pootzboy (900), Calgary/ Kitchener, Alberta, Canada Oct 5, 2007 750 ml corked bottle. The pour produces a clouded honey colored beer with another massive sticky cap that laces the glass. Aroma of smoked biscuit malts, spices and fruits, some woodyness and musty tones. Profile: Smoke is present but does not dominate there is ample earthy grains, spoiled fruits and leafy-woody hops in almost perfect balance to make this a wonderful 3 dimensional experience...lightly drying finish with a light smokey-biscuit aftertaste. Creamy mouth feel, ample body and a perfect balance of smoke-malt-hops. I’ll take this over Schlenkerla any day for drinkability and balance. Another German style carried off authentically but well by this great Quebec brewer. beastiefan2k (1181), Lawrence (formely NYC), Kansas, USA Aug 25, 2007 Updated: Aug 26, 2007Thanks to Glouglouburp. The beer pours with a beautifully thick head, that just has nowhere to go, sticky-ichy lacing. The color has almost no clarity with a dark, dark golden color, almost orange territory. Still some visible carbonation. Looks great!!!!!! Aroma is light clove, light orange, minimal smoke - almost mineral like actually and definitely a heavy wheat beer. Taste has barely any smoke but full of wheat flavors like the aroma but not overwhelming. Very hefty for a wheat beer, in body. Has a lowered carbonation and the body is softly on the cheeks. Finishes with what can be considered the most un-smokiest smoke and no bitterness. Basically, one would have to starve oneself for a week to get any smoke flavor but still a very nice beer. 750ml, Brooklyn/Schneider Hopfen-Weisse Weizen glass. sstackho (249), Toronto, Ontario, Canada Aug 17, 2008 750mL bottle purchased from, where else, Marche Joanette. Purchased in February, consumed on Father’s Day in June. It seems to have held up just fine. Pours a nice cloudy light-to-medium gold with quite a bit of carbonation. Aroma is a bit light, but is smoky and wheaty. So far, so good. The flavour is very nice. The smoke is present throughout the taste, neither light nor over-the-top. Less wheaty than a typical wheat beer. Less smoky than the Aecht Schlenkerla. But it all comes together very nicely. I wish there were more examples of this style available.
beerbuzzmontreal (2769), Montreal, Quebec, Canada Aug 31, 2007 The pour reveals a cloudy, peachy golden color with a thick, creamy white head. At first sniff, smoke ham smacks me in the face, I like that, then some weizen characteristics get noticed, wheat and bubble-gum. The flavor has a luscious wheat cornucopia with smoked ham and bubble-gum, it’s very good, very round. The body is medium to full with an oily texture and gentle carbonation. An impressive achievement, this brewery keeps on releasing good beer after good beer, keep it going guys! Quevillon (1337), Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Canada Aug 20, 2007 Bouteille de 750 ml acheté au... mais vous savez où! Orange thé très vaseuse, petit collet. Arome de malte légèrement funé, avec beaucoup d’épices et de notes de fruits des champs doux, presqu’une saison. Goût de malte épicé, notes d’agrumes légèrement pétillent et une sensation fumé doux.
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