Ramstein Winter Wheat

Brewed by High Point Brewing Company
Style: Weizen Bock
Butler, New Jersey USA

Thanks Jabic. Bottle from last year. Pours a murky dark brown with a 2-3 finger creamy tan head. The nose smells rusty, some soy characteristics, sort of like a dubbel. The flavor is the same, a lot more soy though. Not so sure a year did this one well.

12 ounce bottle in weizen glass. Dark dark brown with lasting light brown head and lace. Roasted chocolate covered fruit and clove aroma. Rich roasted malt and fruity raisiny tangy middle with mild spiciness and roasty slightly nutty fruity finish. Medium-full body and medium low carbo. Excellent soft mouthfeel. Very well hidden alcohol. Complex and delicious. A little wierd, though. Not refined and fruity life Aventinus. More like a robust tangy wheat porter. Nice.

After reviewing this beer and looking over the previous reviews I wonder if I got the bottom of the barrel on this one. Seemingly I may need to revisit this one some day. Smell: A sweet wheat malt aroma was all I was able to pick up. Appearance: Poured dark a brown with a hint of red. Light brown head that quickly dissipated and provided no lacing. Taste: Sweet alcohol taste upfront that gave way to a sour finish. Mouthfeel: Thin with no carbonation. Drinkability: Became almost tedious without any carbonation. Again this was on-tap so I may have had the dregs.

Bottle from eclectic. Thanks! Aroma is pretty sweet with lots of dark fruit, a touch of yeast, chocolate. Pours dark brown with a thin non lasting head. The flavor is robust and fruity. Lots of dark malts create a fruity sweetness that pervades. Some chocolate and light roast too. Smooth with very light carbonation and some alcohol warmth.

Bottle courtesy of JB175. My first from the Garden State – thanks Jason! Pours a murky reddish brown with an initial 3 finger fizzy tan head that fades fairly quick and zero lacing. I didn’t expect this one to be dark at all. Nose is sweet malt, dark fruits and light roasted coffee. Taste is dark fruits, bitter dark chocolate and sour coffee grounds. There’s definitely an alcohol burn in the finish as well. Medium, semi-creamy and prickly mouth feel. Not bad – not what I expected at all, but a decent brew.

bottle: pours a very dark dark brown good small tan head. aroma is a good roast slight chocolate very little wheat. and some dark fruits linger. flavour is roasty and slight chcolate and a better wheat profile then in the aroma good carbonation and great finish.

Pours opaque mahogany with crimson edging. Barely a trace of spritzy head rose up before instantly dissapearing. Zero lacework or retention. Aromatics are full-on malty, with a trace of chocolate and a good whiff of alcohol. Quite clean and caramel-stuffed. On the thick side of medium bodied, sticky and slick. Low carbonation adds some cloyness. Rich malt, caramel, and chocolate lead off the pallet. Alcohol follows through with some substantial warmth. A slight tang from the wheat but otherwise a very clean lager. Finishes with lingering caramel, chocolate and some faint wet paper. This one is tasting a bit stale, or maybe it was never too spectacular to begin with? The lack of carbonation and poor retention is not a good sign, regardless.

Pours a dark cola with a strong head that dissipates quickly. Aroma is very complex. Black pepper, cloves, allspice and some sweet malt. Taste is disappointing. I taste some smoke, a horse blanket aroma of dust and some sweet malt but very little in the way of wheat. Perhaps it was the bottle. It wasn’t one of my favorites. I’ll try again and re-rate in the near future.