 DrBayern (880), Morehead City, North Carolina, USA
May 10, 2008
22 oz. bomber on 5/10/2008. Hazy deep gold body under a creamy, billowing white head that lasts and lasts, leaving thick, sticky lace - phenomenal looking. Wonderful aroma that has the characteristics of a German wheat with the banana and clove esters underneath and the citrus qualities of the Amarillo hops on top, a unique aroma that works well.
Medium body and carbonation, not overly effervescent as I expected after I saw the pour. Very smooth, almost creamy, yet clean and lightly dry. on the palate.
A solid, light malty base supports a balanced, soft grapefruit bitterness that extends into a long dry finish. This is just excellent in all respects.
OSLO (590), Minnesota, USA
Jul 16, 2008 [Bottle, big thanks go to Stine for sharing!] Pours hazy golden with a good cream head. Aroma is nice, with a the expected citrus hops and banana. There was also subdued clove, and wheat. Taste is semi-sweet with yeast and banana most dominant. The clove and wheat are still there, but pretty subdued. Good mouthfeel and smooth. A very good weizen bock, but I actually preferred the Schneider & Brooklyner version, strangely enough. Still, I am definitely in need of a re-rate, as this was a tasting sample.
BBB63 (3676), La Porte, Indiana, USA
Jul 16, 2008 Corked bottle and served in my Schneider Weizenbock glass: The hazy golden beer is topped by a lasting foamy head which left excellent lace upon the glass. Boy do the hops jump out at the nose in the beginning followed by muted hefe characteristics of banana, clove, pepper, lemongrass, wheat husk and bready malts.
The taste is exactly what you expected with a hop bitterness supported by fruity and spicy weizen flavors. Sharp spicy finish and some metallic notes upon the finish. The mouth feel is highly carbonated, sharp with a dry and abit alcoholic finish. Different for sure, these hybrid are sure fun to drink.
JK (2355), Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA
Jul 15, 2008 Shared by Stine. More of a pale ale than a weizenbock bock, the mere presence of wheat in a beer like this doesn’t seem to get it to weizen bock. Great beer anyway. Loads of hops in the aroma and flavor. Sweet malt, and alcohol. Unusual hops, a continental style. Thick and heavy. Sweet, with lots of citrus including grapefruit.
gunhaver (541), Tampa, Florida, USA
Jul 15, 2008 Bottle. Pours a cloudy orangish brown color, big white cotton-like head with decent lacing. Lots of Belgian yeast aromas, bubble gum, wheat, hay, grass, with a piney bite in the end. Hops are big up front in the flavor, with hay, wheat, clove, plum, citrus, and a pleasant bitter finish. Very bright and refreshing. Full-bodied, and the ABV is very well disguised.
beerbomb (172), New Jersey, USA
Jul 9, 2008 Excellent aroma yeasty, bready, wheaty, spicy, fruity, sweet, hoppy, woody. Flavor is yeasty, hoppy, and woody with a big bready, hoppy, woody aftertaste. Interesting and good.
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