East End Session #23 - Monkey Girl Dunkelweizen

Brewed by East End Brewing Company
Style: Dunkelweizen
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA

Serve in Stein, Weizen

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Draft. Decent wheat with a sweet hint. Malt and wheat in the nose. Hazy copper appearance, decent head, little lacing. Medium palate with a silky mouthfeel. Wheat up front with some nut and fruit in the middle, finishing on a sweet note.

Hazy copper color in the glass with an off-white head. Nutty malt aroma with fruity notes from the yeast. Fairly well-balanced with a nice malty flavor profile. Smooth mouthfeel.

Draft at Capone’s. Poured hazy brownish with ruby highlights and tan head. Nose was caramel malt, banana, brown sugar. Tasted malty, pretty rich, with notes of caramel, toffee,, banana, brown sugar, and some spices. Decent.

Pours a dark copper color with a trace of fizz. Aroma is bananas, some clove, and a bit of spiced apple cider. The flavor is not as sweet as I expected. Carbonation is very light, but that might be because they were having some issues with the regulator with this beer vs.the rest of their taps. A lot of apple skin character to the flavor, but some hints of roasted bitterness sneak in at the end. Supprisingly dry. Medium body that would be helped out by a little carb. Decent, but not as good as some of their other offerings.

Poured a caramel brown with an off-white head. Aroma of banana and clove. Not much flavor though hints of banana and spice were present.

Sampled on draft at Johnny’s Wife’s Place II this beer poured a dark brown color with a small beige head that lingered. The aroma was tangy with notes of banana and cloves. The flavor was tart and bitter with toasted caramel, banana, clove and nut. The finish was long with caramel. Moderately full body. Nice.

On tap at the brewery. Pours a clear reddish brown, off-white head. Caramel, some dark fruit, banana, and sweet malt. Nothing really wrong with it, just overall not that great.

Draft - Deep red brown apperance with an off white head and plenty carbonation. On nose there is an up front caramel scent with a malt accompaniment. Tis is a smooth balanced medium bodied brew that carries hints of caramelized malt, sugar, and chocolate.

On tap at Bocktown. Kind of weak considering how great Monkey Boy is. Aroma was OK. Light banana and toasted malt. Pour was a nice deep dark brown with a thin tan ring for a head. Taste just wasn’t there and now looking at the name the next day and realize that this is an East End Session which makes more sense. The toasted malt is up front but missing is the banana/clove flavors I was hoping for. Light carbonation and not much aftertaste.

Draft at Pints for Pets. Pours dark amber and murky brown with white head. Toasted banana nose. Tastes of roasted banana and fruity sweetness. Mild apple and mild bitter with some chocolate. Very, very solid.