Moo Brew Wheat Beer
Moorilla Estate

Moo Brew Wheat BeerMoo Brew Wheat Beer
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From:
Moorilla Estate
 
Australia
Style:
Hefeweizen
ABV:
5.1%
Score:
78
Avg:
3.26 | pDev: 18.1%
Reviews:
23
Ratings:
34
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 26, 2021
Added:
Nov 24, 2005
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Ratings by CrazyDavros:
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Reviewed by CrazyDavros from Australia

3.18/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pours hazy pale amber with a large slowly fading head.
Nose shows loads of doughy wheat with plenty of cloves in the background. Very refreshing.
Flavours are dominated by more doughy wheat, but there's also an off-putting grainy note. Some grassy out-of-place hops are present, almost seeming skunky.
Body is watery with high carbonation.
Jan 31, 2010
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.03 by Daneve76 from Australia

May 26, 2021
 
Rated: 4.83 by kcapron

Oct 22, 2019
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Reviewed by Andrewharemza from Australia

3.25/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
From bottle, Pale yellow pour with a thin white head. Banana and spicy aromas, taste is cloves, yeasty, slightly bitter. Very enjoyable worth a try if you can get it.
Jul 10, 2015
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Reviewed by Mosant from Australia

3.5/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
I had a 330ml bottle a while ago now but did not put in all my notes because I did not find the beer under Moo Brew. I think the brewery name should be updated.
Anyway I recall enjoying the beer very much. There were loads of banana fruit aroma and flavours to savour. Very enjoyable example.
Jan 13, 2015
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Reviewed by doktorhops from Australia

2.99/5  rDev -8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
After the pedestrian Moo Brew Belgo I had of pang of doubt as to whether or not I should even review this Moo Brew Wheat Beer as I am fast reaching my 400th review, however it's in my fridge door now waiting to be passed judgement on from my almighty taste buds, I guess there is no reason to let it go to waste. Besides I am a big believer in giving second chances (not third chances though, you only get two from me). So let's see now if Moorilla succeeds or squanders... or both [err, how will that work?].

Poured from a 330ml bottle into a Weizen glass.

A: A pleasing cloudy lemon body with a thin white lacing on top. Stylistically it could do with more head [insert juvenile euphemism about "head" here] but the naturtrüb-ness of the body is great, it's like Hefeweizen version of pea soup in there.

S: Funky as bro! There is a huge rubber aroma going on in the glass, no doubt phenolics: A by-product of yeast, however the general desired phenolic aroma is clove or banana whereas this has gone a bit over the top with fresh sneaker smell, oh well, could still taste good.

T: Alright the flavour brings it back a little bit with some light Weizen banana and clove. There are also noticeable grassy hops (unusual for a Weizen) and the after taste has an artificial/chemical flavour - even though it is quite clearly a non-preservative brew... weird.

M: At least the feel of this brew sticks to the tried and true German formula - medium bodied with a light but creamy carbonation.

D: I think something went wrong with my beer, perhaps it re-fermented too many times in the bottle, whatever it was the result is way off the Weizen mark. Also when you're competing against the giants like Weihenstephaner or Schöfferhofer and you're charging more than they are - you better bring something damn hot to the table... I mean THE best Hefe an Australian brewer can make, otherwise you may as well not even brew Weizen at all.

Food match: The odd Lager/Weizen flavours would likely work best with seafood however it is hard to categorise a food match for a Weizen like this, normally though I would recommend German cuisine.
Aug 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by bcm75 from Illinois

Jun 18, 2014
 
Rated: 2 by Kroehny_Loves_Hops from Australia

May 01, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by SouthCrescent from Pennsylvania

Dec 07, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by sbart518 from Pennsylvania

Sep 30, 2013
 
Rated: 2.5 by Hoptron_3000 from Australia

Sep 01, 2013
 
Rated: 2.5 by pin from Australia

May 27, 2013
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Reviewed by heygeebee from Australia

2.67/5  rDev -18.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
From Jim's. no BB.

