Gutmann - Helles Hefeweizen

Helles Hefeweizen – Brauerei Gutmann's Franconian Wheat Beer: Banana, Spice & Unmistakable Yeast Character

Helles Hefeweizen by Brauerei Gutmann from Titting in the Altmühl Valley needs no introduction in Bavaria — and for very good reason. At 5.2% ABV and brewed to a recipe rooted in decades of traditional craft, Gutmann's Hefeweizen stands for everything a great Bavarian wheat beer should be: a welcoming banana aroma in the nose, a characteristic top-fermented yeast bloom that gives the beer its unmistakable freshness, and an opening on the palate that is mild, soft, and harmonious throughout. The pleasant fruitiness gradually develops into a spicy depth on the mid-palate — typical of well-guided top-fermented yeast — before a fine hop note in the mild, dry finish invites you to keep drinking.

What makes Gutmann Helles Hefeweizen so special is its honest, unpretentious character: not a modern showpiece beer, but a wheat beer with conviction and a strong sense of home, equally convincing in the beer garden and at the kitchen table. Brauerei Gutmann — one of Bavaria's most storied wheat beer breweries — has demonstrated across generations that a classic Hefeweizen needs no gimmicks to impress. Poured fresh, naturally hazy, and crowned with the signature wheat beer head — a glass that immediately evokes summer, whatever the season.