Weizenbock
Pennsylvania Brewing Company

Poured a dark brown body with decent head and no lace. The aroma has notes that are like dark fruits, mostly plum, but it is a light aroma that isn't overpowering. Medium body, slightly chewy, dark fruit taste like figs or prune juice along with touches of booze and peppery spice on finish.

 

 

 

Serving: Bottle
No date


A:
Pours a ruby-tinged mahogany
with a decent-sized cap of cream-colored head. All right retention; concentric rings of lacing. (4)

S:
Rich wheaty, banana- and spice-laden aroma with a little caramel. (4.25)

T:
Follows the nose with a little bit of roast malt bite and a hint of alcohol coming through. (4)

M:
Medium+ body with moderate carbonation and a smooth, sweet finish. (4)

O:
All told, this is a very nice beer. It pours looking as nice as could be and has beautiful lacing. The aroma and flavor are like bread pudding made with banana bread. It is drinkable, but still good on a cold winter's night. Right on point for style, solid, tasty, generally enjoyable. I'd definitely have it again. (4)

Not quite as sweet-malty as some weizenbocks but still has a nice dark malt flavor cut with some sugary, candied malt, dark raisin, currant, a little light on the body

 

$ 5.34 (Including tax)/bomber ($ 0.243/oz) from Save-on Beer, Wexford, PA. Reviewed 8/19/18.
Undated bottle, stored on shelf in the coolest corner of the store. Served at 42 degrees in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter.
Appearance – 4.
Body – Dark reddish-brown, translucent, effervescent. Sediment in bottle but not in glass.
Head – Small (Maximum 2.5 cm, controlled center pour), tan, fizzy, rapidly receding to an irregular four to ten mm ring fed by aggressive effervescence and a thin, scummy, partial layer.
Lacing – None.
First pour – Dark brown, clear.
Aroma – 4 – Weak clove and banana.
Flavor – 4 - Begins slightly sweet with clove, banana, and chocolate malt. The middle is primarily chocolate malt and banana. It ends with chocolate and banana. Later belches (lively carbonation!) tend toward clove. No alcohol, no diacetyl, no dimethylsulfide.
Palate – 3.5 – Medium, silky, lively carbonation.
Impression and interpretation – 4.25 – Maybe a bit too carbonated and chocolatey, but otherwise very good! The price point is about perfect. My early excursions into the world of good beer centered around Bocks, Doppelbocks, and Weizenbocks, so how did I not have this previously? Now it’s on my radar and I’ll be targeting it next fall.