 Ceebs25 (217), Naperville, Illinois, USA
Apr 7, 2009 1 pt .9 fl oz bottle. Pleasant and airy aroma that noticeably adds well with the tasting experience as it kind of fires up the nostrils with every sip. Slightly more clove and spice notes in the smell than expected. Banana a strong player too, brown sugar, caramel-toffee cookie dough, as well as minor bubble gum. A very pretty beer as the pour is great, nice inch and a half of part fluffy cream and part wispy milk head, a nice layer of retention, full body appearance, dark golden amber in color. The flavor profile is more heavy weighted toward the malty dopplebock side of the brew, something that the aroma would suggest otherwise. A good amount of caramel cookie, mild fruits, yeast, and pears, with the more spicy, clove, and wheat grain elements fulfilling more of a background role. Some citrusy and grassy bitter elements come into play here maybe alittle more so than in the eisbock version. The mouthfeel was not as nice as i was expecting from a beer this highly regarded. It was not bad, but a little too much carbonation. Balance was good, but the flavor profile overall to me also did not come together as well as in the eisbock. So I would have to say I’m alittle disappointed with this offering, but its still a very good beer overall. Maybe I will need to rerate sometime in the future.
BillyMidnight (41), Alberta, Canada
Apr 5, 2009 A superb, full-bodied German brew. Smells like banana, tastes like caramel, feels like staccato tuba music.
dogfish120love (250), west hartford, Connecticut, USA
Apr 5, 2009 Pours a murky brown with a hint of rust in coloration. A thin slightly white head. aroma is very sweet, the presence of alcohol easily noted. Caramel and syrup are distinguishable in the aroma. Pleasant flavor malt leads to a beer with less sweetness than the aroma suggests. In all its complexities it is still a very simple brew
KnN (712), Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
Apr 3, 2009 On tap at the Blind Tiger in NYC. Poured a nice dark brown with a big foamy generous white head. Aroma was sweet malt, a little sourness, some clove, banana. Flavor was a bit more of the same with a nice full sweet mouthfeel. Kind of bready. Nice beer.
EatsTacos (13), , Yukon, Canada
Apr 2, 2009 Pours a cloudy, dark amber with a creamy head
The aroma is bananas, apples, caramel malt
The flavour follows from the nose, a lot of tart, sweet fruits like apple and banana. Spicey and yeasty as well
Mouthfeel is pretty creamy with a sharp carbonation
shawnm213 (882), South Bend, Indiana, USA
Mar 31, 2009 Bottle. Pours dark amber with a big head. bananas, cloves, other dark fruits. sweet and a little sour. not bad.
denimglen (8), Auckland, New Zealand
does not count  Mar 30, 2009 Typical nose of banana and clove, some cinnamon-like spicyness comes through and fresh white bread. Hazy brown, nice head, thins quickly. Spicy and phenolic in flavour with some fruit, also some caramel, with a touch of sweetness that finishes with a light tartness. Medium body and carbonation. Quite nice.
Elwood (647), Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Mar 29, 2009 1 pt. bottle. It pours a hazy dark amber with a tall, light tan head. Boozy fruit aromas abound with wheat, spice, and yeast notes as well. Medium carbonation with an initially sticky then dry mouthfeel. Lots of flavor here. Ripe fruit, wheat, roasted malt, alcohol, and candy sweetness. Lingering spicy wheat taste. Definitely clove and vanilla in there. Lots of clove. Excellent drinkability and definitely a beer I would have again.
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