This Schneider Weisse Hefe Weizen represents the risk of drinking imported beers, it showed the signs of a long journey. A deep orange, almost amber color - this beer poured with very little head, dissipating quickly. While there were caramel and dark malts in the nose, I picked up a fair amount of diacetyl - buttery with some green apple notes.
Its a long boat ride from Germany to sit on store shelves for untold months - so the papery / cardboard / oxidized flavors are to be expected with imported beers and Schneider had them all. Overall, this hefeweizen had a little more spice and maltiness than the rest, but its showed its miles throughout. It probably deserves a better rating than the 2 stars I'm giving it - I know I've had Schneider Weisse in better shape than this one. I'll need to try this one again soon.
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