3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
1pint 9 fl oz brown bottle from The Lighthouse in Manchester. Pours a very cloudy opaque yellow body with a half inch of off-white head. Smells citrussy with banana notes. Tastes lemony with a fair bit of spice, nut, banana. Medium bodied with restrained carbonation. Tasty and complex for sure, but not the most drinkable example of the style. A good hef, but at over 6$ per bottle, this will probably be an occasional treat.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
UPDATED: OCT 15, 2008 Bottle from BevMo. Hazy light golden in color with moderate foam. Slightly sweet yeasty aroma, with a hint of tartness. Fairly grainy. Lightly yeasty flavoring, heavy on the graininess.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
(6/31/08) Draught at the brewpub in Bamberg. Cloudy yellow with a white head. Aroma of wheat, quite a bit of spices, some fruity esters and notes of citrus. Sweetish fruity flavor with some banana and some spicy notes. Medium-bodied. OK.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle from BevMo. It tried to climb out of the bottle, but I beat it back down - actually took a quick swig. Light hazy gold color with a huge white head. Aromas of wheat, banana, coriander and clove. Lot of clove. Near medium body with coarsely creamy carbonation. Flavor is wheat and clove. Don’t know what happened to the banana. Finish is clove with a hint of citrus. Drinks damn fine.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pours a slightly cloudy light golden color with a small white head. Light aroma of wheat, banana, some fruit. Thin, easy drinking. Not a lot to it, boring.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Gold color with a thin head. Very dusty aroma with dried grains. Thick Munich malt flavor. Quite bready and full of wheat. Tasty, but lacking the banana and clove features of a usual German Hefe.
2.8 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Wheat beers are generally not my favorite, but this one was ok. It had a mild citrus/banana flavor that seemed to be a little smoother than most wheats.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
50 cL bottle, trade with Maria. Pours hazy yellow with a huge, dense and white head. Light estery fruit and wheat aroma. Initial sweet flavour with a mild fruity note. Goesn’t go distinct banana nor bubblegum-ish but has a mellow yeasty note that provides a nice fruity flavour and sufficient sweetness to balance this nicely. Ends with a mellow creamy mouthfeel and light wheaty/yeast flavour. Nice one.
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