Tag: Weihenstephaner beer

Of Martyrs and Moby Dick: Weihenstephan’s Vitus Weizenbock
November 30, 2022

Of Martyrs and Moby Dick: Weihenstephan’s Vitus Weizenbock

  ~Or, what do Melville’s white whale, a cathedral in Prague, and Weihenstephan’s Vitus have in common?~   I’ve been drinking Weihenstephan’s lush and expansive Vitus for years now, especially when the weather turns cool. I can’t get enough of that subtly spiced honey and …

Beer History, Featured Beer(s), Germany, Interdisciplinary Drinking
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by Franz D. Hofer
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Weihenstephan: On the Cutting Edge of Brewing at the World’s Oldest Brewery
January 25, 2021

Weihenstephan: On the Cutting Edge of Brewing at the World’s Oldest Brewery

  Weihenstephan is a brewing institution steeped in superlatives. The very name of this venerable old brewery north of Munich evokes associations with some of the most respected wheat beers in the world, beers like the style-defining Hefe-Weissbier, and Vitus, a lush Weizenbock. And not …

Beer History, Brewery Profiles, City Spotlight, Germany
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by Franz D. Hofer
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