A little concerned when I realise this costs six bucks for 330 ml... More than 500ml of a certain well known W beer from Germany that has cornered the market.

Pours alright, but where is the head?

Smells of bananas and cloves but a bit artificial.

Taste is also wheat and banana and clove but watered down. Carbonation is too light and it is watery in mouth.

Ok, so it's alright, but it is a pale imitation of what a Hef should be, and that seems to be the way with Aus brewers.... Shame. Down 0.5 for price point.
Feb 21, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by bylerteck from Canada (ON)

Jan 24, 2013
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Reviewed by SmashPants from Australia

2.6/5  rDev -20.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
Bottle: funky as! Great bottles, fantastic design, stylish label designs. Great!

Appearance: hazy light straw, but a little more watery-looking than a German wheat. Less head also, with big fluffy bubbles that leave some lacing, but little retention whatsoever.

Aroma: light banana and clove, but dominated by a somewhat harsh yeast aroma.

Taste: some of those cloves do come through, but the yeasts linger also. A bit awkward.

Aftertaste: some of those cloves do come through, but the yeasts linger also. A bit awkward.

Mouth feel: far too carbonated for a wheat beer. Feels like a wheat beer crossed with a lager - poor combination.

Overall: not a great wheat beer at all - very awkward feel across the palate and taste is dominated by sour yeast flavours. At AU$105 a case (2012), this is a dead-set joke.
Oct 07, 2012
 
Rated: 3.25 by mungus from Australia

May 31, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by DrNo from Australia

Jan 12, 2012
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

4.2/5  rDev +28.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
not sure why all the poor ratings, this beer is absolutely fantastic. beautiful packaging and a beautiful pour, just blonde white with a huge fluffy head and some yeast floaters. smells like oranges, honey, spice, and yeast. taste is compelling for a wheat beer, complex and transfoming constantly. delicate flavors workin in concert, delicious. the mouthfeel makes this one for me, like drinking a cloud. so light and airy, but with enough carbonation to brighten things up. this is one of my favorite wheat beers, which we could get it here in the states...
Jan 03, 2012
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Reviewed by Stew41 from Thailand

2.76/5  rDev -15.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3
Brief impressions from dinner (Pure South - Tassie themed restaraunt in Melb). Good nose with fruity notes and touches of corriander. Palate is mild, some fizz, light citrus notes. Impeccably packaged in a small balsamic vinegar style bottle. Needs to deliver a bit more.
Sep 14, 2011
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Reviewed by BeerAdvocate from Finland

2.65/5  rDev -18.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Review from BeerAdvocate Magazine April 2007.

An Aussie Hefeweizen? Most interesting. Moorilla says that it's brewed as a traditional German Hefeweizen under the Purity Act of 1516, with malted barley, wheat, hops, yeast, and water. No preservatives; unpasteurized.

First, let's talk about bottle presentation. This is one sleek little bottle. But what about the contents? We poured this into a Hefeweizen glass, decanting properly by swirling in the yeast.
The legs are cloudy and dirty pale blonde--not overly attractive. Thin, white head leaves some lace. Fresh, yeasty aroma with powdery clove and banana pith. Light bodied and semi-crisp with prickly carbonation. Thin feel on the palate. Hints of banana emerge for a very light, pale malt sweetness, with clove and bubble gum notes following from the back until the end. Touch of nectarine-like tanginess. Plenty of wheat tannins and yeast notes--a bit too much at times--towards the finish and as the beer warms. Dry, grainy, tannic finish.

All of the banana and clove characters expected were present, but a bit mut- ed, which allowed the abundance of wheat and yeast to dirty up the experience and disrupt the flow of flavors. Adding a bit more of a malty backbone would definitely be an improvement. As it stands, it's a fairly mediocre offering.
Apr 07, 2010
Moo Brew Wheat Beer from Moorilla Estate
Beer rating: 78 out of 100 with 34 ratings