A true Bavarian specialty wheat beer
Maisel’s Weisse Original has a bright reddish amber color and a creamy, fine-pored head. The fresh aroma of fine yeast and pleasant banana notes is combined with the mild spiciness of malt, fruit and clove aromas and a hint of nutmeg. In the mouth, the slightly fruity and spicy wheat beer aroma typical of Maisel’s Weisse unfolds. The fine carbonation and refreshing taste make Maisel’s Weisse Original “Bavaria’s fresh wheat beer” (“Bayerns frische Weisse”).
Maisel’s master brewers have adhered to the traditional production method of “Bavarian noble maturation” for generations. With extra time, the unmistakable aroma of Maisel’s Weisse can develop in peace. After the open main fermentation, the yeast is separated and wort and fresh yeast are added again for a second fermentation. Only then is the wheat beer bottled or kegged without pasteurization so that it can continue to mature. This traditional brewing process produces the fine bubbles of carbon dioxide and the desired intense wheat beer aroma that is so typical of Maisel’s Weisse.
Maisel´s Weisse Original
Top Spots at the Most Important Beer Competitions
Maisel’s Weisse Original secured the title of world champion at the 2018 World Beer Awards and was named “World’s Best Wheat Beer Bavarian Hefeweisse”. In 2024, the wheat beer was awarded bronze in the same competition. In the same year, it also received the coveted silver medal at the European Beer Star and achieved 94 points in the “Finest Beer Selection”, contributing to the second special “National Brewery of the Year” award for the Brauerei Gebr. Maisel.
2018 World Beer Awards GOLD
Style Winner/Worlds Best at the World Beer Awards.
Germany Winner Bronze
Maisel’s Weisse Original received the “Germany Winner Bronze” award at the prestigious World Beer Awards 2024.
Finest Beer Selection 2024:
In 2024, Maisel’s Weisse Original achieved 94 out of 100 points in the Finest Beer Selection
European Beer Star 2024
Maisel’s Weisse Original wins the coveted silver medal at the European Beer Star.
Bayerische Edelreifung
A collaborative quality offensive for wheat beer initiated by traditional Bavarian brewers
In September 2019 we launched a quality offensive for wheat beer in collaboration with the Bavarian family-owned breweries Erdinger Weissbräu and Schneider Weisse. For generations, our three breweries have been cultivating a time-honored brewing tradition: “Bayerische Edelreifung – zweifach kultiviert”.
Unlike standard brewing methods, our wheat beers undergo a second maturation process that we call the “Bayerische Edelreifung”: Following primary fermentation and maturation, we add fresh yeast and brewer’s wort to our weissbier before it is bottled. We do not pasteurize our beers either.
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