Brooklyner-Schneider Hopfen-Weisse

Brewed by Brooklyn Brewery
Style: Weizen Bock
Brooklyn, New York USA

750 ml bottle (the first 750 of a German-style beer I’ve seen?) from Richmond Beverage in Richmond, VT (May 2008) served near cellar temperature once the head finally dissipated from a Ramstein glass, after an entire bottle of wine and a big shot of bourbon, so this reivew is gonna suck. Bite me. Pours a hazy dull brass-bronze with a massive gout of head that refuses to disappear for several minutes living a bit of chunky lacing as it finally dies....thick caramelized bananas in the nose, light spices, vanilla syrup and a bit of bourbon, very sweet.....full and luscious mouthfeel, lightly alcoholic, quite malty and rich with caramelization dominant, a bit of woody bitterness towards the finish, little in the way of wheaty tartness though it’s there if you look for it, particularly at the end when it’s warmed a bit....not a patch on Plank or Alesmith, but eminently drinkable, if a bit pretentious and pricey in its packaging.

Bottled:
Pale brown, VERY muddy (it had the biggest chunks of yeast I’ve ever seen in a bottle) colour. head is big and fluffy. Dry, yeasty, hoppy and spicy aroma. Hoppy, dry and yeasty flavour. Alcohol bitter finish.

(750ml bottle, thanks artusory) Cloudy cider body topped by medium off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, yeast, orange/lemon, bubblegum, basil. Taste is medium sweet, yeast, some bubblegum, grassy, orange. Medium-full body.

Bottle. Big fluffy white head and loads of carbonation, befitting the style. The spicy hops nearly overwhelm the banana esters in the nose, but not quite. Light orange body. Rather dry body, mild bitterness, some hop aromatics come out in the finish.

Name: Hopfen
Date: 09/22/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Asheville

opaque yellow? lasting dense white head, lots of drippy lace, spicy sweet banana aroma, creamy body, lots of sweet banana flavor, well balanced by a pepperyspicy clove character with a light bitterness, the great spicy character makes this beer

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

Nice amber with a nice white head. Aroma is a fairly strong piney hop content, light yeast, light banana and alcohol but hops are dominant. Taste is a light fruitness, with alcohol, and nice hoppiness. Warming.

Poured a hazy orange golden color with a medium sized, white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of bananas, toffee, vanilla, floral hops, pine, citrus, and light alcohol as well. Taste of more banana and clove, with resiny pine, citrus fruits, bitter hops and moderate alcohol in the finish. Couldn’t tell much difference from the Schneider, except it was pinier with just a tad thinner mouthfeel.

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.