WTOP’s Beer of the Week: Andechs Weißbier Dunkel

WTOP's Beer of the Week: Andechs Weißbier Dunkel

Brewing beer for hundreds of years? Must be doing something right.

WTOP’s Brennan Haselton is joined by Neighborhood Restaurant Group Beer Director and Food and Wine Sommelier of the Year Greg Engert to talk about Andechs Weißbier Dunkel for the latest edition of WTOP’s Beer of the Week.

Brewery: Kloster Andechs, Andechs, Germany

Description: The aromatic character of this dark wheat beer is maintained by selecting the best wheat and barley malts from Bavarian malthouses and aroma hops from Hallertau.

ABV: 5%

Pairing suggestions: Schnitzel, sausages and kraut, red sauce Italian cuisine, shrimp on the barbie

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Brennan Haselton

In 2000, Brennan Haselton took a job at WTOP as reporter and anchor, and that's where he has been ever since (with the exception of a brief return to Seattle in 2005). He is a two-time winner of the national Edward R. Murrow Award, and winner of the National Headliner Grand Award.

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