Oh, Aventinus! My purple-labeled friend. You're deep, dark, unfiltered goodness always makes me happy. Man do I love me some Aventinus. The label calls it the "massive twin of Schneider-Weisse." I'd have to agree.
From the Schneider-Weisse site:
"Dark-ruby, almost black-colored and streaked with fine top-fermenting yeast, this beer has a compact and persistent head. This is a very intense wheat doppelbock with a complex spicy chocolate-like arome with a hint of banana and raisins. On the palate, you experience a soft touch and on the tongue it is very rich and complex, though fresh with a hint of caramel. It finishes in a rich soft and lightly bitter impression."
Pours dark and murky. Its definitely a very dark reddish/ruby color, as stated above. It reminds me of fresh, unfiltered apple cider. The head is huge, white and very, very fluffy. It takes awhile for it to settle to a level in which I can take a sip without getting foam on my forehead.
Smell reminds me of canned bartlett pears. That is the first thing that comes to mind. There is a lot of fresh, ripe fruit in the nose of this beer. The smell is very sweet and rich and some of the clove and banana from the yeast is also present. Very, very inviting.
Taste is juicy. Very juicy. LOTS of ripe apple, pear and figs. As the glass drains a bit I can get hints of alcohol that weren't apparent at first. Its an amazingly easy drinking and thirst quenching beer. It really is amazing that this beverage is made from such simple ingredients since there is quite a bit of complexity going on with all of the tastes you get. Aventinus is the type of beer that once you have a glass its unlikely that you'll ever forget it. You'll keep going back to that familiar purple-labeled bottle to get your deep, dark fix.
BEER FACTS
Name: Aventinus
Style: Weizenbock
Brewery: Brauerei G. Schneider & Sohn
Location: Kelheim, Germany
Container: 500 ml. bottle
Malts: Crystal & Dark
Hops: ?
ABV: 8.2%
IBUs: ?
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