 xnoxhatex (788), Chicago, Illinois, USA
May 7, 2008
Latest batch (’08?) on cask at the map room, chicago. Hazy red amber with medium to large, creamy beige, sustaining head that eventually settles to a nice pancake. Aroma is very fresh malt, yeast and spice with subtle banana and biscuit, also light caramel but mostly yeast all around. Yeast, spice, and sweet malt very much overwhelm the flavor of this very much Belgian inspired wheatwine, obvious wheat and english biscuit notes come out as well, with banana and buttered popcorn rounding it out with a tad bit alc thrown in there as well. Body is nice and creamy but a little too thin (med-thin) with a little chalkiness that I might just be getting from the wheat/biscuit. I seem to be remembering this beer as being better because right now all it tastes like is a very young, imperial version of their wit.
RAYBOY01 (1622), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Aug 19, 2008 Very prominent wheat flavors...grassy and green...notes of vanilla and fruity yeast...alcohol heats up in the finish. Nice experimental brew.
rednapx3 (23), , Isle of Man
Aug 10, 2008 2007 in Bottle:
Dried apricot, Ceder, Vanilla Beans Dominate this bottle. Carbonation wasn’t really there at all, very little if any. . . On the viscous side with a lingering aftertaste that was very enjoyable too me. . . I think that what got me to buy this beer after I had it on tap. . .
2007 off Tap: Now this one was on tap at the Bavarian Lodge in Lisle, IL. . .
A notch better then the 2007 out of the bottle, a bit more carbonation, and instead of a Dried Apricot flavor, it seemed to have a more fresh cut Apricot with a peach taste, with the Wood and Vanilla Bean taste on the finish.. . .
Not a big Two Brothers fan, but this beer was pretty kick ass on tap. . .
You see this one tap, try it, very well made stuff. . . .
xmarcnolanx (644), Kirkwood, Missouri, USA
Aug 2, 2008 Aroma is somewhat sour, wheaty, estery, but no alcohol in the nose.
Taste is slightly sour, interesting weird mineral flavor, more wheat. No noticeable heat.
Taste is sweet melon and banana, yeastiness.
So fucking strange.
Finishes smooth.
So much wheat presence.
This is very good stuff.
FlssmrBrewAlum (197), South Chicago Suburbs, Illinois, USA
Jul 16, 2008 Guest beer poured on tap at Flossmoor Station (Flossmoor, IL). Pours a wonderful darker gold hazed hue with a nice substantial white head in a snifter glass. Aromas are very wheaty, some fruity esters and vanilla are detectable. Initial is also malty, leading way to typical wheat flavors that are genuine and not clouded by impurities. Some banana, vanilla, and sugary sweetness. Eventually leads to a more acidic, almost green grapey bitter finish on the back end. I’m not quite sure either way. The finish is probably the most special part of this brew.. that and it’s ability to hide it’s alcohol content from the taste. Good. Interesting. Worth a try.
inkubus27 (98), USA
Jul 16, 2008 Had this on tap at Flossmoor Station. Very nice to finally experience a heavy version of a Hefe-Weizen. This had the tradtional aroma of cloves and banana, but tasted much more malty and full-profiled than a regular thin bodied hefe. This is a great twist on a hefe, and one that’s definitely worth the try if you’re a fan of hefe’s.
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