You have a task set out before you Mr. Ludwig. Wheat beers are a bit of a 'meh' beer with me, as there really is little deviation between them. They probably have smallest breadth of variance amongst all beer genres, and after a while the anticipation becomes less and less exciting.
The label has a very regal golden crest on it, and the title of the beer is 'Royal Bavarian Hefeweizen'. You can almost feel the bottle looking down on you with an upturned nose, not at all amused by your peasantry. It pours a cloudy light mandarin orange colour, and looks mightily impressive for a wheat beer. The darker hue is visually superior compared to the often banana yellow that you often get with these beers.
And the taste... easy like Sunday morning. There's a smooth as polished marble feel to the beer, with a mixture of sweet candied toffee, malt and fruits. This is without a doubt one of my favourite wheat beers. A key factor is that the banana is restrained in the back seat. Maybe even the boot. On a warm summer's day, a chilled pot of Konig Ludwig's Weissbier will last about as long as a NOFX song on fast forward.
Great wheat beer, still simple as always, but very effective.
8/10
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