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Howling Wolf Weizenbock
Grand Teton Brewing Co.
- From:
- Grand Teton Brewing Co.
- Idaho, United States
- Style:
- Weizenbock
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 4.01 | pDev: 7.73%
- Reviews:
- 42
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 05, 2017
- Added:
- May 23, 2009
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 0
Howling Wolf Weizenbock was crafted with 40% wheat malt, including German Dark Wheat and Caramel Wheat malts, and minimally spiced with Liberty hops, an American version of the famous German Hallertau Mittelfruh.
Like all Bavarian weizen beers, the yeast is the star of this show. We used an authentic Bavarian top-fermenting ale yeast that naturally produces flavors of cloves, bananas, bubblegum, green apples, smoke, and even vanilla. When this yeast ferments a very strong beer, the resultant weizenbock is a wonderfully complex brew, hiding its 8% wallop under swirls of fruit and spice aroma—raisins, dates, prunes, bananas, cloves--and fruity, bready, chocolaty, caramel grain flavors.
Like all Bavarian weizen beers, the yeast is the star of this show. We used an authentic Bavarian top-fermenting ale yeast that naturally produces flavors of cloves, bananas, bubblegum, green apples, smoke, and even vanilla. When this yeast ferments a very strong beer, the resultant weizenbock is a wonderfully complex brew, hiding its 8% wallop under swirls of fruit and spice aroma—raisins, dates, prunes, bananas, cloves--and fruity, bready, chocolaty, caramel grain flavors.
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Ratings by Sammy:
Reviewed by Sammy from Canada (ON)
3.87/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
3.87/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
1 litre flip-top bottle from Angotti Beverages. Initially, harsh carbonation. Leaving the bottle to air out several minutes helped it. Bold taste, creamy wheat in your mouth, this wb grew on me.Yeast and wheat.Big white head. Yes I finished all of it. Fresh wheat aroma.
Mar 21, 2010More User Ratings:
Reviewed by poisoneddwarf from Idaho
4.65/5 rDev +16%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
4.65/5 rDev +16%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
Backlog from 2009. 1 qt, 1.8 oz swingtop bottle. 2009 vintage. Smells Belgian or like a really great German wheat beer, but comes from Idaho! I taste a conglomeration of spices, though this beer adheres to the German Purity Law of 1516, containing only hops, malted barley, water, and yeast. There are so many different flavors in this complex beer, it’s hard to believe it only contains those four ingredients. Excellent!
Jun 05, 2017Reviewed by mkotsayfan from California
3.88/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Served on-tap at the Yard House in a pint glass. Pours a dark orange with a very creamy, but limited, head. It gives off the aroma of a hefeweizen, with orange peel, wheat, and sweet malts coming through. The initial taste when it hits the tongue is like a hefeweizen as well with a wheat bread taste, but smooths out a finishes with cloves and yeast. The 8% ABV is more noticeable on the back end, but overall the beer wasn't too hot. The mouthfeel was medium bodied and very creamy with decent carbonation.
Overall, I was impressed with my first taste of a Weizenbock, and I think Grand Teton did a good job with this one.
Oct 08, 2011Overall, I was impressed with my first taste of a Weizenbock, and I think Grand Teton did a good job with this one.
Reviewed by emmasdad from Colorado
3.73/5 rDev -7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.73/5 rDev -7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
1 litre swing top bottle poured a clear orange amber with a lasting light amber head. Aromas of banana, caramel, dates, wheat, light pear and light spice. Palate was medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of banana, dates, caramel, wheat, spice and light pear with a smooth lingering spiced finish.
Sep 12, 2011Reviewed by Mora2000 from Texas
4/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
The beer pours a hazy copper color with a white head. The aroma is heavy on the toffee and bananas, exactly what I expect from a weizenbock. The flavor is more of the same. The toffee and caramel malt is pretty strong with some wheat, banana and clove notes also mixed in. As the beer warms, it starts to taste quite a bit like bubblegum. Very interesting. The alcohol is present but is not overpowering. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.
Jun 06, 2011Reviewed by yamar68 from Minnesota
4.32/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5
4.32/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5
This is like some godly lovechild between a scotch ale and a hefeweizen. I picked up a swing top bottle that was bottled in April of '09 and stored respectfully ever since.
A - Pours a foggy dark amber orange, with a tasty head that dissipates rather quickly.
S - The smell explodes out of the bottle. It smells much boozier than it tastes - but the smell is very pleasant nonetheless. Lots of fruit, raisins, starch.
T - A whole lot going on here. It seems as though you get a different side of the beer from every sip.
M - A little too syrupy for my liking. It's lack of drinkability comes from its slimy consistency.
O - Overall, this is a damn good beer that I'd like to try again. I'd be very particular about how it is stored. It's one of those beers that will pull a complete 180 on you if stored without respect.
Jun 04, 2011A - Pours a foggy dark amber orange, with a tasty head that dissipates rather quickly.
S - The smell explodes out of the bottle. It smells much boozier than it tastes - but the smell is very pleasant nonetheless. Lots of fruit, raisins, starch.
T - A whole lot going on here. It seems as though you get a different side of the beer from every sip.
M - A little too syrupy for my liking. It's lack of drinkability comes from its slimy consistency.
O - Overall, this is a damn good beer that I'd like to try again. I'd be very particular about how it is stored. It's one of those beers that will pull a complete 180 on you if stored without respect.
Reviewed by WJDobbs321 from Massachusetts
4.38/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.38/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Great Beer!
Darker golden wheat beer with great carbonated body. I usually prefer more hop, but the malt and yeast would be hidden by it. This beer does need the perfect temperature. Too cold and you miss the flavor, too warm and the suds take over.
Cheers!
Mar 27, 2011Darker golden wheat beer with great carbonated body. I usually prefer more hop, but the malt and yeast would be hidden by it. This beer does need the perfect temperature. Too cold and you miss the flavor, too warm and the suds take over.
Cheers!
Reviewed by DrJay from Texas
4/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5
4/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5
2009. 1L swingtop.
A dense beige cap topped this medium amber brew. Lots of carbonation was apparent during the pour and it helped support the head for quite some time. A little chunky lacing. Smells good. Bananas and cloves, wheat crackers, lemons, bread, faint bubblegum. The aromas translated nicely to the flavour - bread, cloves, banana, lemons, wheat. Bitterness was low, alcohol flavour was apparent towards the finish, as was pleasant warmth. Medium bodied, carbonation was a bit too high, fair texture overall. I quite enjoyed this one. The malt flavour was rich and tasty, melding nicely with the yeast profile. I would definitely grab one of these again.
Jan 28, 2011A dense beige cap topped this medium amber brew. Lots of carbonation was apparent during the pour and it helped support the head for quite some time. A little chunky lacing. Smells good. Bananas and cloves, wheat crackers, lemons, bread, faint bubblegum. The aromas translated nicely to the flavour - bread, cloves, banana, lemons, wheat. Bitterness was low, alcohol flavour was apparent towards the finish, as was pleasant warmth. Medium bodied, carbonation was a bit too high, fair texture overall. I quite enjoyed this one. The malt flavour was rich and tasty, melding nicely with the yeast profile. I would definitely grab one of these again.
Howling Wolf Weizenbock from Grand Teton Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
89 out of
100 with
54 ratings
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