TheGrandMaster (1526), Auckland, New Zealand Aug 11, 2008 Limited edition bottle 2008, pours a slightly cloudy brown with a foamy off-white head. A strong yeasty aroma, as you would expect from a here-weizen, with caramal and some cloves. Quite roasted and dry, with plenty of chocolate and caramal on the palate, and sweetish banana yeast. The finish is a touch thin, with a cleansing carbonation and a hint of tartness. Kaya161 (1129), Aspen, Colorado, USA Mar 5, 2002 Cloudy brown colour with a quickly disappearing head. Cocoa aroma, bannana flavour, thin bodied. Fairly fruity flavour with a hint of chocolate. mmmmmm...... chocolate bananas. beerledgend (808), Meadowbank Auckland, New Zealand Oct 8, 2001 Red Amber in Colour, sweet weat beer, smells like banana lumps. yalnikim (676), Wellington, New Zealand Aug 7, 2006 Updated: Aug 8, 2006Tasted several times but notes finally jotted down on 01/08/2006. Limited re-release, amped up to a stronger 6.3% (but still with Beer Ledgend’s banana lump thing going on).
Murky dark chestnut with ruddy highlights and a briefly balooning airy light tan head. Stunning aroma of chocolate, banana and fresh wheat, which has toned down over the last couple of weeks. It’s getting more wheaty and displaying light phenolic notes. Soft grainy sweetness up front, with a subtle hint of spice and cocoa through the middle, then a slightly tart, dry finish. A bit thin and prickly in the mouth at first, which detracts from the flavour, but this softens up as the beer breaths. Very nice. Tyrell loves it. bozoNZ (391), Christchurch, New Zealand Apr 2, 2007 500ml b/b Aug 07. Pours like a glass of coke with a persistant thin crema head. Caramello & banana aromas. Creamy, buttery palate, muted choc & a touch of wheat and spice but quite a round sweet finish with a final char note. Nice enough
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