Beer Name : Edelweiss Weissbier
Manufacturer : Edelweiss
Manufacturer : Edelweiss
Origin : Austria, Kaltenhausen
Company founded in : 1475
Beer Type : Weißbier
SRM : 20
Abv : 5%
IBU : 10
About the Beer:
It comes in a Classy looking bottle and there is indeed a nicely raised mountain range around the circumference of its low-slung attractive label with a “best by end” stamp. I simply love this and it screams out passion for brewing when a brewery makes their beer special even by its bottle presentation.
Nice hazy dark straw-gold beer, with high carbonation and a beautiful dense white cap having good retention. It is fresh, vibrant and intensely fruity. You get a sweet earthy smell of florals, apricot, banana, sugary wheat malt, citrus, clove, subtly subdued yeast and herbal and mildly spicy hops. It tastes very nice. It starts out pretty typically with lots of banana, citrus fruitiness and a hint of spice. There is a light maltiness underneath and a decent medium weight body which is smooth and creamy finish.
This is a fantastic Weißbier. I would like bit more hoppy and it would be balanced in every way.
My Own Rating:
Aroma : 8/10
Appearance : 8/10
Taste : 8/10
Palate : 8/10
Palate : 8/10
Overall : 8/10
History of the Brewery:
Edelweiss Weissbier (is also spelled as Edelweiß Weißbier). The Edelweiss brand as a beer dates back to 1986 and the brewery itself was founded in 1475 as ‘Kalte Bräuhaus’ by Johann Elsenhaimer mayor of the village of Kaltenhausen. Edelweiss is used as a metaphor for purity of the beer and singular uniqueness. The brand owner Brau Union Österreich AG is a subsidiary of Heineken International. They also brews in France (in its Brasserie de la Valentine) a wheat beer under the same brand but with different marketing and ingredients. This beer was originally brewed by Hofbrauhaus Kaltenhausen in the village of Kaltenhausen (near Salzburg) dating back to the year 1475 and located by the foot of the Alps. When it was first set up, it was simply called Kalte Brahaus. But in 1498 is was re-named as Hofbraus Kaltenhause. “Hof” means court in German and this was now in fact a Royal Brewery and the ownership transferred to the Archbishops of Salzburg.
