Muskoka Hefe Weissbier

Brewed by Lakes of Muskoka Cottage Brewery
Style: German Hefeweizen
Bracebridge, Canada

473ml can, cloudy honey gold hue with a white head, yeasty, banana, fruity pineapple, ripe apple, pear, peach esters, with some light honeyed wheat, pale malt accents, with some spicy hints in the aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a nice yeasty, fruity, bananaish, ripe apple, pear character with some spicy vanilla, cinnamon, clove, honeyed wheat, pale malt flavors, leading towards a fruity banana, apple, spiced cinnamon finish. Very good hefe weizen from a can.

Can, 473 ml, best before 20 AUG 09, purchased at the LCBO, savoured on November 4 2009; eye: amber, clear, minimal effervescence, white head that disappears completely, no lacing; nose: wheat, slight spices, banana; mouth: wheat, light coriander, banana, bubble gum, maple water, finale in wheat with light presence of coriander, light body, slick texture, quite carbonated, lightly acidic; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Canette, 473 ml, meilleure avant 20 AUG 09, achetée à la LCBO, savourée le 4 novembre 2009; œil : ambrée, claire, effervescence minime, mousse blanche qui disparaît complètement, pas de dentelle; nez : froment, très léger épices, banane; bouche : froment, léger coriandre, banane, gomme balloune, eau d’érable, finale en froment avec légère présence de coriandre, corps léger, texture coulante, très carbonatée, légèrement acide; en résumé : correct

Pours a hazy gold witha good sized frothy white head not much lacing The aroma is awsome almost like a weak Aventinus Banana gloves and bubblegum The taste is agian banana gloves and bubblegum citrus A liitle thin but overall really good

473 ml can courtesy of a trade with Boutip. Pours a hazy gold with a moderate linen white head that vaporized before I took my first sip and left no lace. Pleasant aroma of banana along with some cloves and just a bit of bubblegum. The flavor is banana (less so than the aroma) along with some grain and a touch of clove. Some slight sourness to the flavor as well. No bitterness to speak of at the finish. Problem-free beer.

Orangey gold with thin lacing. Coriander, citrus, and some spice. A little dull in the aroma. Smooth, slightly tangy finish. Solid effort overall.

Very orange pour with an over-pronounced head. Strong citrus and corn scent. Very sweet. Too sweet. Unbalanced. Like a good wit gone wrong. Insultingly citrus tasting, synthetic (additave like). Not impressed by Muskoka thus far.

Spice and citrus aromas with bread dough and malt. Taste is citrus with spice and everything nice. It’s not bad for an Ontario Weiss but when you compare to the original it doesn’t hold water.

500 ml can from LCBO, served cold in a tulip glass.

App.: Hazy golden with a fair white froth. Aroma: Lots of banana and clove esters, some yeast and bread dough, slightly spicy and grassy, some sweet hay, biscuity malts, light vanilla (I think), pretty good Weizen nose. Palate: Medium+ body, fairly full and lively effervescence. Flav.: Much like the nose with dominant banana/clove esters, spicy, some yeast/dough, some lighter grass and hay, wheat character, a bit of toast/biscuit; dry with a hint of bitterness and a pleasant malty-banana finish.

Spot on, as far as I’m concerned.