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Weizenbock
Portsmouth Brewery
- From:
- Portsmouth Brewery
- New Hampshire, United States
- Style:
- Weizenbock
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.79 | pDev: 12.14%
- Reviews:
- 21
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 09, 2014
- Added:
- Feb 20, 2005
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 1
A dark wheat bock beer. The addition of NH maple syrup in the fermenting beer creates a complexity unknown in most beers.
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Reviewed by Knapp85 from Pennsylvania
3.75/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured out with a hazy brown color the head had a slight retention ring around the edge of the glass. The smell of the beer was malty with some yeasty esters and spice. The taste is also malty with some sweetness with a finishing clove/banana finish. Overall the beer is pretty good,
Jun 22, 2013Reviewed by stakem from Pennsylvania
3.7/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.7/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
22oz bomber I purchased at the brewery during a visit that was nearly 2 years ago to this day. Poured into a matching Portsmouth snifter, the brew appears mahogany in color with a finger of yellowish stained khaki cap. It fades to a thin film leaving some spots of lacing effect on the glass. When held to the light, the brew shows a brilliant ruby clarity with a yellowish orange coloration around the edges.
The aroma is sweet with almost a belgian candy sugar sort of aroma blended with a hint of bubblegum and typical weizen yeast character. A hint of clove spice and some dark fruity quality reminiscent of raisins, apple and pears. As it warms up, there is a bit more focus on the dark burnt sugary quality like caramel, toffee or molasses.
The taste has a pretty solid focus on dark sugary fruit. Earthy apple skins, pear, raisin, prune. Some weizen yeast aspect minorly like clove and some wheat ygrain inclusion blends with almost a buttery bread aspect. A slight hint of cardboard and earthy almost molasses and herbal hops.
This is a medium bodied brew with a modest amount of carbonation. The alcohol inclusion is well integrated at first and gets progressively warming as the experience continues. There is lots of character to take in with this brew and while it is quite complex, it is very enjoyable and easily approachable. I regret forgetting about this bottle for so long and wonder just how delicious she was when fresh. Regardless this was a good brew and I would buy it again if presented with the opportunity.
Mar 15, 2013The aroma is sweet with almost a belgian candy sugar sort of aroma blended with a hint of bubblegum and typical weizen yeast character. A hint of clove spice and some dark fruity quality reminiscent of raisins, apple and pears. As it warms up, there is a bit more focus on the dark burnt sugary quality like caramel, toffee or molasses.
The taste has a pretty solid focus on dark sugary fruit. Earthy apple skins, pear, raisin, prune. Some weizen yeast aspect minorly like clove and some wheat ygrain inclusion blends with almost a buttery bread aspect. A slight hint of cardboard and earthy almost molasses and herbal hops.
This is a medium bodied brew with a modest amount of carbonation. The alcohol inclusion is well integrated at first and gets progressively warming as the experience continues. There is lots of character to take in with this brew and while it is quite complex, it is very enjoyable and easily approachable. I regret forgetting about this bottle for so long and wonder just how delicious she was when fresh. Regardless this was a good brew and I would buy it again if presented with the opportunity.
Reviewed by sprucetip from Alaska
3.93/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
From notes. Plenty active, chestnut with thin tan head that rises and falls quickly. Backlighting reveals good clarity which is not anticipated or necessarily desired in the style.
Dark fruit, caramel malty, gently boozy, and faintly spicy. Kinda faint. Gotta work to get much.
Very rich caramel malty sweetness, gentle bitterness, and lightly floral hop flavors are all present. But the spicy and dark fruity flavors coming form the yeast add the depth and complexity and make it really good.
Good carbonation with rich full body. Highly viscous with a mildly bitter finish.
This quite sweet beer is pretty well done to style, I think. Better yet, it has layers of flavor depth and complexity that are very well balanced. This is a smooth, rich, balanced and complex brew.
Oct 18, 2011Dark fruit, caramel malty, gently boozy, and faintly spicy. Kinda faint. Gotta work to get much.
Very rich caramel malty sweetness, gentle bitterness, and lightly floral hop flavors are all present. But the spicy and dark fruity flavors coming form the yeast add the depth and complexity and make it really good.
Good carbonation with rich full body. Highly viscous with a mildly bitter finish.
This quite sweet beer is pretty well done to style, I think. Better yet, it has layers of flavor depth and complexity that are very well balanced. This is a smooth, rich, balanced and complex brew.
Reviewed by Kegatron from Pennsylvania
3.62/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.62/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
22 oz bottle into a couple of pint glasses.
Pours a deep clear copper, topped with a finger of off-white head. This retains with a thin fizziness that leaves back some light spotty froth. The aroma smells of toasted bread and sweet notes of sugars and ripened fruit. A touch of spice sits in the background.
The taste is thick and tangy on the palate, with notes of bread, caramel, and then more fruity and estery flavors of orange and banana. Hops give this an earthy bitterness that stretches into a mostly dry and spicy finish. The mouthfeel is fuller bodied here, with a lively crispness to the carbonation, which is then layered on top of some underlying alcohol warmth.
This was decent for a Weizenbock but ultimately just came off as a little too thick and chewy at times. I’m glad that I had someone to split the bottle with.
Apr 20, 2011Pours a deep clear copper, topped with a finger of off-white head. This retains with a thin fizziness that leaves back some light spotty froth. The aroma smells of toasted bread and sweet notes of sugars and ripened fruit. A touch of spice sits in the background.
The taste is thick and tangy on the palate, with notes of bread, caramel, and then more fruity and estery flavors of orange and banana. Hops give this an earthy bitterness that stretches into a mostly dry and spicy finish. The mouthfeel is fuller bodied here, with a lively crispness to the carbonation, which is then layered on top of some underlying alcohol warmth.
