Les Trois Mousquetaires E.L. Imperial Weizen

Sedimented, to say the least. Orange colour. Slightly plasticy aroma with hints of other phenols, banana and lots of sugary malts. Sweet, soft and sugary with phenols, banana and a little alcohol in the finish. I like my weizens sweet but this is perhaps more than I can handle.

(11.5oz bottle) Medium off-white head atop lightly hazed apple juice body. Aroma is moderately sweet, bubblegum, banana. Taste is moderately sweet, cane sugar, banana, some alcohol, apple. Medium-full body, some creaminess, light acidity.

Dark cloudy golden pour, bordering opacity, the head is tight, white and rather small, diminishing slowly from its initial state to leave a simple cover. A good dose of crunchy cerealic malts, almost toasty, accompany the estery yeastiness in the nose. The phenolic cloves come out nicely, imparting a welcomed spiciness to this globally sweet product, but also offering smokey undertones which fit the caramelised sugars. Raw pureed bananas seems to be of more significance in the aroma than taste, the latter being more confounded with alcohol nuances that are accentuated by the uplifting roundness. Surprisingly not very complex flavors, but the cohesion of the different ingredients and global focus deserves a quality experiment stamp. A round and fruity strong wheat beer that manages to be sweet and refreshing thanks to the wheat’s integration. Certainly an appealing new direction for this brewery.

Bottle: Pours a hazy orange bronze with a thin-lacing wispy white head. Aroma of lightly sweet wheat with some clove and lemon citrus with a hint of vinegar notes. Body starts with a decent sweetness and some doughy yeasty flavor balanced with spicy clove and banana esters toward a semi-dry finish. Could have a little more caramel flavors and a nicer aroma, but otherwise a decent weizenbock.

750ml bottle shared courtesy of TomDecapolis (thanks!). 2008 Vintage. Poured a medium and slightly hazy golden color with an averaged sized white head. Aromas of wheat, citrus, and reminded me of a orange creamsicle. Tastes of that same orange creamsicle, wheat, and light spices. Light alcohol in the finish.