Great Lakes Glockenspiel Weizenbock

Brewed by Great Lakes Brewing Company
Style: Weizen Bock
Cleveland, Ohio USA

Bottles from goryshkewych. Thanks man! This one has aromas of banana, clove, toasted wheat bread, some fruit - apples?, and a touch of alcohol. Pours slightly hazy plum color - according to description - with a decent head. Sweet flavors of banana, spicy yeast, fruity notes, toasted wheat, caramel, and a little crisp/tartness in the finish. A hint of warming alcohol makes it’s presence felt as well.

Bottle (2009) in a weizen; slightly hazy orange (although not as dark, or hazy as one would expect from this style) w/ a relatively modest beige head; aroma is slightly sweet and heavy in bananas, yeasty tones and slightly understated cloves; flavor is very-well balanced w/ all the characteristic wheat beer flavors (albeit with toned down cloves) and caramel; medium bodied and super refreshing. Slightly more tart than would would expect, which I liked. As with most Great Lakes’ stuff, very tasty. Good stuff boys.

12oz bottle from matt/devon (actually gerritt!) methinks. thanks buds.... pours a dark reddish caramel brown with a quickly dissipating thin white head..... assertive aroma of banana, dark fruit, and caramel esthers....flavors follow suit.with a pretty pronounced sweetness. smooth, sweet profile overall that is quite nice for the style.

Bottle from the Orland Park, IL, Binny’s Beverage Depot: This poured a caramel colored body with a short-lived beige head and had some slippery lacework. The aroma was warm whole wheat bread with caramel and some overly ripe bananas. The flavor added some light brown spices and a touch of alcohol. Nice.

Bottle. Translucent straw/orange-brown body, puffy buff head. The spicy, sweet nose with clove, bubblegum, and light banana esters reminds me of circus peanuts or candy corn. The body, too, reminds me of these candies, with bubblegum, clove, and hints of banana in addition to caramel and vinous alcohol notes. The complexity rivals Belgian ales of similar ABV. This is an excellent wheat beer, a fine addition to Great Lakes’ bottled lineup.

12 oz bottle from Archer Liquors. Cloudy and brown with a decent size beige head. Aroma is very sweet with some caramel, banana, spices and sweet, yet powerful bready malts. Taste is a full-bodied mix of bready-wheat malts, sweet bananas, dried cherries. Smooth finish. Impressive.

reddish brown with mild white head with low carbonation. nose mostly of banana yeasty notes. some hop bitterness with clove esters being dominant. some alcohol and maybe oxidation come through next and some unfermented sugars. a solid, bet unspectacular brew, mildly disappointed

On tap at the Great Lakes dinner at the Bethel Rd Winking Lizard on 6/11/09. Opaque amber pour with a big white head. Aroma is a bushel of bananas (can bananas be measured in bushels?) with caramel and sweet malts and some spice. Caramel flavor up front with a hint of whiskey, lots of banana and just a smidge of hop dryness. Sweet finish with clove and some other spices. Not my favorite style, but I can tell it’s well-made.