3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
A dark brown almost black pour with hints of red. Aroma of slight cherries, dates and hints of malt. Dark flavor and sweetness of molasses and hard hints of dried fruit. Full solid palate with good carbonation. Very solid complex flavor for me.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
[22oz Bomber - Johns Market]
A deep brown color with a light head. A very deep spciy brew with a good malt flavor. The aroma was great and this was a very good drinking Weizen Bock. Deep in flavors and a good rich high alochol content.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
22 oz bottle, via Secret Santa X-mas 2006. Pours a clear dark brown with a ruby glow under a one finger foamy light brown head that fell to a partial covering. Nose is heavily malty with some spicy earthy wheat, coffee, molassas, hefty alcohol, light smoke, roast, and caramel. There’s alot going on here in the aroma. Flavor presents coffee, wheat, and roast up front. Lightly spicy yet still quite sweetly malty. There’s a certain depth missing to this though, and I think that it’s the lack of yeast. Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied and a little too syrupy with moderate fizzy carbonation. This was OK, and I hate to harp on the same old subject with Avery, but once again the heavy filtration detracted from this in every way.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Dark opaque brown with small light brown head. Yeasty aroma of cookies, wheat, dark cherries, vanilla and banana. Fruity and yeasty flavour of vherries, banana, sweet licorice, rose petals and spices. Full bodied. Vinous aftertaste of licorice, banana, black pepper and alcohol.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bomber I found in the back of my cellar when looking for something that also has gold foil. So I thought why not pop this seemed to be as good of a time as any. Shared with my Girlfriend Cyn, this is pretty much only the 2nd big beer of the night. Appaently I bought this at South bay for 6 bucks a ways back. Pours blackish brown witha 1 finger tan head. Looks like a dopplebock, not a weizenbock to me. Nose is sweet and chocolaty. Taste mirrors the nose, nice, choco and sweet and rich. A very nice dopplebock, not a weizenbock in any way shape or form.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle: Malty aroma with chocolate, caramel, banana, raisin, roasted grain, and wheat. Alcohol is apparent but not overbearing. Pours a dark somewhat transparent brown with faint red hilights. Moderate beige head lasts a minute or so. Starts with some light chocolate and smokey grain flavors. Hints of maple syrup and toffee. Moderate banana in the middle with some plum. A slight wheat tanginess comes into play just before the finish with an increased chocolate presence as well as yeast and light alcohol in the finish. As it warms the alcohol is more noticeable and borders on being a little too much at times. Very good, but the alcohol started to wear on me a little. Curious to see what happens as the alcohol has a chance to mellow with a little time.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle courtesy of SS: Poured a dark black color weizenbock with a medium foamy head with average retention but good lacing. Aroma of sweet caramel malt is pretty enticing with some light clove note also noticeable. Taste of sweet caramel is a bit overpowering and hides the clove aspect of the beer which would have been enjoyable. Alcohol is slightly detectable but I had worst and beer is not fully filtrated which I ma grateful for. Overall, I would say that this is not the best of weizenbock but a very good effort nonetheless from a brewery that sometimes leave me puzzle.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
2006 bottle, aged nearly 2 years. Pours an extremely dark crimson color that appears black from a distance. A large, foamy, tan head leaves random flares of lacing behind. The aroma shows a sweet and malty base of dark caramel, banana bread, gingerbread, and nutmeg. I’m definitely getting a "baked goods" feel on the nose. The flavor is more of the same, with ultra-rich caramelized malts, cocoa, banana, cinnamon, and bready yeast all coming through fairly strong. Very little hop character, as the malts clearly dominate this one. Slightly more substantial than medium-bodied, but most of the fullness seems to come from sugar. Overly sweet up front, transitioning to a sour, dry, woody note on the finish. I’ve been digging this style recently, but this one is just a bit too sweet for my liking.
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