 BlackDonald (1040), Concord, North Carolina, USA
Jul 1, 2008 This was really wheaty and bready in the forefront. Loads of spice, and not overly sweet but something is missing from the body. Still has very enjoyable taste characteristics.
jcwattsrugger (4908), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
Oct 27, 2007 @GCBF-on tap-pours a thick creamy off white head and cloudy brown/yellow color. Aroma is clove, secondary banana, wheat. Taste is clove, banana, wheat/malt-sweet.
TimE (1240), Tokyo, Japan
Sep 27, 2007 Very cloudy golden brown color. Cloudy to the point of looking off. Spicy banana clove nose. Sweet clovey, malty mouth. Excellent backbone. Clovey banana finish. Low carbonation. Full bodied. Bock body, but liitle in character.
presario (2768), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Sep 13, 2007 GCBF sample. Cloudy dark yellow. Fair head. Light banana nose. Thick malty body seems to thin as you drink. Alcohol start. Banana finish.
CapFlu (3432), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Sep 11, 2007 (Draught) Sampled at the Great Canadian Beer Festival 2007 in Victoria on September 8th, 2007. Peppery banana aroma. Pure banana flavour but little malt counterbalance and too lightly hopped. Pretty bad for this style.
Enniskillen (1857), Salinas, California, USA
Sep 10, 2007 Foggy amber, thin white head. Aroma is fairly fruity, pineapple esters, almost like a citrus, bubble gum. Taste is bubblegum, fruity, lightly hoppy, lightly alcoholic.
Nate (2466), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 26, 2007 On tap at Amore restaurant, Seattle. Great banana clove arom, wheaty and very sweet. Light fruity hops. Very aromatic. Cloudy butterscotch amber with no head. Medium heavy body with medium carbonation. Starts sweet with wheaty chewiness, banana esters, light clove, and light brown sugar. Although it’s bit too sugary, this is really well balanced and full flavored. Good stuff.
awaisanen (1259), Irvine, California, USA
Jul 7, 2007 On tap. Hazy, deep golden yellow colored pour with practically no head. Thick aroma of bananas, cream, and a smidgen of clove spice. Medium-full bodied, lightly carbonated mouthfeel. The body is a bit chewy, with only a small amount of carbonation, giving it a slick, oily feel. Flavors of banana, caramelized wheat, and a touch of vanilla. Some bubblegummy yeast rounds out the finish. The flavors are pretty good and improved serving conditions would no doubt improve this somewhat. The color comes as a surprise, but it’s actually quite interesting.
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