Great Lakes Glockenspiel Weizenbock

Brewed by Great Lakes Brewing Company
Style: Weizen Bock
Cleveland, Ohio USA

9th October 2008. Hazy amber beer - full of banana and cloves. Dry and crisp. Not a bad take on the style but where is that US innovation?

This was tasty. Hazy orange amber color. Wheat, banana, and solid bock malts in the aroma. A very smooth taste with no bite from the wheat.

Picked up a single 12-oz bottle at Three Cellars in Franklin, WI. Pours a semi-hazy copper amber colored brew with a thick off-white head that really sticks around. Aroma of golden grain malt, dark pitted fruits, banana esters, a hint of caramel and some clove. Taste is full bodied, smooth with flavors of roasted golden grain malt, banana, clove with a hint of cotton candy and candi sugar. Finish is slightly oily, semi-dry with a nice alcohol warmth. Very solid and very well done.

Deep amber color out of the bottle with a modest off white head. Light banana clove nose with honey syrup, candy floss and burnt caramel in the nose. Puffed wheat taste (like the Super Sugar Crisp cereal of my youth), caramel corn, banana, clove spice, and some fruity flavors as it warms. This is a really nice beer that I have enjoyed while its been abailable. It will be missed.

Glorious stuff right here... Pours a little bit darker copper color than is pictured... Nice estery, banana and malt aroma... Flavor brings out the weizen yeast, but also has a caramelly/ chocolately flavor to it. You wouldn’t know the alcohol is as high as it is until you’ve had a few, cuz you certainly can’t taste it in the beer. So far every beer i’ve tried from great lakes has been stellar, and they’ve nailed the style

In short: A glass of juicy caramelized cereals without much character. Nothing bad, nothing very good.
How: Bottle 12oz. Mini-tasting session with some of the Montreal crew.
The look: Partly cloudy golden copper body topped by an off-white ring of foam
In long: Light but pleasant nose of fruit juice and cereals. Taste is smooth, body is lean, carbonation is low. A bit lifeless. Juicy sensation (like cereal juice), some caramel, distant bananas. Some leafy hops without much bite. All in all this was a very drinkable brew but also a very ordinary one. Not impressive. Named after a magical device that enables anybody to become a professional musician.

See thru copper with an ultra fast dissipating tan head. Aroma of fruit, grains, toasted malt, toffee, banana and clove. Taste of banana, clove, spice, toasted malt, dark fruit, light nutmeg and alcohol. Somewhat oily mouth feel and a dry finish.

Bottle pours a clear copper body with a medium beige head. Sparse wispy lacing. Aroma of spicy hops, clove, ripe banana, and crushed white pepper. Medium body is thinner than expected. Well carbonated. Taste mirrors aroma. Toffee, caramel, ripe banana, a green apple note, hints of clove and pepper. Lacks the depth of better examples of the style, but well made and enjoyable.