Welcome to our Paulaner Beer Tasting!

Looking to learn more about our beer? Look no further & start our virtual beer tasting, alone or together with your friends!

Please begin with our Paulaner Münchner Hell, then continue with Paulaner Weissbier & lastly, Paulaner Weissbier Dunkel.

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Paulaner Münchner Hell

Paulaner Münchner Hell is a true symbol of Munich & therefore, what we will begin with today.

Its gentile, subtle notes, & unique aromatic full-body, leave no wonder to why it’s one of Munich most popular choices.

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Step 1: Appearance

Before you begin to taste your beer, see how the beer looks in each glass.
Look at the colour & the consistency.

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What colour has the beer & how cloudy is the tone?
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Colour
Bright golden
Bronze
Cloudiness
Clear
Cloudy
Our beer has a radiant, bright golden colour. It is filtered & therefore has no turbidity.
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Our beer has a radiant, bright golden colour. It is filtered & therefore has no turbidity.

Step 2 & 3: Aroma & Taste

Gently swirl the glass & bring it to your nose. Smell for 1-2 seconds.
Then, take a small sip & give it a slight swish in your mouth.

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Which predominant flavours/aromas do you taste & smell?
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Taste
Sweet
Bitter
Smell
Malty
Hoppy
Our Paulaner Münchner Hell is crisp with an elegant malty body. It compliments with hints of sweetness & a slight hoppy finish.
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Our Paulaner Münchner Hell is crisp with an elegant malty body. It compliments with hints of sweetness & a slight hoppy finish.

Hops is one of the strongest flavours you will taste in our Paulaner Münchner Hell, but do you know where we get our hops from?

Zatec - Czech Republic
Hallertau - Germany
Yakima - USA
Paulaner hops come from the worlds largest continuous hop cultivation area. It is called the Hallertau, located in Southern Germany & produces hop vines that grow up to 8 meters tall! Share this information with friends!
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Paulaner hops come from the worlds largest continuous hop cultivation area. It is called the Hallertau, located in Southern Germany & produces hop vines that grow up to 8 meters tall! Share this information with friends!

What is your level of impression on the maltiness & sweetness of the beer? Are you tasting higher or lower intensities for each?
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Maltiness
Low
High
Sweetness
Low
High
Hell style beer is one of Munich's most popular choices. The balance between its mild malty notes, & hints of subtle sweetness makes it your go-to beer whenever.
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Hell style beer is one of Munich's most popular choices. The balance between its mild malty notes, & hints of subtle sweetness makes it your go-to beer whenever.

Did you know Paulaner was one of the first breweries to bring Münchner Hell to the tabs of Munich?

Well now you do. 😉 We hope you enjoyed this light refreshment, & enjoy even more our next German styled classic.

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Moving onto Paulaner's iconic Weissbier - ranked #1 Weissbier in Germany!

This style of beer is an original Bavarian specialty that many enjoy while sitting in a Biergarten, relaxing at home or however they prefer!

*Source: Nielsen, LEH+GAM without ALN, alcoholic wheat beer, market share (value), MAT Dec. 2021

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Step 1: Appearance

Before you taste this beer, pay close attention to the colour & cloudiness.

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What colour has the beer & how cloudy is the tone?
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Colour
Mildly golden
Amber gold
Cloudiness
Clear
Cloudy
If you recognized this beer as more of a amber gold & cloudy, than you are correct! Weissbier (wheat beer) is unfiltered & therefore has a more cloudy appearance.
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If you recognized this beer as more of a amber gold & cloudy, than you are correct! Weissbier (wheat beer) is unfiltered & therefore has a more cloudy appearance.

Paulaner Weissbier is unfiltered & therefore contains less water than filtered beer. Do you know from what depth the water for Paulaner beer is extracted?

190 meters
280 meters
6 meters
All of Paulaner's beers are made with water that has been untouched for over 10,000 years & is completely pure. This deep water is protected by layers of rock & extracted from a water bubble 190 m underground.

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All of Paulaner's beers are made with water that has been untouched for over 10,000 years & is completely pure. This deep water is protected by layers of rock & extracted from a water bubble 190 m underground.

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How would you describe the amount of foam on the top of the beer?

Small amount
Large amount
This style of beer is typically very carbonated, which leads to a larger head of foam! It serves as a crown, for our great iconic tasting Weissbier!
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This style of beer is typically very carbonated, which leads to a larger head of foam! It serves as a crown, for our great iconic tasting Weissbier!

Step 2: Aroma

As before, gently swirl the glass & bring it to your nose.
Smell for 1-2 seconds.

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What is the predominant aroma that you smell?

Banana
Grape
Cherry
Banana is actually the correct answer, but it also has hints of mango & pineapple. That Weissbier is unfiltered, it has more than 2500 aromas! It can be described as the red wines of beers; complex.
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Banana is actually the correct answer, but it also has hints of mango & pineapple. That Weissbier is unfiltered, it has more than 2500 aromas! It can be described as the red wines of beers; complex.

Step 3: Taste

Take a small sip & answer the questions.

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Are you tracing finer notes of fruit than the Paulaner Münchner Hell?
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Light fruity notes
Stronger fruity notes
If you want to know more about the exact notes you are tasting, follow the link at the end to learn more about the 2500 different aromas in the Paulaner Weissbier!
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If you want to know more about the exact notes you are tasting, follow the link at the end to learn more about the 2500 different aromas in the Paulaner Weissbier!

Now that you have tasted an original Bavarian styled beer.

Let's move onto a similar style with a darker twist. Or shall we say, our chestnut coloured malt revelation!

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Paulaner Weissbier Dunkel

The unusually high content of the finest Munich malt turns this dark version of wheat beer into an intense, tasteful experience!

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Step 1: Appearance

Before you begin to taste this beer, pay attention specifically to the colour here.

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What is the colour of the beer?
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Light-chocolate brown
Reddish-chestnut brown
With the combination of light & dark wheat malt, this chocolate-coloured body also has, a seductive shimmering reddish chestnut colour.
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With the combination of light & dark wheat malt, this chocolate-coloured body also has, a seductive shimmering reddish chestnut colour.

Step 2: Aroma

Gently swirl the glass & bring it to your nose. Smell for 1-2 seconds.

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What do you smell? Are you smelling more sweet or malty notes?
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Sweet
Malty
This is a difficult question. Along with the original Paulaner Weissbier, Paulaner Weissbier Dunkel is another complex beer style that offers both, hints of tropical fruity & malty aromas.
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This is a difficult question. Along with the original Paulaner Weissbier, Paulaner Weissbier Dunkel is another complex beer style that offers both, hints of tropical fruity & malty aromas.

Step 3: Taste

Take a small sip & answer the question.

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Which two words describe the taste of this beer the best?

Strong & nutty
Bitter & hoppy
Tangy & citrusy
Paulaner Weissbier Dunkel is a muscular beer. Unfiltered, strong & nutty. 
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Paulaner Weissbier Dunkel is a muscular beer. Unfiltered, strong & nutty. 

To conclude we ask you to compare all the beers. Which beer was your favourite?

Paulaner Münchner Hell
Paulaner Weissbier
Paulaner Weissbier Dunkel
If you are doing this virtual tasting in company, do they have the same answer?
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If you are doing this virtual tasting in company, do they have the same answer?

Congratulations!

You finished the tasting & here is your certificate:

You agree to with our brewmaster.

We hope you enjoyed some of our beer specialties today &
maybe learned something new!
If you want to find out more about the Paulaner specialties,
click here.

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GOOD, BETTER, PAULANER.
GOOD, BETTER, PAULANER.