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SELECT

Abita Select is an exclusive premium draft product line from Abita featuring a new style every few months.

 

KRISTALL WEIZEN

Released August 2003

History of the beer style
Beer was discovered in Africa over 10,000 years ago as a by product of making bread. Over time wheat was found to be better suited for bread and barley for beer. Therefore, brewers gravitated to barley as the main grain to use in brewing beer. The modern use of wheat as a main ingredient in making beer dates back to the early 1400’s in Bavaria. Weissbier, “white beer” gained such popularity that a royal family in Munich claimed that they were the only ones to have the right to brew wheat beer. By the 1870’s Weissbier’s popularity had fallen, due primarily to the discovery of lager yeast, and the royal patent was lifted. Weizen “wheat” became popular again in the 1970‘s. Today,
wheat beer accounts for thirty percent of beer sales in Munich.

Abita's Select Kristall Weizen
Our Kristall Weizen, “clear wheat” is made with malt from Weyermann, a famous German malting company. The malt bill consist of wheat malt and Pils, Vienna, and Cara pils malted barley. The beer was fermented with Weizen ale yeast obtained from Doemens, a German brewing school. The brew is lightly hopped with German Hallertau Hersbrucker hops. The result is a well balanced, gold color brew with a fine, slightly sweet body, fluffy head, and subtle flavors of clove, banana, and vanilla. The beer finishes with a fine acidity and is light on the palate.

Food Pairing
Kristall Weizen is a very versatile beer and goes with all types of cuisine. A typical Bavarian mid-morning breakfast consists of a Weissbier and Weisswurst, a pale veal sausage usually served with sweat mustard. A Weizen’s high effervescent and fine acidity cuts through mouth coating ingredients such as cheese, eggs, and cream sauces. In addition, a Weizen’s delicate sweetness and fruity aroma complements mildly spicy meals. The next time you are eating a curry dish or feasting on a brunch of fruit, eggs Benedict, and grits & grillades, drink a Weizen and make a toast to the brew master.