Leicht ("light") weisse is a standard German beer style, though one of the ones that the world at large hasn't been rushing to appropriate. I hadn't thought much about it until I spotted an example on the shelves at Redmond's and decided to give it a go.I was expecting Unertl Leichte Weisse to be pale, but it's not, proving the almost-tan colour of a super-traditional weissbier like Schneider. The lightness is in the ABV, only 2.9%, and that has resulted in something tasting almost non-alcoholic. It has the sugary wort flavour of an N/A weiss, yet somehow manages also to be thin and hollow. I'm genuinely confused as to whether this is under- or over- attenuated. Either way, it's not fun.
Just drink a smaller glass of full-fat weisse and you'll have a better time than with a whole half litre of this. I genuinely can't think of of a use case for it. All the brewers who have decided not to make one are spot on.