3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Date: 07/27/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub, Anaopolis
muddy brown, creamy beige head,
light chocolate and banana aroma,
big body,
rich chocolate flavor, nice sweet banana pulls out more of the chocolate, hint of clove and tartness in the finish,
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
No head atop murky orange-brown body. Aroma is moderately sweet, banana, brown sugar, some clove. Taste is moderately sweet, banana, clove, brown sugar, some alcohol, anise/cinnamon. Sticky moderately-full body, minimal carbonation.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
on tap-pours an off white head and amber color. Aroma is clove/banana, sweet medium malt, some spice hops, cinnamon. Taste is clove/banana, sweet medium malt-caramel/licorice, some spice hops, cinnamon.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft... Hazy, mahogany lager with a mid-sized, frothy, khaki head. Good retention. Tons of fruity esters and spicy phenols in the nose; banana, clove, fig, cinnamon and brown sugar. Surprisingly, no chocolate. The flavor has better balance than most bocks. Same phenols and esters on the palate with additional notes of toffee, clover honey and raisin. Again, no chocolate. Just enough of a hop kick to beat back most of the sweetness. Full-bodied with modest carbonation. Finishes spicy and fruity. I didn’t run into any of the same acetic qualities as Cobra. Different location may be the reason... Columbia, MD.
2.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Draft. Amber color, scant head. Aroma of slightly sour caramel. Taste starts sweet and boozy, then an odd sour/bitter combo. Mediocre
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Growler filled at Bowie location. Attractive cloudy golden brown appearance; pours a significant fluffy head that soon fades away. Enormous amounts of wheat and cloves in the nose, almost buttery. Full mouthfeel; cloves dominate, with plenty of sugars and bananas and esters filling things out. Alcohol makes a slight appearance in a medium toasty finish. Very good weizenbock. I didn’t catch any of Cobra’s vinegary qualities.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Standard but solid. Strong banana and some bubblegum. Need to cone back to this one.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Brown ale my ass! This baby looks like an opaque rusted nail color with a lasting foamy lightly tanned head. In your face nose of rich caramelized banana and clove, with softer yeasty fig, booze, and brown sugar tones. Flavor follows right along with more spiced banana and faint dark fruit and caramel notes. A very light hop bitterness in the end keeps it in check. Full bodied and a bit chalky, moderate carbonation, spicy banana-laden finish. It is what it is here. Strong hefe character that blends well with the many good bock notes. Nice stuff and certainly worth a try by my fellow locals...
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