Frisky Pony
Prancing Pony Brewery
- From:
- Prancing Pony Brewery
- Australia
- Style:
- Weizenbock
- ABV:
- 7.1%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.39 | pDev: 4.13%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 07, 2014
- Added:
- Jul 11, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by lacqueredmouse from Australia
3.54/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Apparently a "weizenbock IPA" whatever that may entail, brewed for GABS 2014 in Melbourne, which is where I tried it on-tap.
Pours a solid amber colour, almost opaque with haze so that it looks darker than it is. Weight is thick. Head is very firm and frothy, forming a yellow off-white colour to offset the darkness of the body. Lace forms in rings. Looks pretty decent overall.
Nose has lots of esters and phenolics all over it—tending towards the Belgian style to my mind rather than the weizen banana-clove characters. Here there's much more pepper and spice and even the suggestion of acidity, while the banana is quite muted. Still pretty decent though.
Full and boozy entry on the palate that smoothes out towards the mid, also weakening it somewhat. Banana is present but a little insipid. Hint of vanilla comes through on the back, while the booze gives it some astringency in the finish. Feel is big, but with a slight bite like you'd get with acidity.
Overall, it's not bad stuff. It's not mind-blowing, but it's interesting enough to perk me up.
Aug 07, 2014Pours a solid amber colour, almost opaque with haze so that it looks darker than it is. Weight is thick. Head is very firm and frothy, forming a yellow off-white colour to offset the darkness of the body. Lace forms in rings. Looks pretty decent overall.
Nose has lots of esters and phenolics all over it—tending towards the Belgian style to my mind rather than the weizen banana-clove characters. Here there's much more pepper and spice and even the suggestion of acidity, while the banana is quite muted. Still pretty decent though.
Full and boozy entry on the palate that smoothes out towards the mid, also weakening it somewhat. Banana is present but a little insipid. Hint of vanilla comes through on the back, while the booze gives it some astringency in the finish. Feel is big, but with a slight bite like you'd get with acidity.
Overall, it's not bad stuff. It's not mind-blowing, but it's interesting enough to perk me up.
Reviewed by laituegonflable from Australia
3.25/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.25/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Brewed for GABS Festival in Melbourne, May 2014. Original brief had this called a 'Hefeweizen Steam Bock IPA', although the official programme lists it as a far less incoherent, but still remarkably incoherent, 'Weizen Bock IPA'. Good luck to the BA admins in dealing with the inevitable string of reclassifications.
Pours a brown colour, very sedimenty, almost looks gelatinous. Foamy beige head is nice. Looks thick, and a bit pale, although I don't really know how to judge this 'style'.
Smells alright. Distinct oaky notes with lots of herbal character and a fair whack of US hops. Weird smoke character comes through as well and I don't really know what it's doing there.
Smoke again on the palate! Caramel malt upfront descends into slight vinous notes and a fair whack of booze. Again that smoke is really distinct and shouldn't really be there. Not too bad but again weird.
Body is thin with a slight tingle from the carbonation and slight warming alcohol. Bit unbalanced.
Yeah, from a confusing description comes a confused beer.
Jul 11, 2014Pours a brown colour, very sedimenty, almost looks gelatinous. Foamy beige head is nice. Looks thick, and a bit pale, although I don't really know how to judge this 'style'.
Smells alright. Distinct oaky notes with lots of herbal character and a fair whack of US hops. Weird smoke character comes through as well and I don't really know what it's doing there.
Smoke again on the palate! Caramel malt upfront descends into slight vinous notes and a fair whack of booze. Again that smoke is really distinct and shouldn't really be there. Not too bad but again weird.
Body is thin with a slight tingle from the carbonation and slight warming alcohol. Bit unbalanced.
Yeah, from a confusing description comes a confused beer.
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