Eisenbahn Vigorosa (Weizenbock)

Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a bright red-caramel color with a medium sized khaki head. The aroma was malty with notes of molasses and cherry and an odd undertone I was not able to identify but really detracted. The flavor was tart and tangy with notes of molasses, ripe cherries, apricots and a light sour vegetal undertone. The finish was long, fruity, malty had touches of vegetal malts and molasses. Fairly full bodied. Interesting, but I was hoping for more.

Poured from bottle into Frankfurt glass. Hazy chocolate brown with huge billowing head that eventually settled to 1/2 inch. Aroma of banana, bubblegum, sweet dark fruit (plum?), slight noble hops and wheatiness. Caramel and fruity malts, some banana and clove spiciness, light bitterness, somewhat grainy from the wheat. Semi-sweet wheat aftertaste. Thick and chewy, more moderate carbonation than the pour suggested, slightly warming. There is also a slight chalky coating that it left in my month that detracts a little. Easy to keep sipping all night long, and the alcohol is mostly hidden. The chalkiness is the only hindrance.

Pours deep brown, tan head. Aroma is full of banana and a bit of fruitcake. Very nice.
Sweet flavour, dark fruits initially with fuitcake, banana sweetness. The alcohol is very well hidden, shows only slightly in the finish.
A nice weizenbock, perhaps with slightly underpowered flavours.

12 oz bottle. Fairly clear brownish amber with a thick head the fizzles out to pretty much nothing. Aroma is fruity and spicy, lots of banana, clove, sweet bread and a bit of alcohol. The flavor is sweet and sour, the sourness is like a sourdough bread with a bit of an earth yeast flavor as well. The alcohol is completely hidden. Medium body with a thick smooth mouth feel, average carbonation. Pretty good.

12 oz. bottle. Batch 03. Pours a thin beige head with slight lacing, over a clear, coppery brown (SRM 18) body.....nose is, toffee caramel, bit of molasses and banana, minimal clove.....taste initially is sweet malts (toffee, caramel), finish is strong banana, bubblegum, clove is rather light, mild bitter finish....mouth feel is light, carbonation slightly high. An interesting take on a Weizen Bock. The fruity (banana) esters are much more dominant, and the spicy phenols (clove et. al.) much less than in most in this style that I have sampled. This might be a fairly old bottle, because a recent rater was doing batch 10. If this was reasonably fresh I would wonder if it had been brewed at too high a temperature.

From a 12 oz bottle from the Bottle Barn in Santa Rosa, CA this poured a cloudy red-brown with an off-white head. Moderate lacing. Noes of ripe fruit, Fairly full body and rich mouthfeel. Flavor is rich as well and full of more ripe fruit. Finish is dry. Good.

hazy red/brown with minimal head. mellow nose... slightly fruity, banana, and roasted malt notes. taste is sweet, fruity. medium-full bodied with an oily character and somewhat dry finish. taste left on palate has me wanting more. pretty yummy weizen bock

Mahogany colored body under a fizzy non-head. Aroma is fruity and malted with berries, cherries and grapes along with both pale and caramel malt, a little earthy. Banana notes show up in the flavor along with fruity white wine and a splash of whisky before a mild, earthen coffee bitterness. Smooth, semi-full body, a little flat with a touch of chalkiness. Alcohol lingers with grape notes. Glancing down at a couple reviews it seems like this changed character after cellaring for 2 years. ~~~~~~~~~~ 12 oz. bottle from Cornfield, May 2007, consumed September 2009. Batch #10.