Victory Moonglow Weizenbock

Brewed by Victory Brewing Company
Style: Weizen Bock
Downingtown, Pennsylvania USA

330 ML Bottle in the USA. Deep ruby/brown color, hazy, with a tan head. Yeasty and fruity aroma. The full flavor was of fruit, yeast, malt, and spice. Nice body. A good WB but lacking a bit from the German types of this style.

12 oz bottle courtesy of the Binnys singles rack (Orland Park, IL). Pours a nice dark full amber, well hazed, some reddish orange glowing notes, a huge tannish head that bubbles well and cakes, laces ok, eventually dies to a moderate head. Aromas are fruity banana esters, a touch of apple, cinnamon, flaked white wheat, a touch of citrusy lemon, followed up by more caramelized maltiness underneath, a touch of brown sugar and breadiness. Initial is reminiscent of banana bread, assertive fruity banana esters, brown sugar, bread, a touch of sweet cakiness, vanilla. This backs a decent alcohol punch on the backend, warming as it travels down. Further in more wheat comes in, grainy, bready, sweet, with a light bitterness. In my opinion, the alcohol gets in the way on the backend, almost causing heartburn for me it is so out of place. A nice darker wheat beer would have been nice, but this takes it a little too far for me. The flavors are well in place, but the alcohol is distracting for me, detracting from the overall balance and experience. A decent enough beer with some overall flaws.

12oz bottle from Orland Park Binny’s single rack. Pours hazy orangish amber with massive off-white head. Aroma is banana, clove, lemon, bready malts, yeast, spices and some tartness. Flavor is sweet caramel and brown sugar with banana, clove, bready malts, and some spices. Mouthfeel is a tad thin even though the malts are a little chewy. Flavor is much lighter than I anticipated based on the aroma. Overall this is a pretty flavorful weizen bock.

Bottle. Pours with a huge, foamy off-white head and a hazy brown body. Aroma of banana, toffee, vanilla, clove. Taste, apples, toffee, brown sugar, clove, orange juice.Full bodied, medium carb.

12 oz bottle. Pours copper in colour, with red tinge. Balanced, somewhat sweet malt, but floral hop finish. Nice!

16 ounce pint - $6.50 at Taco Mac in Kennesaw, Georgia. Appearance: Descends from the top-level tap a mid-range mahogany-hued body topped with a finger of off-white foam. Smell: Tangy, spiced bouquet of bready dark malted wheat and supporting clove and peeled banana notes, as well as sweet-scented hints of caramel and golden syrup. Taste: Ah, the tanginess of German wheat malt with a taste of toasted bread smothered in gooey, sweet caramel sauce. Mingled amidst the malty tastes are some spicy phenols providing a mild, easy-going cracked clove flavor. Also, some fruity touches of raisins and bananas to be found in there. Hint of sourish yeast. Lightly spicy, herbal hop character with a mild, restrained level of bitterness. Finishes tangy and malty and pretty crisp, I must say. Mouthfeel: Medium-plus body. Medium-high carbonation. Smooth mouthfeel. Drinkability: An agreeable Fall seasonal that isn’t just another Pumpkin Ale or Oktoberfest. Although the alcohol isn’t overly evident in the taste, it sure did sneak up on me later, providing me with quite a glow of my own.

12 oz bottle, Belgian snifter glass. Pours a picturesque ruddy amber with offwhite creamy head, nose is winter spices, wheaty fruitiness, sweet treacle and lemongrass. Bubblegum, light banana on the palate, which is somewhat thin but well carbonated. Quite warming towards the finish, alcohol is quite present on the tongue, along with faint medicinal bitterness. Quite indicative of the style, just not something one could drink much of. Perhaps aging some a bit might smooth the rough edges.

Wonderfully delicious, rich and full, but doesn’t sit heavy on the stomach. There’s a head-swmming combination of citrus, banana, bubblegum, spice, chocolate, and wheat. The alcohol is hidden--but felt! Definitely a favorite.