Northern Monk, Parsnip and Black Pepper Dunkelweiss

Barely aromatic, thin body - none of the creaminess from the carbonation you might expect from the style. Banana (just), roast, pepper in the finish, some bitterness. Overall, a disappointment. (Although to be fair, once you've had Aventinus, nothing else will satisfy really.)

Schneider Weisse, Tap 6 Unser Aventinus

James Clay at it again, flooding the market with good beer. No complaints here. My bottle of Schneider Weisse Tap 6 Unser Aventinus was a bit of a gusher though unfortunately, did I contaminate the drink with the yeast? No problem if I did it seems, it was a great drink nonetheless. Never had a Doppelbock before (regular or the weisse variety), didn't really know what to expect (except something pretty malty). Murky brown like river water. Clove and root beer nose plus that thing you get off Belgian Tripels (germolene, plasters, a sort of dryness type thing). Occasionally, there was a pleasant whiff of bubblegum.

Mildly carbonated, taste was raisins (bit like a quad), banana echoes and generally quite sweet overall, although the hops did seem to do well to temper that. Very smooth on the palate and an ever so slightly metalliccy essence right at the death (possibly the yeast running through it after the gush?). Want more of this.

Schneider Weisse, Tap 5 Meine Hopfen Weisse

My first weissbier for absolutely ages (my last one being something a bit rubbish and commercial like a Hoegaarden or something). This one was very good! Very sweet, cloves etc, the hops merged well. Very morish! High carbonation typical of the style, citrus nose (orange and pineapple*), orange squash on the belches, no trace of alcohol. Drank it out of my pilfered Pilsner Urquell embossed stein of course. A pint at 8.2% though...phew. (Think I got a couple of these in the end.)

*For my sins, I can only ever discern orange and/or pineapple in those tropically hoppy IPAs. Passion fruit, mango, guava, peach, apricot - forget it. If it tastes and/or smells tropical, for me it's only ever gonna be orange and pineapple.