Best Of Beer Camp: Weizenbock - Beer Camp #37 - Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

Erish

Illinois

4.03/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I poured this 12 oz. bottle into a weizen glass. Part of the 2011 Beer Camp series.

A: cloudy honey gold color, the pour produced a cascading thick and creamy head that very slowly falls into a thick cap, the lacing is very good. A beautiful beer.

S: raw wheat, clove, banana, ripe apples, and an earthy/spicy funk.

T: the wheat and funky front give way to spices and fruit in the middle, the finish is dry with a floral hop note. Nicely balanced and delicious.

M: medium-bodied, silky texture, moderate to plentiful carbonation.

O: A solid beer all-around, though it lacks any particular characteristic that make it a great beer in my mind. Nonetheless, it is quite tasty, and I hope that SN brings it back someday.

Serving type: bottle

06-20-2011 23:20:19 | More by Erish

touchmeimsac

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +12.2%

05-20-2013 17:33:23 | More by touchmeimsac

megamass

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -12.7%

05-18-2013 05:43:35 | More by megamass

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -6.5%

05-15-2013 18:30:15 | More by twenty5

cadaugherty

Illinois

4/5  rDev -0.2%

05-09-2013 00:09:43 | More by cadaugherty

blackie

Virginia

4.33/5  rDev +8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

review entered from notes taken awhile back...

a: poured into a weizen glass, after rousing the yeast, the beer pours a hazy amber the color of dark honey, nice fill, white head that retains as a good layer

s: full malt aroma with a slew of dark breads and lightly toasted sugars, lots of wheat and sweet fruits, huge yeast influence - sweet/spicy clove and lovely overripe banana, bready, herbal noble hops, richly complex and aromatic

m: carbonation around light-moderate, medium bodied

t: a delicious weizenbock - the sweet and bready malt base holds flavors of toasted sugar and grain, heavily yeasted with deeply ripened banana flavors and lots of clove, starts sweet and slowly works towards a finish of grassy noble malts, clove, banana, and more yeast - lingering long, juicy fresh banana bread with a heavily toasted crust

o: a very well crafted example - one of the better stateside samples I've had alongside Victory Moonglow, among others, the best of the beer camp mix

Serving type: bottle

04-04-2013 03:55:50 | More by blackie

grahamboudreaux

Tennessee

4.25/5  rDev +6%

03-15-2013 06:19:43 | More by grahamboudreaux

jucifer1818

Florida

4/5  rDev -0.2%

02-28-2013 21:28:08 | More by jucifer1818

popery

California

3.75/5  rDev -6.5%

01-28-2013 07:35:17 | More by popery

t0rin0

California

4.25/5  rDev +6%

01-20-2013 02:08:25 | More by t0rin0

Lukass

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +6%

01-06-2013 14:18:05 | More by Lukass

udouche

3.75/5  rDev -6.5%

12-28-2012 15:31:14 | More by udouche

CA_Infidel2o9

4.25/5  rDev +6%

12-11-2012 06:36:35 | More by CA_Infidel2o9

stabbingcontest

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -0.2%

12-04-2012 01:34:39 | More by stabbingcontest

Chris_Cali_2o9

4.5/5  rDev +12.2%

11-20-2012 03:32:35 | More by Chris_Cali_2o9

bzach

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +6%

10-21-2012 06:24:20 | More by bzach

mrebeka

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -6.5%

09-23-2012 20:30:10 | More by mrebeka

WastingFreetime

Wisconsin

3.65/5  rDev -9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Reviewed from tasting notes.

Poured out a hazy orangish-gold color with two fingers of white head that quickly receded back to a 0.5cm lid, leaving medium amounts of lacing behind. Body is on the heftier side of medium thickness, carbonation is on the lower side of medium.

Smells of banana, cloves, lemon zest, and a touch of pumpkin pie spicing with a yeasty garnish. Tastes of banana, cloves, and yeast as well, but also has a medium amount of yeasty bread in the midsip and a touch of drying ABV hotness in the finish.

