Franziskaner Weissbier (Kristall Klar)

Franziskaner Weissbier (Kristall Klar)

Bottle & keg; Filtered.

Ingredients: Wheat and Barley Malt
(2/3 Wheat Malt); Hops from Munich; Franziskaner top fermenting yeast strain;
Water from own wells 200m deep.


Crystal clear, clean in taste and color.
For those who desire a weissbier without yeast.

Also known as Club Weissbier and as Kristall Klar.
3.1
731 reviews
München, Germany

Community reviews

3.4 Appearance: clear golden color with large white head, medium retention. Aroma: wheat, banana, clove, slight sweetness. Taste: similar to the aroma. In comparison to the unfiltered version it’s quite toned down. Finish is dry. Mouthfeel: light to medium body with medium high carbonation. Overall: similar to the original, but less taste and complexity. Still very drinkable and refreshing.
3.0 Butelka 0,5 litra, zakupiona w Wielbłądzie w Siemianowicach Śląskich. Barwa jasno-złota, opalizująca.
2.4 Barwa: jasnozłota, klarowne. Piana wysoka, krótkotrwała. Wysokie nagazowanie można stwierdzić już przy nalewaniu. Aromat: pszeniczny, banan, estry belgijskie, fenole, goździk, guma balonowa. Smak: banan, goździk, estry, wytrawne, lekka kwaskowość na finiszu i szczypanie w język od wysycenia. Goryczka prawie nie występuje, wysycenie mega wysokie, zapychające.
3.5 Appearance: golden, clear, medium carbonation, one finger white head. Aroma: spicies, especially cloves and pepper, sweet, cereals, yeast, a bit citrus. Flavor: stingy, a bit spicy, cloves, sweet, with some banana and cloves. Aftertaste: sweet, spcied, nice. Overall Impression: the more easy drinking and soft option for the Franziskaner Weizen. Very refreshing, easy drinking and perfect carbonation. It has a nice character and taste for a Weizen beer. Lovely.
2.5 Aroma : Strong toasted wheat, with a merest hint of caramel & lemon citrus undertone. Taste : Clean & crisp, wheat is not actually as overpowering as aroma suggests, decent balance, nice beer on a hot afternoon!
3.6 500ml bottle brewed in Germany at 5%. Clear pale gold, good-sized OK duration head. Grassy Helles aroma with detectable wheat and...banana! Moderate+ carbonation. Grassy hops, maybe even a bit of apple, but then there's a surprising banana flavour for a Kristall Weissbier in the middle, with thinner than a Hefe but reasonably thick texture overall, and some lager malt being put in its place by a nice creamy wheat malt finish. Considering how lager-y I found Franziskaner's Hefe to be, this really surprised me. Did I get a duff bottle of that? Really good flavours for a filtered Weissbier, definitely on par with Weihenstephaner's - the kicker between the two is whether you want more grassy or citrusy hops respectively. Perhaps Weihenstephaner's was a tad thicker too. Possibly fans of filtered Weissbier might not even want as much banana as I got out of this, but in my estimation, this is one of the best Kristalls. I still prefer a good Hefe though - but perhaps not from Franziskaner.
2.6 Rare style. Who could withstand. Clear golden. Aroma is grass juice faint unripe banana toast slight malt. Taste is more toast with a littl grassiness. Not very exciting. Some strange light starchy note. Ok.
3.0 Family Market 30 lei - 0.5 l Aromă de grîu, citrice, Gust amar de banane, drojdie, hamei. Mă aşteptam la ceva mai bun
3.5 Hab gyorsan eltűnik. Közepesen testes színvilág. Kellemes babános gyümölcsös ízvilág, bár enyhén vizes jelleg is felüti a fejét. Innèk meg ilyet.
3.4 Clear golden appearance. Aroma is wheat, sweet, citrus and hops. Flavour is bitter, hops, sweet and metallic.
