There's no better time than Oktoberfest to delve deeper into the intriguing world of German beer. Of the different lagers being poured and guzzled during festivities, most tend to be malty ...

MUNICH (AP) — The head brewmaster for Weihenstephan, the world's oldest brewery, has a secret: He really likes alcohol-free beer. Even though he's quick to say he obviously enjoys real beer more, ...

This week, I was looking for a Bavarian beer, so I felt obligated to try Weihenstephaner — the label boasts it was made by “The World’s Oldest Brewery.” I was a little skeptical at first, but the ...

Weihenstephan describes Vitus as a “spicy single-bock wheat beer.” You’ll find Weizenbock on the bottle. Interestingly, the late beer hunter, Michael Jackson, points out in his style notes that those ...

Weihenstephaner has existed in one form or another since 1040 (almost a thousand years!) and is best known for its excellent weissbiers. However, a somewhat warm spring day recently prompted me to buy ...

In honor of the ongoing Euro 2012 soccer tournament in Eastern Europe, The Daily Iowan beer of the week is the Hefe Weissbier brewed by the Bavarian State Brewery Weihenstephan (say that three times ...

A Bavarian wheat beer, Weihenstephan Vitus, gets the nod as the 2011 World's Best Beer from the World Beer Awards in England. Often referred to as the unofficial Beer World Championships, entry in the ...

If you’re burned out on generic summer ales and session IPAs this summer, you might want to revisit the original thirst quencher. Weihenstephaner Original is a textbook German lager, and ...

Josef Schraedler, Director of the Weihenstephan Brewery, right, and Jim Koch, Boston Beer Co. founder and master brewer, left, talk about beer in the brewhouse of the Weihenstephan brewery in Freising ...

What it is: Among the world’s most iconic hefeweizens — if not the most iconic of them all — from what claims to be “the world’s oldest brewery.” (Says so right there on the label!) Hefeweizen has, ...