Delirium (439), Santa Cruz, California, USA Sep 27, 2006 Bottle. Pours slightly reddish brown, moderately hazy, with some sediment and virtually no head. Aroma has a lot of bananas foster (cooked sweetened banana), with some wheat malt, dark fruits, burnt caramel, vanilla, and port-like hint of alcohol. Flavor is like moderately sweet banana bread up front, becoming spicier and warmed by the alcohol towards the middle, finishing in a long lingering sweet and spicy finish. As might be expected this is like a strengthened version of the normal Schneider Aventinus, and so is also excellent but in a different way. It’s hard to really choose one version over the other, though I think I prefer this one by just a slight bit.
nqualls (575), Tennessee, USA Dec 1, 2008 Bottle. Poured a cloudy brown color with a small white head. Aroma of wheat and bananas. Flavor was sweet with bananas and a good alcohol warming finish. I prefer the regular Aventinus, but this was good. mjs (646), Helsinki, Finland Nov 28, 2008 (Bottle) Dark brown. Cloudy. Quickly disappearing medium sized fizzy white head. Malty aroma with banana, bit like sahti. Full bodied palate with lot of carbonation. Banana, alcohol, malts, salty liquorice and sweetness in strong taste. Long lasting aftertaste wiht banana and sweetness. Archibaldo de la Cruz (174), Finland Nov 28, 2008 Bottle. Dark brown colour with a medium sized off-white head. The aroma is sweet, banana, some fruits and wheat. The flavour is sweet malt with notes of wheat, banana, raisin, yeast and some alcohol in the finish. Medium to full-bodied. Very nice brew, but I prefer the normal Aventinus. mikkopen (139), Oulu, Finland Nov 20, 2008 Hazy dark brown colour, thin light beige head. Strong aroma of banana and wheat, with some spices and a hint of alcohol. A bit too much carbonation on the palate. Malty banana flavour, with alcohol very clearly present. Long warm aftertaste. luttonm (96), Seattle, Washington, USA Nov 20, 2008 Bottle. Hazy, deep brown with creamy head. Bright carbonation, not too heavy on the tongue. Caramel and anise on the nose. Flavor is a bit tart/sour with lots of bright malts. Sticky-sweet, very concentrated flavor. Wonderful, a staple.
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