Great Lakes Miami Weiss - Great Lakes Brewery

MattyV

Ontario (Canada)

3.7/5  rDev -6.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pours a bright yellow gold colour with good clarity and a dense pillowy white head. The aroma's dominated by citrus and some faint fruitiness from the American hops, smells quite similar to their Crazy Canuck PA actually. Lemony citrus hops are prevalent in the taste, which provide some moderate bitterness. The finish is tart and dry. Light, crisp body with refreshing carbonation. Showcases hops well, but lacks overall depth. Would be a great refreshing hop fix on a warm summer day.

Serving type: bottle

11-04-2011 03:32:54 | More by MattyV

jbonapar

Ontario (Canada)

3.9/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Purchased this without too much excitement. I havnt found one of their beers I "Loved" Just yet.

This one poured a nice, although slightly overly clear/filtered honey color with a reasonable head....Thick lacing on the glass.

Smell is subtle, a bit too subtle for an american wheat.

The taste is great, a nice balance of lemony hops (Sorachi?) and a clean wheaty taste. Very pleasant and assertive with the hops..

The best one I've tried from their brewery thus far.

Serving type: bottle

09-23-2011 22:52:04 | More by jbonapar

fostachild

Ontario (Canada)

4.18/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

pours a slightly murky light golden yellow. tons of foamy/bubbly head - leaves behind some nice even lacing

smell was awesome - super hoppy up front, citrusy, grassy.

taste was lemony, hoppy - began to pick up in bitterness after a few sips. also had a little bit of malt and wheat in the aftertaste. overall not really what i was expecting at all, but i definitely enjoyed it a lot. very drinkable, would recommend.

Serving type: bottle

11-16-2011 03:08:27 | More by fostachild

mrnobody

Ontario (Canada)

4.03/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

650 ml bomber poured into a weizen glass.

A: Pours a cloudy gold with 3 fingers of fluffy eggshell head; good retention and sticky lacing.

S: Smells of sweet citrus hops (tangerine), maybe a bit of pineapple, no banana!

T: Taste is very dry, tart (lemon?) and bitter. Very refreshing and would be a great summer quaffer.

M: Light-medium body with fairly prickly carbonation.

D: The drinkability is very high.

Serving type: bottle

09-16-2011 03:22:53 | More by mrnobody

EnemyWithin

Ontario (Canada)

3.73/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Bottle in Unibroue glass

Appearance: 4
Golden yellow brown, with 1 inch white head, moderate lacing, mild to medium retention of the head.

Smell: 4.5
Tropical fruits from the hops – mango, tangerine, pineapple, with a little grapefruit. Just great smell.

Taste: 3.5
A little one dimensional. A small amount of sweetness from malt, but really pure bitterness from hops without any fruity notes. Finishes with a cutting bitterness. Body feels pretty light, probably because of low alcohol content. Definitely a hop head beer. Flavor softens overall together as beer warms, but tends to be very bitter.

Mouthfeel: 3.5
Mild to moderate thinness, and quite astringent from the hops.

Overall: 3.5
Really interesting beer. It has an amazing aroma, but doesn’t match with taste. Its definitely not like a typical Weiss beer, instead its is more like a west coast ipa. It is hard to figure which style and expectations to have. Would enjoy if it had a stronger malt presence in the taste. Also interesting is the low alcohol content which hinders the taste profiles, but makes it easy to enjoy without effects of alcohol. Overall, would enjoy more with tweak to malt content, but for a one off beer, still quite enjoyable.
Recommend trying.

Serving type: bottle

09-04-2011 00:18:11 | More by EnemyWithin