3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Draught) Pours a cloudy amber-brown body with a medium off-white head. Aroma of nuts, caramel, banana, and molasses. Flavor of raisins, caramel, molasses, caramel, bubblegum, and banana.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draft… Cloudy amber ale with a small, fizzy, off-white head. Decent retention. The bouquet is mostly banana, boatloads of it, flanked by light coriander and clove. Full-bodied with a silky mouthfeel and lazy carbonation. The flavor is sweet and very warming with lots of bubblegum and banana layered upon golden raisins and a touch of clove. Caramel and fried banana finish.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at Pizza Port (of all places, was told it was a left over of some festival). Pours with a hazy brown body with a large, off-white head. Aromas of bubblegum, brown sugar, earth, caramel, soil, bready, tasty, estery, banana and vanilla. Flavors are sweet, molasses, brown sugar, banana, bubblegum (strongish), estery, vanilla, wheat, grain, and alcohol. Light but lingering umami character. Medium to lively bubbles, biggish body. Finishes medium dry.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at Fat Head’s.
Pours a hazy copper-brown with a good off-white head and some good lacing as it goes down the glass. The nose brings forward a strong clove presence with a bit of bubble gum, banana, and malt in the background. Strong yeasty components throughout. Some dark fruits are present in the taste along with quite a bit of clove and spicy yeast. A bit too much brown-sugar, however. The mouthfeel was pretty rich with a bit of booze. Altogether, a pretty solid beer but not something I would seek out again.
Serving type: on-tap
Reviewed on: 02-24-2011
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
hazy to the point of opaqueness, perhaps a bit too much sediment. nice clove and banana nose. little bitterness before a lot of yeast esters, again more clove than banana and a touch of munich malt. the alcohol is well hidden and the brew finishes dry, nicely done
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap, @ Fat Head’s. Pours a murky amber body with a minimal off-white head that receded to a thin ring. Fruity estery nose of banana bread, yeast, and a little clove. The flavor is huge on the yeast character, lots of banana and yeast, earthy wheat, and minimal to no noticeable alcohol. Thick and creamy on the palate with moderate fizzy carbonation. Nice lengthy finish. Pretty decent, but I thought that it was missing that little twang that I like in Weizen Bocks.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap at brewpub
My second sample was this weizenbock which must have gone on tap within the last few months as it was not on in August. This was very solid; if I had more time to hang around I would have chosen a pint of this.
Aroma / Appearance - Cloudy with a chocolately brown tint and thin head this was a dark and inviting tone. Bubblegum, raisins, nut bread, and orange creamsicle ice cream nailed the description on the beer list. Heavy and potent it hung in the air like smog.
Flavor / Palate - Chocolate chip raisin nut bread is rich and sweet on the tongue. Dense with a squeeze of citrus and cloves the chewy mouthfeel takes time to break down. Very solid, complex, and tasty this is one of the best weizenbocks I have tried in recent memory. It makes me want to track down more except for the pesky backlog in the cellar.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Sample at the brewpub. Opaque amber pour with a medium off-white head. Banana and bubblegum nose with some candi sugar and clove. Clove is the first thing that hits the tongue before the bananas and bubblegum take over. Semi-sweet finish. It must be a good Weizenbock because I don’t care much for it. I can definitely respect it though.
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