Enjoy the lighter side of wheat beer.
Brewed like Maisel’s Weisse Original, but with 38% less alcohol and 25% fewer calories, it is a welcome alternative for the conscious connoisseur of Bavarian wheat beers. The light wheat beer impresses with its typical, slightly fruity, spicy aroma and a bright reddish amber color.
After the first fermentation, the alcohol is gently removed.
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 Leicht
Top Spots at the Most Important Beer Competitions
Maisel’s Weisse Leicht was awarded the silver medal at the prestigious “European Beer Star” beer competition in 2021. In 2024, the low-alcohol wheat beer received the silver medal at the World Beer Cup, as well as 91 points at the “Finest Beer Selection” and thus contributed to the special “National Brewery of the Year” award for the second time, which the Brauerei Gebr. Maisel received thanks to its good overall rating.
European Beer Star 2021
Maisel’s Weisse Leicht was awarded silver at European Beer Star in the category ‘South German-Style Leichtes Weizen’
Finest Beer Selection 2024:
In 2024, Maisel’s Weisse Leicht achieved 91 out of 100 points in the Finest Beer Selection.
Germany Winner Silver
Maisel’s Weisse Leicht was awarded the silver medal at the prestigious World Beer Cup 2024.
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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