German wheat

A schooner is a type of glass used for serving German wheat beer.

There is a German wheat beer named after him, made by G. Schneider & Son.

Beer is also highly regarded, like the blonde pilsener beer, the traditional methods of preparation being generally influenced by German wheat beers.

The fruity banana or spicy clove flavors are typical of the German wheat beers made in Bavaria, which are now the most popular kinds.

The toss-out was a combination rye-wheat beer, a cousin of the feather-light, fragrant German wheat beers that make ideal summer thirst quenchers.

While travelling to Germany, Behbud Khan brought German wheat to Karabakh which was acclimatized by local farmers and is used today.

I have been banging on about South German wheat beers for years, and I am delighted to see that they are becoming more easily available in Britain.

But Ron Page, a brewmaster, still conjures up memorable potables, like White Rabbit, a German wheat beer, and Export, a smooth golden-colored lager.

WHEN I first encountered South German wheat beers, in the early to mid 1960s, they were regarded as an old-fashioned, rustic style, favoured by old ladies with large hats.

Schöfferhofer is a brand of German wheat beer named for the former house of Peter Schöffer (the house was called the Mainzer Schöfferhof) in which a brewery was founded.

It was hard to say which was better: the cheeky beers, which included a German wheat beer that tasted like iced tea, lemonade and pilsner, or the lobster egg rolls made with a soft, yeasty wrap.

They delivered their first batch just before last Christmas: Winter's Tale Ale, a dark hefeweizen, or German wheat beer, flavored with nutmeg and cloves, as well as a cherry cider, tucked into baskets with candy canes and the actors' résumés.

Choices range from the Quebec ale Troiles Pistoles and the German wheat beer Ayinger-Ur-Weisse to the Victory Hop Devil India pale ale from Downingtown, Pa., and the Chimay Grand Reserve from Belgium.

In their recipes, the Indian Neck brewers try to appeal to all tastes, developing pale ales, lagers and stouts, as well as more unusual blends like a pumpkin ale and a maple weissen, a German wheat beer they flavor lightly with New England maple syrup.