Alcohol-Free Rothaus Hefe Weizen
By Rothaus · Germany
An alcohol-free hefeweizen from the Black Forest. Hazy golden with banana and clove, The Alcohol Free Co and Dry Drinker say; Rothaus describes a strong copper colour with a heavy haze, ripe banana, honey and cereal.
At under 0.5% ABV, this isn’t alcohol-free under UK guidance, which keeps the term for 0.05% or less. We list it with alcohol-free beers, as UK shops do. How UK labels work
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A guide based on the style and Rothaus’s and The Alcohol Free Co’s descriptions (creamy banana, cereal, honey and a smooth body), to help you compare at a glance — not a definitive tasting.
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Door 10 of our alcohol-free advent calendar. Rothaus Hefe Weizen is one of the 24 beers in the calendar you can build yourself, chosen from the highest scorers in our reviews. See all 24 doors in our build-your-own alcohol-free advent calendar. It’s also door 18 of the 24-beer calendar you can buy in one order.
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The story behind Rothaus Hefe Weizen
From Germany’s highest brewery, as Rothaus calls itself — the state-owned, monastery-founded Rothaus of the southern Black Forest — comes the wheat-beer half of the alcohol-free Zäpfle family. Rothaus first bottled a Hefeweizen in 1995; the alcohol-free versions followed in 2009, made on a de-alcoholisation plant that Rothaus says is unique in Germany, which removes the alcohol gently after brewing.
It shows: ripe, creamy banana over cereal, Rothaus says, with a smooth body, according to The Alcohol Free Co and Dry Drinker. It’s brewed with wheat malt, aroma hops and the brewery’s own yeast, Rothaus says, and the brewery draws its water from seven springs of its own.
Pour it tall with a final swirl of the bottle to rouse the yeast, and pair with brunch or grilled fish; The Alcohol Free Co and Dry Drinker suggest sausages or salads. More on the Rothaus hub and in our German guide. Rothaus’s label girl, whom drinkers named ‘Biergit’, first appeared on its Tannenzäpfle label in 1956.
