Baron Uber-Weisse

Brewed by Baron Brewing & Lunar Brewing
Style: Weizen Bock
Seattle, Washington USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Stein, Weizen

22 oz bomber. Deep amber, small white head. Pungent nose, some bananas and cloves. Good start with nice weizen notes but quickly dies on the palette. Aftertaste is pleasant but very short. I love this style but his doesn’t quite do it.

Brown ebony color, off white head and nice lacing. Nose is sweet with hop and alcohol, nice caramel malts. The flavor is nice and balanced, more toward the belgian side. Balanced, very little wheat. Nice.

Ruddy mahogany. Rocky dirty-white head clings with each sip. Fruity esters reminiscent of plum, black currants, and raisins are mirrored by plastic-like phenols and very light hints of burnt popcorn. Scrubbing effervescence. Invigorating tartness is swept away by overabundant graininess and a dry edge of roastiness. Rather supple and juicy with green banana and raisin flavors, but equally mushy and limp as well. Flavorsome yeast coats the palate but is unable to absorb the persistent graininess which is amplified by the notes of iron. Soft bubblegum lends depth of flavor and texture, though it finds itself mostly buried beneath the harsh phenols. Wheat takes on an enticing vivid sweetness which echoes the nuanced caramelized Munich notes, as the beer warms. Finishes with hints of green banana, caramel, and chocolate, but slightly flabby and grainy with an irony tartness that lingers. Minus the mild burnt-popcorn aromas, the aroma is very pleasant. Yeast could use more coaxing, but it’s very light on its feet considering its weight, and fairly nuanced overall. Less graininess would also help. Pretty respectable.

Bottle: Pours a muddy chestnut color with a medium beige head. Nose is a bit fruity, malt, earthy, and wheat tones. The taste is more thorough in the malt arena with underlying wheat and fruit notes. Tangy, dry finish. Thanks Jordan.

Much thanks to hopdog. I’m obviously behind on my notes here, as I tried this on 5/6/07... Appears a dark mahogany with a small, off-white head that slowly fades out. Scattered streaks of lacing are left around the glass. A small cap and hearty collar sticks around. Smell is of banana, clove, cherries, caramel, and dusty, wet wheat. Taste is of the mentioned aromas with an intense caramelized malt mixed with wheat germ. Mouthfeel is balanced, medium/full bodied, creamy with cherries, caramel, & sugar. Nothing over the top here. Very drinkable.

22oz bottle acquired in trade with Larry Pitonka (thanks!). Poured a deep brown color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of wheat (like a wet wheatiness), roast, earthy, trace of bananas, and clove. Tastes of wheat, lighter roast, chocolate, light bananas, and cloves. Light tart finish. I like the way the bananas and cloves were not in your face.

Draft at Duck Island. Pours a murky amber with a fluffy off-white head. Aroma of fruit, wheat, chocolate and bubblegum. Medium body and light-ish carbonation. The taste is a liquid banana split, with bananas, chocolate, and nuts. Manages to pull of a pretty clean finish.

Pous a reddish brown with a thin head. Aromas of banana, clove and bubblegum. Tastes of banana ,clove and berries of some sort, hint of alcohol at first. Good full crisp mouthfeel. A good beer.