Reviewed By: Herr MikeStyle: Weizenbock
State/Country: Pennsylvania
ABV: 8.7%
Serving Type: 12 oz Bottle
Look: 9
Dark orange color, like a lava lamp with suspended yeast flakes, head dissipates quickly, light lacing
Smell: 10
Bananas, cloves, cinnamon, dried fruit
Taste: 10
Up Front: Tastes like banana bread with walnuts
Finish: The bread lingers, little spice, alcohol present
Mouthfeel: 10
Happy thick mouthful of chewy yuminess!
Drinkability: 10
It has a great flavor and you can’t tell it’s almost 9% abv, too heavy for session beer
Overall Score: 9.8
Value: 9.5
Cost/12 oz serving: $1.87
Overall Impression:
I am not a big wheat beer drinker, but this beer kicks ass and has a comfort food feel that makes it a good beer on a snowy day!
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Herr Mike brought over a bottle of Moonglow to compare with Aventinus (reviewed the next post below).
ReplyDeleteAlthough I will not give a full-blown review, here are my thoughts. Moonglow was much lighter in color, and it had a maltier backbone than Aventinus.
I felt Aventinus had a lot more flavor; one that was both more complex and truer to the style, as was the darker color. ReRe The Dark Beer Goddezz and I were in agreement on that. Herr Mike, still preferred Moonglow. We all agreed that both of them kicked major ass!
--Herr Rick