If only it hid the ABV just slightly better than it already did, and expressed the spicing better upon the palate, this could have been one of the greats.

Serving type: bottle

09-06-2012 00:30:08 | More by WastingFreetime

netshark

Colorado

4/5  rDev -0.2%

09-02-2012 03:43:07 | More by netshark

generallee

New York

4/5  rDev -0.2%

08-29-2012 11:33:19 | More by generallee

brewdlyhooked13

Ohio

3.63/5  rDev -9.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Appearance - a muddied pale tangerine with two full fingers of creamy white foam. A little aggressive on the pour, but it settles down, leaving dots and spots of lace behind.

Aroma - powdery grain with a yeasty, estery banana peel scent.

Taste - sweet grain and the yeastiness of a traditional weizenbock. On the swallow there is a tang of sorts, not sure if its hops or something else, but it's a good counterbalance to the sweet grain and yeast. A light breath of abv on the finish, ends clean and dry.

Mouthfeel - crisp with some decent smoothness. Nice enough body for the style.

Drinkability - a good weizenbock. Maybe a touch hoppier than most, but it's a good take.

Serving type: bottle

08-24-2012 16:38:05 | More by brewdlyhooked13

Nickfellow007

Rhode Island

3.25/5  rDev -19%

08-15-2012 15:58:48 | More by Nickfellow007

merc7186

New York

3.98/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Id like to thank MONKEYMAGIC72 for this beer,

I had this beer poured from a 12oz bottle into a pint glass.

A: Hazy Orange/Golden Straw Hue, Passes Some Light, Thick White Head, Mild Lacing

S: Banana, Bubble Gum, Wheat, Mild Clove

T: Banana, Wheat, Bubble Gum, Mild Pepper

M: Decent Carbonation, Light to Medium Bodied, Semi Sweet, Mildly Spicy

Overall, a really nice weizenbock and great for the summer months.

Serving type: bottle

07-27-2012 02:06:02 | More by merc7186

Brenden

Ohio

4/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A cloudy gold-orange brew sits in the glass while a fluffy finger-and-a-half of yellow-tinted head. There's a sturdiness to it, and some patchy lacing is dropped on the glass as the beer recedes.
Plenty of banana in the nose here belie the yeast strain, and other yeast elements come out: clove, light dusty sort of earthiness, and a hint of bubble gum. Gentle spiciness is underlying, breads and caramel added from the malts finishing it out. There's a honey note and a bit of quality dark liquor coming out more as it sits, and more of a slight citrus element in the flavor. A very light floral note lets us know yes, there are some hops in here.
Smoothness makes this beer easy sipping. There's a light nip of crispness up front. Carbonation is moderate in about a medium body.
Some good stuff from the Beer Campers here.

Serving type: bottle

07-16-2012 01:06:43 | More by Brenden

bsp77

Minnesota

3.73/5  rDev -7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Note: I reviewed this on 5/8/11 under the old listing for this beer before everything was fixed.

Best of Beer Camp #37: Weizenbock

Serving glass: Poured from bottle into Weizen glass. Bottled on 1095 (April 5, 2011)

Appearance: Looks like thick orange juice with nice initial white head, which mostly recedes, leaving light lacing.

Smell: Sweet banana and bubblegum, with light notes of wheat, clove and pepper.

Taste: Very sweet, with mostly bubblegum and banana (similar to the aroma). Ends with a light noble hop spicy kick. Not much refreshing wheat or clove characteristics.

Feel: Chewy body with moderate carbonation. Sweet throughout, even on the finish.

Overall: Great flavor, even if it is too sweet. Since I already knocked it slightly on taste and feel for the sweetness, I will be more generous here. But honestly, I expected a little more based on the Kellerweis yeast, which is such a refreshing beer.

Serving type: bottle

07-15-2012 13:43:22 | More by bsp77