A year and a half ago, I first had Schneider Aventinus at a local restaurant. I’ve spent that time looking for it, when I remember, and finally found it at Wegmans thanks to a tip. I wrote previously about it being a great brew and my opinion hasn’t changed. The beer is darker than I usually like but being a wheat doppelbock gives it that banana, caramel, chocolate thing that I seem to fall for. It drinks remarkably well for its 8.2% ABV so it’ll sneak up on you if you aren’t paying attention. I’d prefer 750ml over the 500ml bottles I’ve found, so I guess I have some searching to do. This beer is going to get a spot in my top three all time, which should say something about what I think of it. (Hemme, this is the part where you say you know your beer.)
While I was buying the Aventinus, I saw his little brother Weisse sitting next to him begging to be taken home. It turns out this is the original beer produced by Schneider Weisse (hence the name [also call Original]) but I’d never heard of it or them before trying the other beer. This is much lighter, fresher and dryer than the other, but I’m not as crazy about it as I am about Aventinus. It’s definitely better than a lot of other wheat beers floating around, but I’d rather get Hoegaarden and save a bit of dough. I think it’s a good beer, but if I’m buying Schneider I’m buying their doppelbock.
I think I’m going to have to add this brewery to my To Do list when we go to Germany. I really have no idea when that’s going to be, but considering the growing list of things I want to do in the country, it’s gotta be within the next 5 years.