The German Weissebier is a classic style, as is the German Dunkel (dark lager), and the Weissebier Dunkel (or Dunkelweizen) is a crossover of both. But to be honest, the early wheat beers would have been much darker in colour so they are probably a good representation of the wheat beer style from a few centuries ago.
The Licher Privatbrauerei dates back to 1854 and is based in the town of Lich in central Germany. Post-WW2 the brewery was commissioned to exclusively brew beer for the US troops stationed in the state of Hesse.
This beer has a lovely copper colour, with the near-mandatory frothy white foam. As you’d expect from a German wheat beer, the aroma is full of banana and clove, as well as some toasty malt.
There is a little caramel malt sweetness that hints at fruits like ripe banana and plum. There is very little bitterness, with the mouthfeel being smooth. It finishes clean with a little fruit and spice lingering in the aftertaste.
A super tasty dunkel weisse (dark German wheat beer) from Maisel's
Uiltje's interesting imperial baked dunkelweizen
