Date: 04/28/2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

solid black, thin fine brown head, lots of lace, light chocolate aroma, medium body, nice chocolate flavor, low bitterness,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 9/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **/4

Pours a jet black color with a ring of light brown lace. Aroma of black wheat. The flavor has some black wheat and chocolate, it has a decent roasty side to it. The body is light with an oily and dry texture and moderate carbonation.

On Tap @ Founders. Pours a dark dark brown with a minimal head. Aroma is wheaty and the initial flavor is malty. The primary flavor I picked up is roasted - burnt coffe with notes of chocolate and molasses. Some degree of hop bitterness. It wasn’t bad, but Founders has so much more that is better.

tap at the brewpub-deep brown with a fuzzy kack-head. banana and chocolate nose with touches of dusty esters, lots of yeast twang and some chocolate in there as well. body is medium with lighter than expected carbonation since its a weizen. finish has notes of chocolate, with a touch of bananas. the chocolate goes on for a long time in the finish. I dig it and its pretty under-rated if you ask me.

On tap at the brewpub on 4/28/06: Nearly opaque dark brown pour has a thin-lacing, wispy tan head. Slightly tart dark caramel malty nose. Body starts tart and sweet with some toasty dark caramel maltiness and a touch of bready yeast. Decent balance, but the light tartness isn’t very true to style.