Great Lakes Glockenspiel Weizenbock

Date: 10/05/2007
Mode: Growler
Source: Tasting

opaque burnt orange, wispy beige head, streaks of drippy lace, sweet banana aroma with the slightest hint of banana, rich malt flavor, lots of sweet banana, good dark caramel character to bring out the sweetness,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4

Muddy brown, covered by an enormous off-white foamy and eternal head. Charming aventinus like toasted malt and identifiable biscuitiness is taken aback by this surprisingly efficient yeast bringing forth pure doughy, banana, grapey and cloves glory. Remarkable flavours integration, whereas the chocolate meet the cloves into an herbal fashion and to make any Chef’s envy. Body is medium in size, creamy, ample and mineral, showing the wheat a perfect ground to work in. Exquisite balance, might be as good as Aventinus.

Growler courtesy of crizay: Pours a hazy copper amber with full, nicely-lacing off-white head. Aroma has some light sulfur and tart notes along with a touch of clove and bready German yeast. Body starts fairly full with an authentic, doughy wheaty sweetness, some banana and clove flavor toward a bready German yeasty finish. Nice authenticity and good drinkability, a good weizenbock and surprising made in America, but not quite Aventinus.

On tap at Great Lakes. Hazy caramel color, lightly reddish, with little head. Bananas and caramel dominate the strong nose, with a bit of strawberry eddying in the background. Smooth, lightly smoky/tarry, quite malty, burnt caramel and rum-soaked bananas, alcohol well-hidden, fairly dry for the style....outstanding.

Sample from Growler courtesy of weeare138. Poured a medium to deeper and cloudy amberish / brownish color with a smaller sized off white head. Aromas of bananas, cloves, cinnamon, citrus, wheat, and caramel. Tastes of bananas, wheat, caramel, cloves, and citrus. Nice clean finish.