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Kapuziner Weissbier Alkoholfrei
Beerwheat beer

Kapuziner Weissbier Alkoholfrei

An alcohol-free wheat beer from the historic Browar Cieszyn in Polish Silesia, brewed in the Bavarian Weissbier style with natural wheat yeast character.

About This Drink

Browar Cieszyn has been brewing in the border town of Cieszyn — on the Polish-Czech frontier — since 1846. Their Kapuziner Weissbier Alkoholfrei is brewed in the southern German wheat beer tradition, which means top fermentation with a hefeweizen yeast strain and the signature banana and clove esters that style is known for. As a wheat beer the label is fairly faithful to the template: cloudy, pale to golden in appearance, with a naturally hazy pour from the yeast in suspension. The nose should bring that characteristic fruity-spicy combination, softened by the absent alcohol but recognisably a Weissbier. On the palate there's soft wheat malt, mild cereal sweetness, and the gentle carbonation typical of the style. It's not the most common AF wheat beer on UK shelves — the German giants (Erdinger, Paulaner) dominate — but if you encounter it, it's a solid Polish take on the Bavarian Weissbier format.

Tasting Notes

Taste

SOFT WHEAT MALT AND MILD CEREAL SWEETNESS; BANANA AND CLOVE ESTERS TYPICAL OF HEFEWEIZEN YEAST WITH A GENTLE CLEAN FINISH

Aroma

FRUITY BANANA AND SPICY CLOVE FROM HEFEWEIZEN YEAST; LIGHT WHEAT GRAIN AND SUBTLE BREADINESS

Character

Appearance
NATURALLY HAZY PALE GOLD WITH A WHITE HEAD
Mouthfeel
MEDIUM-LIGHT BODY WITH GENTLE CARBONATION; NATURALLY CLOUDY TEXTURE FROM YEAST IN SUSPENSION

Production

Top-fermented Weissbier using hefeweizen yeast strain; brewed in the Bavarian wheat beer tradition

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Tasting Notes

Taste

SOFT WHEAT MALT AND MILD CEREAL SWEETNESS; BANANA AND CLOVE ESTERS TYPICAL OF HEFEWEIZEN YEAST WITH A GENTLE CLEAN FINISH

Aroma

FRUITY BANANA AND SPICY CLOVE FROM HEFEWEIZEN YEAST; LIGHT WHEAT GRAIN AND SUBTLE BREADINESS

Character

Appearance
NATURALLY HAZY PALE GOLD WITH A WHITE HEAD
Mouthfeel
MEDIUM-LIGHT BODY WITH GENTLE CARBONATION; NATURALLY CLOUDY TEXTURE FROM YEAST IN SUSPENSION

Production

Top-fermented Weissbier using hefeweizen yeast strain; brewed in the Bavarian wheat beer tradition