Weston Rip Van Winkle

Brewed by Weston Brewing Company
Style: Dunkler Bock
Weston, Missouri USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Snifter

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The appearance of this beer fuses a hazy auburn color with a large yet quickly disappearing white head, which looks very pleasing in the glass; furthermore, the aroma smells like bread yeast and slightly of toasted malts. Once sipped, the taste is quite sour and slightly sweet, and the palate combines a medium body, average carbonation, long malty finish, and a slick texture.

On tap. Pours a dark amber with a one finger tan head. Aroma is caramel and bread. Taste is sweet and malty with some hop bitterness at the end.

Bottle. Pours a brown color with off white head. Nutty, malty aromas. Toasty, malty, nutty flavors. Not bad, but definitely not good.

It is not dark enough to be a dopplebock, but way too strong to be in the bock category. It is malty sweet, and uber delicious with notes of banana and clove. But be careful, weighing in at over 9%ABV it’ll sneak up on you if you have too many.

Bomber. Bought at Rimann’s in Lenexa. I’m always a bit hesitant of Weston beers, given their history, but I really enjoyed this bock. It’s sneaky though, significantly stronger than it tastes. Malty sweet, with lots of banana and clove. Good lacing and a tannish off-white head that stayed longer than I expected. I heard that the Weston guys rebuilt their bottling line and it shows. This beer didn’t have any of the old metallic tastes I’ve detected before. Great Job!!

Clear dark copper with some lacing. Malt aroma with some caramel and light fruit. Malt taste with slight sweetness, some nuttiness and slight bitter. Finishes with an astringent/metallic taste that is not pleasant and is unfortunately common in Weston beers. Did not enjoy. Might be done with Weston beers. Keep reading that they have problems with their bottling system, causing off flavors. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

The beer pours an amber color with a white head. The aroma has a lot of toffee and sugar. The flavor has some grapes, toffee, pepper and yeast. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation. Interesting.

Nose of sweet syrupy malt birch syrup caramel tang. Pours amber decent head. Flavors of caramel syrup birch notes tang. Sweet syrupy kind of whatever.

bottled, thanks to mora2000, orange amber pour with no head shown, sweet fruitcocktail juice with banana and honey, plain finish

Bomber. Poured amber brown with a smallish light tan head. Aroma was sweet malt, some fruit. Flavor was very sweet -- too much so for me -- lots of fruity esters, caramel, toasted malt, some toffee, nuts. Pretty unbalanced. Thickish mouthfeel. Haven’t been terribly impressed with Weston beers.