Ever since I was a kid, many years before I started drinking alcohol, I saw the scene in the Yugoslav series "Hot Wind" in which guest host Bob asks the waiter in a local Serbian tavern "do you have Kapuziner", that German wheat beer, Kapuziner, has become a synonym for difficult to obtain.
And then I started drinking, first lager and pilsner, then wheat, and then craft beer.
And this beer remains one of the top three wheat beers I drink.
I often order it in restaurants, because it's hard to find on sale, and that's why when I find it in a market, I always take a few bottles to drink at home, after lunch.
It was the same today, this Saturday, after fasting and Good Friday (for us Orthodox who celebrate Easter tomorrow according to the Julian calendar), in order to have a slightly lighter lunch before tomorrow's feast, I prepared Bolognese sauce for spaghetti.
This Kapuziner beer is recommended with lighter meals, chicken, fish, and I drank it after pasta.
I liked it.
Kapuziner Hefe-Weissbier is a true representative of the Bavarian wheat beer school.
Due to the presence of yeast that remains in the bottle (Hefe), the color is opaque and cloudy, pale orange.
It is characterized by an extremely high, firm and white foam that lasts a long time in the glass, and this is the trademark of quality wheat beers.
With 5.4% alcohol, this beer is very refreshing and drinkable.
It's very creamy on the tongue (thanks to the wheat), with a strong carbonation that refreshes the palate.
Kapuziner has almost no bitterness.
When drinking from a bottle, it should not be poured all at once.
Pour approximately 2/3 of the beer into a tilted glass, then "shake" the remaining amount in the bottle with circular movements to collect all the yeast from the bottom, and only then add to the end. That's how you get that full turbidity and maximum aroma.
When you drink it, at the end of the sip you can feel the full, earthy taste of yeast that rounds out the whole story of this beer.
Kapuziner is a classic for lovers of wheat beers that are not too heavy, although you should take care of the number of drinks, because that refreshing and drinkable effect can easily deceive and lead us to overindulge.
