Mojo A'Peel
Sherbrooke Liquor Store

Mojo A'PeelMojo A'Peel
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From:
Sherbrooke Liquor Store
 
Alberta, Canada
Style:
Dunkelweizen
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
Needs more ratings
Avg:
3.9 | pDev: 5.9%
Reviews:
6
Ratings:
7
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 13, 2016
Added:
Feb 16, 2011
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East meets West with this Cajun Dunkelweizen. A dark German wheat ale modified to emulate the New Orleans dessert Bananas Foster.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by ChrisCage from Canada (AB)

4.16/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A- Love the artwork on this label! The brew itself pours a semi clear rootbeer color that has plenty of small columns of carbonation rising to the top in quick fashion. There really isnt much of a head here, but rather shapely patches of foam throughout the top of the brew, with an outer ring surrounding the glass. Lacing is modest at best as well, with an oily film covering the side of the glass instead.

S- Nice dense aromas that are sweet and savory! Brown sugar, vanilla, caramel, barley malt, and wafts of banana fruit dominate the nostrils....with perhaps some whipped cream and yeasty qualities. The finish is swift and sweet as well with the mentioned aromas of vanilla about it.

T- The flavors follow the aromas quite nicely, with the vanilla taking center stage for sure. Caramalized bananas with brown sugar are noticed as well and there is once again a creamy, bread like character about this. Bready yeast from the wheat malt is present as well. The finish is clean and doesn't really leave any lingering flavors behind.....just a nice dessert like flavor profile overall! After swirling the nutrients out of the bottom, this becomes vanilla fudge like....simply AWESOME!!

M/O- This has a light to medium body, plenty of carbonation and is quite a pleasant dessert beer! The alcohol is well hidden and while this is sweet and does remind me somewhat of the authentic Cajun Bananas Foster dish (which I've had!), it's not overwhelming and easy going! I recommend this beer and think it goes well with a banana creme pie! Cheers!
Sep 13, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by wesbray from Canada (AB)

Aug 01, 2012
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Reviewed by BigBry from Canada (AB)

3.92/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
I had tried this one earlier, and couldn't find it under Alley Kat, just found the Sherbrooke listing - from notes.
MoJo A'Peel Bananas Foster Dunkel:
Pours a dark brown color, slightly hazy. Inch high tan head, with foam that lasts but minimal lacing.
Sweet aroma, brown sugar with the bready malts. Slight spicy, clove also present.
Taste starts out like a typical dunkel, solid malt base, with spice clove notes, and lots of yeast. Not until the finish do you get the sweetness of caramel, vanilla, and of course the banana yeast.
Light to medium body, goes down smooth and crisp, slightly dry finish.
I wasn't sure what to expect from this one, but was pleasantly suprised. All the flavors are subtle, but recognizable. I thought it might come across too sweet, or artificial tasting, but it wasn't that at all.
May 03, 2012
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Reviewed by joemcgrath27 from Canada (AB)

4/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A - a swampy dark brown, solid tan head that snapped and cracked as it slowly dissipated
S - esters of bananas and rich dark fruit, caramel, faint vanilla bean
T - starts big with rich plumb and caramel, subtle banana and vanilla flavours blend and build, with a nutty finish
M - strong carbonation, tangy and slightly spicy finish
O - big respect when brewers take a chance, and this one pays off, this higher ABV is undetected and the flavours are bright and pleasant, well done
Apr 15, 2011
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Reviewed by andrenaline from Canada (ON)

4.1/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
I incorrectly posted this under Alley Kat...

Cheers to joemcgrath27 for the hook up from his Edmonton haul at Sherbrooke!

A - Pours a dark hazy brown colour, two fingers of light bubbly beige head with decent retention and no real lacing.

S - Burnt sugar notes dominate, though a very bready scent is also present. Reminiscent of french toast with maple syrop with some peppery clove notes on the finish.

T - A tasty dunkel indeed with the spices dominating, touch of cloves and yeast esters, vanilla and some nutmeg-ish notes. The buttered bread, caramel and toffee notes come through on the finish, touch of bananas and leather.

M - Medium bodied ale, though comes across lighter, goes down smooth and finishes with a touch of sticky dryness.

O - Definitely worth picking up. The slightly higher ABV goes completely unnoticed and it offers some great flavours. Props to the originator of this unique recipe. I'm a fan and I would suspect that many other will appreciate this offering as well.
Apr 09, 2011
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Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)

3.48/5  rDev -10.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
'Yes, we have no bananas'. This pop culture maven still had to look up this particularly old, and even older sub-reference. Very appropriate for what this offering is apparently all about - and what it doesn't actually contain...

This beer pours a dark, hazy golden brown hue, with many fingers of tight, thin foamy pale tan head, which leaves some spotty streaked lace as it slowly recedes. It smells of lightly toasted wheat grain biscuit, banana esters, and dry, musty yeast. The taste is quite wheaty, like those dense, ostensibly uber-healthy breakfast cereals, with some further fruity sweetness, the implied banana coming 'round for more, and some spicy, vanilla, oaky rye-like character. The carbonation is moderate, if a bit airy, the body medium-light in weight, and adequately smooth. It finishes with a furthering of the sweet wheat malt, tinged by the woody vanilla and understated quasi-eponymous fruit.

Can't say that I've ever had Bananas Foster before, but it sounds appetizing, and this beer is a fairly accurate analogue to that supposition. However, like dessert, it's best enjoyed in small servings.
Mar 09, 2011
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Reviewed by IronDjinn from Canada (AB)

3.65/5  rDev -6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Some disclosure here, this beer stemmed from a concept of mine. I pitched it to Jim at Sherbrooke, then talked the recipe over with Neil at Alley Kat, although he's the one who came up with the actual working recipe. My hands didn't touch the final production of it, nor am I making any financial gain from this beer. So then, after all of that if my review seems suspiciously aggrandizing (although I plan on being as objective as always, or at least as possible), you know the back story.

Comes in a 341 ml brown bottle from a 6 pack. Pours out a cloudy caramel colour, tall smooth spongy light beige head with decent retention.

Banana esters on the nose, sweetish caramel character, faint woody vanilla in the background.

Banana and woody caramel malt up front in the flavour, banana picks up in the middle followed with some spicy nuttiness, finishing with a light sweetness that starts to reveal vanilla in the aftertaste. Vanilla and mild banana linger on farther into the aftertaste.

Medium-bodied, smooth mouthfeel, low carbonation.

All in all considering it was trying to run along the lines of Bananas Foster I think it hits the basic key flavours, although it's more of a progression than an overall cohesion. Rich enough that I can only handle one at a time. Cheers to the Alley Kat crew for pulling this off, feel free to credit them for the good points and blame me for the flaws.
Feb 24, 2011
Mojo A'Peel from Sherbrooke Liquor Store
Beer rating: 3.9 out of 5 with 7 ratings