After the great success at the World Beer Awards in late August, when the crystal wheat beer was named the best crystal worldwide, the honors continued seamlessly.&nbsp;Weihenstephan wheat beers are excellent - this was confirmed by the blind tastings at the International Beer Challenge 2023. Not only did the Hefeweißbier bring home the bronze medal, but three other representatives were honored with the golden one: the Weizenbock Vitus, the Hefeweißbier Dunkel, and – who else after the successes of recent years - the Kristallweissbier! The quintet is completed by the silver medal of the Original Helles.Fine notes of banana - more intense in the Vitus, more subtle in the Kristallweissbier, a bit riper in the Hefeweissbier Dunkel -, a pleasant recency of the beers and strong colors in the glass ensured enthusiasm among the jury. The brewery's wheat beer range convinced the British. And the Original Helles also met the tastes: spicy, refreshing, with a lot of character - a perfect beer that fits just fine to a snack.Prof. Dr. Josef Schrädler, Director of the Bavarian State Brewery Weihenstephan, was delighted: "Shortly after our great success at the World Beer Awards, we won even more medals - we are thrilled that our beer is also so well received in Great Britain! This is a further confirmation of our high quality and the unique taste of our beers."Head Brewmaster Tobias Zollo agreed: "Our wheat beers are more than beers, they are experiences. Our team works hard to ensure that fans around the world can enjoy these beers." And the crystal wheat beer? Zollo laughed: "It has definitely become our golden boy. We'll toast to that."

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Precious metal at the IBC: Weihenstephan Brewery awarded five medals

At the beginning of August, cheers and celebrations were in order: Five beers were awarded medals at the World Beer Awards. Bronze went to the Hefeweißbier Dunkel and the Pilsner, silver to the Weihenstephaner Helle - but the highest honors went to two other beers.The Kristallweißbier and the Weizenbock Vitus not only received the gold medal, but were also named the best beers of their style in Germany. The former impressed with its pleasant tartness, fine banana notes, rounded off with a hint of citrus. The Weizenbock Vitus convinced the judges with its strong aromas of banana and clove, its high drinkability despite 7.7 percent alcohol and its rounded taste.

The victory at the German level additionally meant that both beers competed for the title of the world's best beer in their respective categories. And here, the Kristallweissbier prevailed over the competition once again - and can now officially call itself the world's best Kristallweissbier for the second consecutive year!Prof. Dr. Josef Schrädler, Director of the brewery: "This is incredible! For the second time in a row, our Kristallweissbier has been named the world's best beer of its style. An incredible success that speaks for the immense quality of our beers, for which our employees give everything every day. We still can't believe that we're actually at the summit of such top-class competition."Head Brewmaster Tobias Zollo added: "These competitions are always about what is most important to beer drinkers – the taste. And the fact that Kristallweissbier is once again taking home the title of "World's Best" is an absolute dream and a confirmation. We know what we have in our employees - a very special team and that shows when it comes to the quality of our beers."

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World’s Best Kristal: Highest honors for Weihenstephaner beers

This map shows that we in Germany are slightly above average - measured in U.S. dollars and pint-sized beers. finder.com finds that the average price in Germany is $3.84, while the global average is $3.53. We'll show you where the extremes are!The most expensive beer locations in the world are quite different - and you have to travel far from Weihenstephan to pay these prices. Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is the most expensive, sitting at $11.60, as is Doha (Qatar) at $11.49. Reykjavik in Iceland follows with some distance (10.76 dollars) and Oslo in Norway with "only" 9.96 dollars.And who are our direct "beer price neighbors"? In the Northern Mariana Islands, you pay $3.92 per half-pint, in Brunei $3.77 and in Nepal $3.75. Our real neighbors fare as follows: In Austria, you're allowed to shell out an average of $4.39, in Switzerland as much as $7.83, but in the Czech Republic it's only $1.61. We'll be on our way...But if you want to spend less money on beer, the Czech Republic is not the only place to do so. In a total of seven countries, a pint costs less than a dollar on average: Saudi Arabia (99 cents), Vietnam (95 cents), Ethiopia (91 cents), Malawi (87 cents), Nigeria (85 cents), Uzbekistan (80 cents) and the price leader is Venezuela with an average of 70 cents per pint.The data comes from the cost-of-living comparison sites Expatistan and Numbeo. More information is available in the interactive map from finder.com - check it out here: https://www.finder.com/international-beer-price-map

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