3.0 Color amarillo, brillante, transparente. Espuma blanca de dos dedos de espesor y buena retención. Aroma a hierba y heno frescos, notas de plátano y levadura, ligeramente especiado. Sabor a cereal, herbal, heno, amargor herbal, alcohol bien integrado. Textura acuosa. Carbonatación media. Una buena cerveza de trigo. Filtrada. Innecesaria.
3.0 Bevuta in bottiglia parecchie volte. Tipica waizen. Buona e dissetante. Nulla di particolare.
3.5 Found on tap at cafe am nuen see in Berlin, Germany. Well balanced flavors. Very refreshing.
2.4 Bought it in a supermarket in germany. Very light taste appearance : clear gold
3.7 Den var mycket god, frisk med en härlig öldoft. Fick den serverad i ett högt glas.
2.6 From a beer hawk mystery case. Aroma of bubblegum, banana and malt. Pours golden with thin head. Sweet taste of malt , bubblegum and mild fruitiness. I prefer bitters , but ok for wheat beer lovers.
3.0 Crystal clear straw, white head. Aroma: some spicy clove notes, astringency, no malts or rich fruity esters. Similar taste - like a dumbed down weizen, with less intensity, next to none malts, and with some sun-dried tomatoes off notes. Removing the hefe from a weizen is not a good idea.
3.8 Really impressive beer to drink in the summer. The aroma give you a lot of banana, lemon, wheat nose and some notes of cinnamon. The taste is bittersweeat and give you a lot of banana, wheat and lemon flavors. Also the beer is spicy. The aftertaste is very pleasand and warm your neck. You get some cinnamon there. The carboration is little high and that make the beer more better and more refreshing. Overall amazing beer to have but is very dangerous drinkable.
3.8 É curioso e diferente uma cerveja de trigo filtrada. Ficou mais leve que a náo filtrada, mas acho que perdeu um pouco de aromas e sabores, e obviamente muito de corpo. É interessante para quem quer tomar em grande quantidade pois a filtragem a deixou mais leve.
3.6 Bottle. Clear dark yellow with a decent white head. Aroma of banana and malts. Taste is malty, grainy with hints of citrus fruits and bananas. Strong carbonation. Refreshing. Nice Kristallweizen.
3.7 Fantastic beer with all the perfect balance of flavours. Great beer, one of the best. D&S Dresden (6 month old bottle)
4.1 I was introduced to the type through the Erdinger version, but this one has a bit more spicy punch to it. Fabulous stuff!
3.3 5.07.19, butelka z datą do 25.02.20 Faktycznie klarowne, wygląda bardzo ładnie. Aromat pszeniczny, banany i lekki goździk. W smaku głównie zbożowy z muśnięciem bananów. Wytrawne. Nasycenie wysokie. Goryczka minimalna.
2.5 Mica sto gran che
1.0 Not so tastefull
3.3 Blonde orangée, avec un beau col de mousse une fois servie au fût. Désaltérante à souhait, fraîche en bouche avec une petite note de banane en bouche.
2.7 Aroma 6. Appearance 2. Taste 5. Palate 3. Overall 11. Banana aroma. Yeast and cloves taste.
3.6 Pours up a hazy orange color with a white head. Mild fruit aroma. Taste has mild fruit with some smokey component. Some funk. Good beer.
2.9 500 ml bottle. Clear pale golden, big foamy head. Lemon and lemon peel, estery notes, metallic notes, some yeast and bread. Dry sourness. Medium bodied, watery, fizzy carbonated, dry finish. Okay Kristall.
4.0 Aroma: Cloves and banana’s Flavor: cloves, banana’s & bubblegum Bitterness: restrained Colour: Gold Visual Carbonation: medium Clarity: Hazy Head Retention: good (more than 60 seconds) Head Colour: large white Texture Retention: fluffy Lacing: Long Astringency (tannic ): low Body: soft mouth-coating Palate Carbonation: lively Length/Finish: medium (up to 60 seconds) Sweet: Light Bitter: medium Alcohol Ranges: mild