To be fair, I don’t know if the imported version has guarana, as it’s not indicated on the labeling, so it’s possible this is pure pomegranate.Īppearance: Purple-pink color and hazy as a hefe should be. It’s also a 50-50 blend of hefeweizen to juice, and the German webpage says that it’s “refined with guarana” - guarana is a Brazilian fruit that contains caffeine and used as a stimulant in soft drinks. Pomegranate as a fruited addition is not one I see much of, so I was definitely intrigued when I saw this, and had high hopes after tasting Grapefruit. I can’t find any flaws with this, and I don’t know how German brewers are able to craft such excellent examples of proper low-alcohol radlers, but this is one you should definitely have in your fridge. Mouthfeel: Light, fluffy, juicy, mellow, with a lingering toasty wheat and broiled grapefruit character. There’s a touch of gentle Cream of Wheat flavor and a hint of pithy bitterness, which all works together and keeps you sipping. It’s mellow and quite tasty and true to the promise of grapefruit. Taste: Sweet grapefruit juice like taking a grapefruit, halving it and sprinkling it with sugar, then broiling it. It’s appealing and appetizing (as in, mouth-watering aroma) with a touch of yeasty and bready wheat as you’d expect from a hefe. Smell: Pure grapefruit juice, bright and fresh-squeezed, with a signature grapefruit bitterness that’s lightly pithy with a touch of sweet citrus. The head is fizzy and active and is also a hazy pinkish-white color. Interestingly, Schöfferhofer’s German page for Grapefruit says (via Google Translate) that it’s “also a very special treat when it is freshly tapped and on ice.” Since I have another can, I might try that.Īppearance: Hazy orange color with a pink tinge orange quite like the can itself, or even a pink(ish) grapefruit. This signature radler is brewed with grapefruit juice, “natural flavor” (I always wonder what this specifically refers to), and has added beta-carotene for color-giving it the bright orange appearance you see in the picture above.

The Grapefruit comes in a can, which I’ve since seen on retail shelves, while Pomegranate is packaged in a clear bottle. These are 50-50 blends of Schöfferhofer’s signature weizen and juice. Despite being labeled as hefeweizens, I’m calling these radlers since they are blended with their respective fruit juices to achieve low-ABV (2.5%) tipples that I found perfect for summer.

I received a big package of beers from Bolide Communications last month, and among them were two German-origin beers: Schöfferhofer Grapefruit and Pomegranate Hefeweizens.

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