**Erdinger Weissbier is one of the world’s best-known German wheat beers — so why isn’t it served at Oktoberfest?**This week on Beer, Together, Elton and Matt try the Bavarian Weissbier from Erding, tackle the very particular Erdinger pouring ritual and discover exactly why there’s so much banana and clove hiding in a bottle of wheat beer.
We get into German beer purity laws, bottle conditioning, Erdinger’s brewing traditions, Bavarian food pairings and the brewery’s rather unfortunate position just outside Munich. There’s also a suspiciously medical-looking Weissbier glass, an unnecessary running-water sound effect and Elton attempting to finish a beer from a style he openly dislikes.
Then it’s **Choose Your Fighter**. Erdinger faces reigning champion Mad Squirrel Sumo across **Flavour, Finish & Appearance and Drinkability**, judged within its own Weissbier category.
And somehow, against almost everything Elton believes about banana-flavoured beer, we have a new champion.
🍺 **Beer:** Erdinger Weissbier
🇩🇪 **Style:** Weissbier / German wheat beer
📍 **Brewed:** Erding, Bavaria
💪 **ABV:** 5.3%
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