Serving
Bavarian-style wheat beer is usually served in 500 ml, vase-shaped glasses. In Belgium, witbier is usually served in a 25cl glass, although there is no standard shape. Berliner Weisse is often served in a schooner.
Kristallweizen (especially in Austria) and American styles of wheat beer are sometimes served with a slice of lemon or orange in the glass; this is generally frowned upon in Bavaria.
In northern Bavaria, it is common to add a grain of rice to kristallweizen, which causes a gentle bubbling effect and results in a longer lasting foam. A common item on pub menus in Bavaria is cola-weizen, which is a mix of cola and weizenbier. Often this is referred to as a "Neger" – a pejorative German term for a person of African descent. If weizen-bock is used instead of normal weizen it is called a "Turbo-Neger".
Another mixture popular during the summer is a 50–50 mix of Weissbier with lemonade, called "Russ". The German term for Russian.
In different parts of Germany bananenweizen (wheat beer with banana nectar mixed in) is very popular.
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