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Clipper City Heavy Seas Hang Ten 3.43 318

Clipper City Heavy Seas Hang Ten

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3183.45/5.03.43/5.0Special10%64.2Dimpled mug, Stein, Weizen
Commercial Description:
This here bottle has a fine layer of yeast at the bottom. It won't send you to Davy Jones' locker, but will protect your brew from the rigors of life at sea! "Hang Ten" is the Heavy Seas wheat beer you've been waiting for. A classic German-style weizenbock, slightly cloudy and bursting with flavor. Hang on and surf the Heavy Seas wave!
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 GranvilleTim (559), Granville, Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/512/20
Jan 27, 2010  
Clouded amber pour with a tan head that went away. Aroma of malt, banana and clove. Taste was alcohol, cloves, wheat and spices. I am glad I came across this beer in a pick a 6 selection. Good enough to try others by Clipper City.


 Glouglouburp (2965), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 15, 2010  
In short: A superb big spicy and fruity golden weizen beer that is way too drinkable. Underrated.
How: Bottle 12oz. Consumed fresh, one year before expiration date. Consumed a few weeks after receiving it from nimbleprop, thanks a lot Andrew.
The look: Cloudy dark orange-golden topped by a long-lasting small beige head
In long: Nose has a lot of that typical dunkel weizen character and spiciness (cloves, ripe bananas, etc.). Body is as full as wheat beer can be with a lively carbonation. Taste is smooth but complex. Lots of things going on here. Muffins, ripe bananas, cloves dried fruits, gingerbread cookies, some caramel, bubblegum, red apples, coriander, basil, a bit of lemon, where is the 10%??? Finish is semi-dry and very herbal. Tastes like an Imperial Dunkel-Weizen. Excellent beer. I often disagree with the ratebeer community but I know that I don’t like what everybody else like. However this is one of the most OBJECTIVELY underrated beer I have had. This is as underrated as a Beyoncé video. Sorry Taylor, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time.


 yemenmocha (537), Glendale, Arizona, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/514/20
Dec 28, 2009  
Pours a plain brown color with haze. Nose has some bready malty notes. On the palate though it has a rather fruity character, almost like a straightforward dunkel-weizen from other brewers. Alcohol isn’t as perceptible as one might think for something this high. Rather easy drinking overall as well.


 askofficerfriendly (344), Riverview, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Dec 10, 2009  
A: Pours a nice nutty brown hue with a nice one finger head. The retention is good and some spotty lace is noted. S: Nice bock aromas with a blast of malt and some spice. Hints of banana show thru as well. T: Somewhat banana bread esque. This one has a nice amount of spice along with hints of banana, cinnamon, clove and brown sugar. M: Medium to thick in body. Has a little alcohol sting as it crosses the tongue.


 Skyview (4168), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Nov 8, 2009  
Received 12-oz bottle via trade with kmweaver. Pours a hazy brownish amber brew with a thin off-white head that has some spotty lacing. Aroma of multi-grain malt, yeast, and some banana esters. Taste is medium bodied, light carbonation with flavors of bubblegum, banana esters, some cloves, wheat, and yeast. Finish retains the banana esters that lingers around after the finish.


 corby112 (868), philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/103/512/20
Nov 1, 2009  
Pours a dark cloudy chest brown color with a layer of sluge on top. No head or lacing to speak of. Not very appealing. Spicy aroma with lots of clove and peppery zest notes. Yeasty bready presence with slight chocolate and ripe banana as well as some subtle dark fruit. Yeasty bready medium body with some delicate subtle hops up front with a spicy syrupy center with a spicy dry finish with strong alcohol warmth. Spicy cloves dominate the flavor and are not integrated very well. Hints of sweet chocolate, ripe banana, dark fruit notes and a very strong alcohol presence. The ABV is not very well masked at all. This is kind of a hot mess with some decent flavors that are overpowered by the booziness and agressive clove presence.


 savnac (497), Palmer, Alaska, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 15, 2009  
12 oz bottle. Cloudy brown with a small head that dissipates to an off white ring. Aroma is wheat, banana, bread and alcohol. The flavor is sweet with a bit of sourness and bitterness, there is also a light alcohol taste. Medium to full body with mild carbonation and a syrupy mouth feel. Not a bad beer, just a bit sweet for my liking.


 BroSpud (639), , Massachusetts, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 12, 2009  
12oz bottle. Big, dark and sweet. A bit much for my taste though I’m sure there will be those who love this one. I found the taste to be somewhat like over ripe banana with a bit too much alcohol presence to it.



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