the store ruttin selling than on the company. Which means the beer had lost some of its flavor, leaving a bit of a skunky taste. However, this did not kill the enjoyment of the beer. While there was a bit of a soddin musky taste to it, the Hefe still had a sweet initial taste with a twang of fruitiness before the flat beer taste kicked in. Truth be told hefe's are a little light for this captain, but most first time drinkers or light beer fans will love this German wheat beer. It is also low in alcohol content at 5.4%, but do not drink this beer from the bottle. The label even says don't do it, just find a nice tall glass or a belled pint glass.

Rating: 3/5