ILduce (86), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mar 16, 2008
500ml bottle: Cloudy dark brown with huge frothy head. Fruity nose with cloves and hints of alcohol. Sweet malts, wheat, raisins, banana, toffee and a dash of Sambuca. Rich, dessert-like complexity. Unequivocally emblematic of the style.
strimpf (2), Florida, USA
does not count  Jul 25, 2008 Poured a cloudy, chocolatey brown with a small head, about one finger thick, that dissipated quickly.
The nose contains some yet unidentifiable spice notes with a hint of red grapes and toasted malt
Starts with a light, somewhat fruitiness and the feel is quite remarkable. Fuller than I expected with the carbonation lingering on the tongue for an extended period.
The finish is much richer with toasted malt, spice and fruit notes.
I am not really familiar with Wiezenbock but I may have just had one of the best of the style I am likely to have. Try it if you get the chance.
 muenster (339), Sevierville, Tennessee, USA
Jul 23, 2008 Bottle. Pours dark copper/red/brown with a fluffy beige head. Aroma is wonderful banana, clove, a bit of gumminess, wheat, and spicy notes. Flavor has the perfect banana/clove thing going on, with other assorted spices leading to a nice, somewhat fruity yet mildly bitter, finish. Mouthfeel is medium-full, yet prickly from the carbonation. This is a beer I always end up throwing in my cart while beer shopping.
flatmatt (46), Northville, Michigan, USA
Jul 22, 2008 500 mL bottle. Pours slightly reddish brown with a large off-white head that dissipates into a small but stable head. Aroma is dominated by yeasty banana and apple aromas, with some sweetness detectable. Flavor is again yeasty banana and apple, with a nice smooth quality. Also present are bubblegum sweetness, hints of caramel and dark fruits. Not much in the way of lacing. Other than that tiny nitpick, no flaws here.
bulletrain76 (497), Santa Cruz, California, USA
Jul 22, 2008 50cl bottle. Hazy deep brown with a big head that dies and leaves some thin foam. Tried to go for the massive head in the pic, but apparently I wasn’t anal enough about cleaning my glass... oh well, it happens. Aroma of caramelized bananas, like bananas fried until a dark brown color. Add a little bubble-gum, nut liquer, and clove spice, and you have a pretty sweet aroma happening. The flavor has a rich caramel quality, with bubble-gum sweetness, bread, and a hint of alcohol. Banana and clove are their, but don’t manifest as assertively as in the aroma. full bodied with the same effervescent carbonation that you would find in a regular hef. Something about this just doesn’t quite work for me. It’s OK, but more subtle bubbles would work better for me. I like how smoothly the wheat character blends in with the rich caramel components. Good stuff.
rudolf (1543), Buffalo, New York, USA
Jul 19, 2008 One of those beers I’ve had a ton of times but never got around to rating. RUby/mahogany body, tons of visible carbonation, fluffy white head forms a bit of a crown in my schneider glass. Nose is clove & banana, bubblegum, grapes, some spice I can’t determine, fruits. Flavor is banana, toffee, yeast, nice malt, dark fruits, perfect bitterness. Sweet yeasty clov finish w. fruit. Stunning.
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