Schneider Weisse Changed?

the beer revolu

Schneider Weisse, for some unknown reason, changed all their labeling this year (Original (hefe) is now Tap 7)
When this happened, there was a lot of talk that the beer had changed - I wasn't convinced.
However, I had a few of them the other night and I am now convinced that what is now Tap 7 is very different to the old Original.
It seems much lighter in colour and has less of the complex spicy flavours I used to love.

So, is it just me and some other cranks who resist change, or has the beer change along with the label ?

It used to be my favorite Weisse but now it seems to taste very much like all the others.

Saruman

I guess we need to find an old bottle of original and compare

IrishWhiskeyCha

Strange that you mention that ... I got a couple of the old ones in Tescos so once I find a few new bottlings and I'll join in and do a head to head.

boardsy

Hadn't seen the amazing Aventinus around (i.e. in the Abbot's Alehouse) for a while - now re-branded Tap 6 I see... what a daft naming convention

At least the Aventinus Eisbock retains its original name.

the beer revolu

Saruman wrote: »

I guess we need to find an old bottle of original and compare

Yes, work to be done!

IrishWhiskeyCha wrote: »

Strange that you mention that ... I got a couple of the old ones in Tescos so once I find a few new bottlings and I'll join in and do a head to head.

Yay, go to work my friend!

boardsy wrote: »

Hadn't seen the amazing Aventinus around (i.e. in the Abbot's Alehouse) for a while - now re-branded Tap 6 I see... what a daft naming convention

At least the Aventinus Eisbock retains its original name.

Yes, the most pointless relabeling, possibly ever.

I do know that there is a pallet of out of date Aventinus in the bond waiting to be released to the Abbot's (but it was waiting a year ago too:mad:)
I will inform if it ever makes it to the shop.

Chances are that the Eisbock is from before the rebadging.

BeerNut

the beer revolu wrote: »

Chances are that the Eisbock is from before the rebadging.

The website doesn't suggest that the Eisbock is due for rebadging. I see the Hopfenweisse is part of the permanent line-up: that's very good news. I don't see the Edelweisse, but it could be they don't sell it in Germany.

the beer revolu

Was the Edelweisse the organic hefe?

I see they have Mein Grunes too.
Could that be a replacement for the Edelweisse?

Do you have any opinions the change/no change issue, Beernut?

BeerNut

the beer revolu wrote: »

I see they have Mein Grunes too.
Could that be a replacement for the Edelweisse?

The ABV matches, so I'd say you're right there.

the beer revolu wrote: »

Do you have any opinions the change/no change issue, Beernut?

I've not had any Schneider in ages. I do know that the only way to tell for sure is a blind triangle test: two servings of one and one of the other, presented blind. Is the odd-one-out obvious?

SomeDose

It's something that was puzzling me also. I had an Aventinus about 5 months ago which was from the purple-labelled bottle (like the Eisbock)...the next time I had it (in the same bar) it had the white label with a purple heart-shaped design and Tap 6 on it. I just assumed it was due to different import batches or somesuch. Recently I can only find the new style labelling so what you guys are saying makes sense.

Come to think of it, it's high time I revisited the wonders of Schneider-Weisse....

sycamore87

I have twice been to the Schneider Brau Haus in Munich and I believe I have an answer to why they have changed the labels. In Munich the beer is listed on the menu under tap number and when the servers go to get your beer they take it from a tap that relates to the number you chose. There are 8 beers available in munich(including deadly pints of Eisbock).The new labels are probably designed for Germans who are more familiar with the numbered system. For the less tutonic consumers it seems a bit confusing and pointless though.

boardsy

sycamore87 wrote:

pints of Eisbock

:eek:

sycamore87 wrote:

The new labels are probably designed for Germans who are more familiar with the numbered system. For the less tutonic consumers it seems a bit confusing and pointless though.

Very! Would it have been too difficult to include both the original name AND the tap number on the label???

BeerNut

boardsy wrote: »

Would it have been too difficult to include both the original name AND the tap number on the label?

Isn't that exactly what they did?

boardsy

BeerNut wrote: »

Isn't that exactly what they did?

Oh, so they did Well done Schneider Weisse!

bennyob

boardsy wrote: »

Oh, so they did Well done Schneider Weisse!

Having a "tap 6" at the moment and it doesn't look as dark as what was in the older bottles. They taste similar but look different.

I remember holding the old one up to the light and barely able to see anything through the glass but a lot more light gets through "tap6".

adamski8

this was quite problematic for me as i drank a friends beer which had been the old label and when i went to get a replacement it had all this tap **** i hadnt known about before, not sure if i got the correct one now!