Michelob Dunkel Weisse

Pros: Tasty combination of malt and yeast attributes; Low price
Cons: Not as good as it could be.

Big brewers have been known to offer the occasional craft beer and for the most part, the efforts are rather lame and I can always name several examples of products that are better examples of their respective style, not to mention better tasting. But ...

Pros: Widely available, bargain price, authentic and delicious.
Cons: Not the best example of the style. But a darned good one.

About a year and a half ago or so as I type, Anheuser-Busch rolled out a "Bavarian-Style" Hefeweizen under their Michelob label. Being that I really can't resist any new beer, I picked some up, and was very much let down by it. It wasn't very Bavarian at ...

Pros: The color is nice
Cons: All I can taste are cloves and just a tiny bit of banana

There are times when I feel like I'm really, really missing something. I have read two rave reviews of this Michelob Dunkel Weisse and, for the life of me, I can't figure out why anyone would like this swill. To make matters worse, those two reviews are ...

Pros: A very authentic Bavarian style wheat beer, and very affordable.
Cons: I really can't think of any.

It's been a long time since I lived in Germany.  But my taste buds have long memories, and I have longed for the taste of an authentic Bavarian Dunkelweisse for a very long time.  Yeah, you can get them here in the midwest, but they are hard to ...