This was decent for a Weizenbock but ultimately just came off as a little too thick and chewy at times. I’m glad that I had someone to split the bottle with.
Reviewed by Bendurgin from Maine
3.93/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
3.93/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured into a tulip. This pours dark brown with about an inch of creamy beige head. It settles down to a thin layer of foam with sticky lace.
Toasty malts in the aroma; this one is very grainy with a hint of sweet caramel to finish it off. There is a slight floral hop aromA in the background here. Kind of a dark purple grape flavor here with a doughy finish. Wheat and toasty malts round this one out nicely.
This has a medium to light body. Really low carbonation with gives it a smooth feel. Overal not a bad beer, I'm not overly familiar with the style but this seems to be a good one.
Apr 12, 2011Toasty malts in the aroma; this one is very grainy with a hint of sweet caramel to finish it off. There is a slight floral hop aromA in the background here. Kind of a dark purple grape flavor here with a doughy finish. Wheat and toasty malts round this one out nicely.
This has a medium to light body. Really low carbonation with gives it a smooth feel. Overal not a bad beer, I'm not overly familiar with the style but this seems to be a good one.
Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio
2.72/5 rDev -28.2%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.72/5 rDev -28.2%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
So I am in New Hampshire for the Great Bay Half Marathon...its the night before a race and ....why not drink some....ok....alot of the local beer!!! The Weizenbock from Portsmouth is ok...not a bock fan. This beer has was a amber in color with thin white head and great lace. The smell has a subtle malt and bitter nose. This beer was grainy and malty in taste! The smell funnels into the taste of this beer. The light ABV leads to this beer being a being a potential Session...certainly worth a taste.
Apr 03, 2011Reviewed by jamie2dope from Massachusetts
3.88/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This 22oz was picked up by my mom a couple days ago. Thanks Mom! It comes out a copper color, with two fingers of white heading. The nose is musty at first, but is followed by some sugar coated brown bread, and a small amount of fruit. The taste blows the doors open here. I get rich brown bread, dark berries, and a slight taste of coconut. Mouthfeel is fairly heavy on this one, with the alcohol making its presence known. This one doesn't wow me that much as far as the style goes, but it is definitely worth a try if given the chance. Weizenbock is an amazing style that does not get the recognition that it deserves, Try this one and remedy that.
Mar 12, 2011Reviewed by deltatauhobbit from Maine
4.27/5 rDev +12.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.27/5 rDev +12.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a dark dark amber color with a good amount of light tan head, fades at a decent rate but doesn't leave much lacing on the glass.
The smell is a beautiful concoction of banana and clove, some candied sugar and malt.
Taste is rather sharp at first and astringent but then a creaminess comes over with a slight banana and clove presence riding along, strength seems a little more evident than it should be at the ABV.
Jun 24, 2009The smell is a beautiful concoction of banana and clove, some candied sugar and malt.
Taste is rather sharp at first and astringent but then a creaminess comes over with a slight banana and clove presence riding along, strength seems a little more evident than it should be at the ABV.
Reviewed by damienblack from Massachusetts
3.97/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
3.97/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
Pours deep dark blood-red in color. Looks more like a Doppelbock. Not a ton of head or lacing. Smells typically of sort of roasted dark fruit, sweetness, a bit boozey. Typically again, more like a doppelbock. Flavour is absolutely massive. It is bready, it is thick, it is boozey. The first thing you notice is that it doesn't carry its alcohol too well, and that is the main drawback. It's got a lot of plumy flavours, not much in the way of citrus here. Mouthfeel is decent, appropriately carbonated. This is like a Weizenbock2.0, a lot stronger than you'd typically find. Also not as easy to drink, but still very good.
Jun 12, 2009Reviewed by JohnQVegas from Tennessee
3.5/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Bottle into red wine glass. Poured around 45 degrees. Thanks to Zach (GarthTaargus) for the chance to try this one!
Pours dark, opaque brown, red tints showing through, with a moderate light tan head that settles into a solid cap that lasts the length of the glass.
Nose is nice, bearing notes of clove, brown sugar, dark fruits, hints of banana, dark and bready. Some noticeable spicy alcohol mixed in as well.
Taste carries notes of dark fruits, clove and banana, as well as a savory, meaty caramelized quality; almost takes on the quality of roast pork with a hint of new leather. Very odd. Some dark brown sugar in there as well, that tend to get drowned out by the meatiness as the beer warms.
Mouthfeel is soft but lively, not quite crisp, medium-full bodied.
The meatiness is really kind of odd. I've gotten a similar taste before in Ramstein Eisbock, which is a similar base beer. Not my thing.
Drinkability is
Jun 09, 2009Pours dark, opaque brown, red tints showing through, with a moderate light tan head that settles into a solid cap that lasts the length of the glass.
Nose is nice, bearing notes of clove, brown sugar, dark fruits, hints of banana, dark and bready. Some noticeable spicy alcohol mixed in as well.
Taste carries notes of dark fruits, clove and banana, as well as a savory, meaty caramelized quality; almost takes on the quality of roast pork with a hint of new leather. Very odd. Some dark brown sugar in there as well, that tend to get drowned out by the meatiness as the beer warms.
Mouthfeel is soft but lively, not quite crisp, medium-full bodied.
The meatiness is really kind of odd. I've gotten a similar taste before in Ramstein Eisbock, which is a similar base beer. Not my thing.
Drinkability is
Weizenbock from Portsmouth Brewery
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
31 ratings
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