Franziskaner Hefe-Weisse Dunkel Joins Delicious Ribs and Queso con Chorizo in My Belly

I'm stoked for so many reasons I can't even tell you.

Ha! Really? This is my blog, of course I'm going to blabber about it. My taller little brother Warren was in town this weekend from New York. Saturday we went to the beach and I returned to make ribs for the first time. Usually cooking is David's department, but he's away in Chicago so I stepped to be the Emeril. BAM! While the ribs were slow roasting for two hours, Warren helped me make chile con queso with chorizo, which Melissa B, Brad G, Jessica W, Warren D, Nic R, and AJ came, saw, and obliterated. And when the ribbies were finished, I was ready with excellent beer.

Fact: Fat Friars Love Pork Ribs. Go Figure

The Franziskaner Dunkel Hefe-Weisse is the moodier, darker brother of the beer I drank Thursday but retains the hefe-weisse's sweetness (btw in German hefe = yeast, weisse = wheat). The dark caramel malts and spices mix together nicely. As far as pairing goes, the pork ribs were already sweet from the Goode & Co. bbq sauce and a more complimentary beer choice would've been a dark ale without the hefe-weisse sweetness, like a Bock. But whatever, I love sweets and the bier was great. The ribs were freaking great. Who's got two thumbs and makes awesome ribs? THIS GUY.

This fella was a well balanced bier and the combination proved a nice change of pace from the normal hefe's and dark beers I've imbibed lately. THE ROCK rating.

Franziskaner Hefe-Weisse, golden goodness

David was at the Hofbrau Haus in Chicago and inspired me to acquire a bier from z fatherland (Deustcheland). Willkommen Franziskaner Hefe-Weisse! (and that friends, is the sad extent of my German).

A Fat Franciscan - A Sign of Greatness

The aroma is a delightfully strong citrus and orange with a little banana. This fellow is a hefeweizen, but not your watered down Blue Moon stuff.  Full bodied and fairly sweet, like a grandfather or the old chubby friar on the label - which the website actually animates to rub his belly like a happy fat kid. Good for him. This beer is rich and well balanced. Women who only drink Hefe's will enjoy it, but won't be able to have more than a couple.

This is a quality beer. There's nothing more to say, just look at the monk on the label and know you're in good hands. Drink this, it's THE ROCK.