Sigtuna Vårweizen

Sigtuna Vårweizen (Bottle) 5%

This beer was part of the spring news release in the beginning of February 2010. It is a hoped up version of a German wheat beer.

Style: German Hefeweizen

Cost: 24.90 SEK

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Appearance: 5/5

Very hazy golden liquid with a big white foam that left lots of lacing. Looks very appealing.

Smell: 7/10

Banana bread, foam bananas, yeast, coriander

Taste: 6/10

Foam banana, yeast and a hint of cloves. Some sourness. No bitterness and low sweetness.

Mouthfeel: 3/5

Fairly smooth, just a bit harsh and dry, medium body. Decent mouth feel.

Comment:

I was hoping for some hops in this beer but they never showed up. Instead it has to compete with beers like Weihestephaner and Franzizkaner and it can't really compete with those. However I do like that a Swedish brewer makes a wheat beer, that is something that doesn't happen everyday. But maybe they should have been a bit more heavy on the hops to make it stand out.

Not a bad beer though and I think it would well with most kinds of food. Probably nice on a hot summer day as well.

Total: 3,4/5