Score
7.57
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Seems like forever since I’ve had a German weizen. This is a goodie! German quality with American hops. Cloudy dark golden (swirled end of bottle into my Schnieder weizen glass) with creamy off-white head. Normal weizen textures and tastes with the bonus of some extra hops, this a nice experiment, with great results.
Bottle shared with Yanick. Pours cloudy orange with white head. Nice lacing. Nose and taste of baked banana bread, clove, sweet alcohol soaked oranges, florals, orange candy, grass and wheat malt. Medium body.
Bottle @ Dan’s house. Cloudy, yellow orange appearance with a carbonated, off white head. More assertive lemon, slightly spicy, a bit floral, earthy hoppy nose. Somewhat spicy, bready, moderately earthy hoppy, a bit floral, a touch tart, wheat malty flavor. Floral, citrus, mild wheat aftertaste.
Bottle. Banana, wheat malt and citric hops aroma. Hazy golden yellow color with large head. Sweet banana, orange, wheat malt, and lightly bitter citric hops flavor. Very nice.
Scharfer Hopfengeruch, eindeutig diesem Bier zurordbar. Starker aber noch zurückhaltender Hopfenantrunk, süffig, der Alkohol mach sich wenig bemerkbar und ist eher hintergründig anzutreffen. Hier könnte es das bier stützen, was dank der Aromen nie wirklich ausgenutzt wird. Im Mittelteil wird das Bier erneut stark hopfig, im Abgang sogar etwas stechend. Sehr sehr wenig bitter, aromatisch hopfig. Ausgewogen, angesichts des starken Hopfens erstaunlich süffig. Vielen Dank an den Doppelbock für das Bier! 11/12/12/13/14/12
Tap at Pizzeria Paradiso. Clear dark golden color, medium off white head. Aroma of citrus and hops. Taste is grapefruit and juicy fruit gum, slightly sour finish. Tasty.
Bottle. Briliant crisp hoppy nose. Cloudy golden, lacing head. Light citrus, a bit phenolic, medium to light body. The Saphire version has a bitmore depth.
Bottle 75cl.Unclear medium yellow orange color with a large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, moderate to heavy hoppy, perfume, pine, fruity, moderate yeasty, banana notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090802]
Location: 750 ml bottle from Gilly's, 11/12/09
Aroma: The aroma has some among other things: orange, clove, banana, and citrus
Appearance: Cloudy golden-orange color with a nice fluffy white head
Flavor: Taste is a balanced (really well meshed) combination of wheat, fruit, malt and a hop backing
Palate: This one is quite smooth with a solid amount of body and a nice mouthfeel
Overall Impression: This is a pretty darn good beer. I liked this one quite a bit. One of those beers that lives up to its rep for sure. One of the owners of Gilly's gave me a sampling of this one, and I wanted to grab a whole bottle to bring home, but I couldn't pull the trigger on the $19 price tag, if I see this one sometime in the future for a lesser cost, I will certainly be likely to grab one, because it is quite, quite good.
Location: Updating this with a 750 ml bottle, 1/29/10
Overall Impression: Good stuff, I'll up the nose rating, and take the score from a 4.0 to a 4.1. Other then that, not too much to add. Good looking hazy orange beer with a huge fluffy white head. Great nose, and a really nice flavor. Tasty!
Bottle 7 C, 20091028 It was high pressure in that bottle, ater the cork had disappered I put the thing on the table - after 5 sec it started to spurt. No wonder the fermentation (0,5 cm 1/2 a year storage) was mixed in! AR.: yeast, strawberry, apricot AP: weize cloudy, mostly lasting rocky head F: yeast, strawberry, apricot, german äppelmos, medium strong bitterness - long lasting finishing. I can recommend this Weisse, but be careful while opening!