2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Can courtesy of blutt59. Cloudy light yellow coloring. Foamy white head. Some fruity dry notes with wheat, grain and some tart elements. Grassy bitter notes upfront on the flavor with a decent change in to fruit grain.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Great wheat aroma. Cloudy golden colour. First taste is fabulous, wheat, malt, spices, and bananas. Last drop is still fabulous. Wonderful tongue tingle, extra smooth. Excellent.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle @ Brandon’s, courtesy of pushkinwow. Huge thanks! Somewhat hazy, cloudy, yellow orange appearance with a fizzy, soda like head. Spicy, lemon, clove, carbonated, sweet aroma. Spicy, clove, ginger, lemongrass, lemon, bready, wheat malty flavor. Pretty good but a little disappointed.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Nice yeasty and slightly peppery aroma. Moderately hazy. Tart, tangy, nice hop balance. Good stuff. A medium long wheat bitter finish. Medium light body with a doughiness in the end.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft @ Volo. Pours a hazy, toasted golden color with some fine particulates; thick, creamy off-white head with great retention and lacing that coats the glass; gorgeous pour. Nicely toasty nose, showing some lemon and husky wheat character; slightly light, with touches of clove. Medium mouthfeel: creamy, soft, velvety texture in the mouth; perfect presence; toasty wheat, lemony citrus with light acidity, and a solid dry clove presence; not intensely dense, but complex enough while still going down like water; I wanted to drink this for hours; gorgeously presented hefeweizen. Medium finish: toasty malts, dry cloves, and touches of vanilla and citrus; nicely dry and toasty.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Can provided by blutt59.
The beer pours a hazy milky yellow with a white head. The aroma is very strong bananas with not much clove. The flavor is more of the same with bananas and wheat being the most dominant. Medium, soft mouthfeel and low carbonation.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
16oz can. Thanks to Shawn for supplying... Pours a golden semi-hazy hue with a thin milky white head... Yeasty orange, lemony, with slight banana in the background... Flavors follow suit with crisp clean flavors alongside lively carbonation. Banana really comes through. Champagney like dryness on the finish. I can see the appeal on this one and would lime a fresher sample.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: AUG 19, 2005 Re-rate. Not much else needs to be said. My original score was a little low (low 3’s) only because I rated it from a keg at a private party and the serving conditions were far from ideal. I’ve certainly changed in my appreciation of different styles in the past 2 years as well. I love the Banana in the aroma, the full bodied chewiness, the perfect appearance when served right (I usually get mine at Volo) - this is wonderful stuff and the brewer is a fantastic person to chat with. A must have if you’re visiting Toronto and a regular item for those of us who live here.
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