Monkey's Uncle - East End Brewing Company

oline73

Maryland

3.88/5  rDev +9.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Poured from a swing top growler (bottle?) into a tasting snifter.

Appearance: Pours a clear amber with a golden hue. There isn't a whole lot of head.

Smell: Smells like bananas and graham crackers. The malt sweetness dominates. There is a slight apple juice note as well.

Taste: Sweet like candy right off the bat. The malt sweetness works well with the banana notes. There is a bitterness that shows up a bit in the finish, but the sweetness still sticks around.

Mouthfeel: The body is a bit syrupy with lots of tingly carbonation and a finish that's a bit dry.

Overall: This was a sipper. I won't say it was bad, but I didn't need a ton of it. The banana note was intense. I don't think I need more, but I'm glad I had it.

Serving type: growler

01-10-2013 22:18:48 | More by oline73

Huhzubendah

District of Columbia

3.53/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

1L bottle shared by oline73. Thanks Steve.

The beer is mostly clear and appears light orange hued. The aroma offers citrus, yeast, malt, light spice. The scent brings Belgian style anticipation. The flavor is oranges and booze, followed by coriander and spice. Medium bodied with a warming alcohol finish. Ok.

Serving type: bottle

01-07-2013 03:00:40 | More by Huhzubendah

BeerImmediately

Pennsylvania

4.18/5  rDev +18.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Pretty sure this puppy has been in the cellar for at least a year. Cracked it for no apparent reason this evening.

Pours with a healthy 3F of off-white head over a cloudy brown/amber body. No real lacing to speak of.

Aromas are light for the style, but representative for the style. Banana, clove, caramel, and some dark fruit as well.

Flavor and mouthfeel are awesome. Dark, rich, effervescent. Banana peel, brown sugar, clove, and some char in the afterglow. The carbonation really cuts through the thick.

Loved it.

Serving type: bottle

07-26-2012 02:43:41 | More by BeerImmediately

jale

Michigan

4.08/5  rDev +15.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Thanks Chris for this bottle.

A: Pours a cloudy amber with a huge tan head.

S: Clove, pepper and light banana. Some bready maltiness also.

T: Pepper and alcohol heat upfront followed by some clove and a hint of banana. Nice breadiness followed by some acedic flavors. This is a beer best drank cold, as the flavor drops off as it warms.

M: Lighter side of medium with great carbonation.

O: I really enjoy East end beers and have yet to not like any beer from them.

Serving type: bottle

01-25-2012 21:53:28 | More by jale

PittBeerGirl

Pennsylvania

3.83/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A- This is a really beautiful beer. Pours with a 2-3 finger foamy white head. Head fades to a thick collar and leaves little lacing down the glass. Body is a rusty copper hue that is uniformly translucent and very foggy.

S- A ton of clove and pepper spice. Banana is there too and a moderately boozy astrigent alcohol background.

T- Taste is pretty similar to the nose. Clove and peppery spice upfront with a mildly bready yeast backbone. A hint of banana and a moderate alcohol bite comes through for the finish. A big alcohol heat lingers as well as peppery spice.

M- Medium to high carbonation, a mildy bready, and moderately boozy and astringent.

O- Overall this is a pretty good beer. Its still pretty boozy and is quite aggressively spicy for a weizenbock. Not my favorite from East End or favorite of the style but still a decent example.

Serving type: bottle

09-28-2011 03:36:06 | More by PittBeerGirl

KAP1356

Pennsylvania

3.9/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

1 L bottle poured into a Weizenbock glass...

A - Poured a slightly darker golden color with some copper highlights. Carbonation is VERY visible in the body. A pretty substantial head, about 3 fingers thick forms, eggshell white in color, and retains quite well. Surprising for a 10% beer.

S - Classic yeast aromas joined with banana and clove, although a bit subdued for what I expected. Bready, biscuit aromas come through as well.

T - Taste mirrors the nose quite well. A bit more grainy and biscuity on the taste. Banana comes through more as well. The alcohol is quite unoticeable (until it warms)for a big beer like this.

M - Creamy and medium to full bodied beer. Nice and thick with a good amount of carbonation on the tongue. The finish is slightly dry as a result.

O - Not bad. I liked this, although I was expecting a little more I guess fr a limited batch beer. Still quite good. I'm glad I only bought 1 bottle though.

Serving type: bottle

09-28-2011 00:35:00 | More by KAP1356

claspada

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +13%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a semi cloudy darker reddish copper color with a beige somewhat fluffy larger than expected head. Even though it's 10% it still has a boat ton of carbonation/head.

Aromas begin with your typical Hefeweizen yeast smells; lots of clove and banana up front. As it warms you get more of the bready, biscuity, dark caramel malts.

The tastes follow the nose and upfront I get a lot of banana and spicy cloves yeast flavors. Just like the nose the flavors become more balanced and you get the dark bready and caramel malts to balance out the aggressive yeast flavors. Alcohol becomes a little apparent as it warms but by no means is it a major favor.

Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied which is odd for theses flavors but it is an "Imperial Weizenbock" so the extra heft is to be expected. Carbonation is quite ample on this brew and helps to dry out the finish and increase the drinkability.

Overall I really enjoyed this beer. In a category of beers I really don't enjoy (all Weizen beers and any beer where Hefe yeast flavors run rampant), this was surprisingly drinkable and enjoyable. I really appreciate what East End did here and will definitely revisit more of their beers when/if I revisit Pittsburgh, PA.

Serving type: bottle

08-30-2011 00:38:51 | More by claspada

CrazyMacHarris99

Pennsylvania

3.95/5  rDev +11.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Poured from the bottle into an East End pint glass. Pours a dark golden color with a decent head. The smell is banana and clove much like a weizenbock but also a big dose of alcohol to the nose. The taste is the same as the taste but the alcohol is not as noticeable but that may not be the case with everyone. The mouthfeel is thick and creamy which is why wheat beers are some of my favorite styles. This is reminiscent of Gratitude with a fuller mouthfeel because of the wheat. This is a great new big beer from East End and will be great after a few years in the cellar as well.

Serving type: bottle

06-18-2011 22:40:30 | More by CrazyMacHarris99