Caressing toasted wheat tag overlays bitter hop torrent, dry coriander-clove reticence, and less noticeable yeast sweetening. Vacant lemon rind finish gets watery, perhaps tinny, and surprisingly flaccid (considering its German roots).
Monthly Archives: January 2009
WEIHENSTEPHANER KRISTALL WEISSBIER
Lively mint freshness enhances silken carbolic nature and tart citric-spiced zest of pale bodied Weiss. Hearty Scotch malt essence soaks delicate off-dry banana-clove finish. Competes well with French/ Belgian-styled wheat ales, though lacking peculiar wine-like tendencies.
WEIHENSTEPHANER KORBINIAN DUNKLES STARKBIER
Booze-charged caramel-wafted dark wheat beer with creamy mocha malt palate and rising prune undertones intercepted by high-octane alcohol-fueled hop bittering. Buttery honey-nut follow-up reaches dry almond wine finish. Depending on individual taste, this coppery German is either pure platinum or fools gold – but it’s always inviting.
WEIHENSTEPHANER KORBINIAN DOPPELBOCK
Peculiar wet-blanketed horsehair waft emanating from ruby amber bock never disrupts penetrating fruited nut theme. Sweet honeyed malts enrich roasted hazelnut, dehydrated prune, dried cherry, and tangerine illusions. Mild barleywine finish adds further luster.
WEIHENSTEPHANER HEFEWEISS DUNKEL
A.k.a. dark wheat, this medium-bodied Bavarian tends toward the lighter side, as dry plum-raisin souring picks up mild malt creaminess alleviating clove-banana recess. Floral hop dusting drapes lucid mocha backdrop.
WEIHENSTEPHANER HEFEWEISS
Admirable fleshy-headed golden-hued moderate-bodied half-wheat with sinewy yeast sediment propelled by creamy banana butterscotch charm and lacy eclair froth. Lemony floral hop tingle and expansive clove-coriander spicing delicately caress candi-sugared honeyed wheat base. An undeniable world-class beer.
WEIHENSTEPHANER FESTBIER
Moderate straw-paled Marzen-styled Oktoberfest with smoky wood tinge places dry-hopped wheat-husked maize astringency atop sourdough malting. Honeyed lemony fizz gets soapy then fades away.
WEEPING RADISH WEIZEN
Responsive floral wheat fragrance and sourdough mouthfeel usurped by well-mannered hops then fortified by sugary-malted cotton candy illusions mid-palate. Unlike many American weizens lacking full-bodied nature, resilient yeast elegance and multi-dimensional finish keep this near-classic German-styled brew robust.
(WEEPING RADISH) OBX BEER
Generic white-labeled black lettering (replaced by better left-side version) misleading for fine Kolsch-styled pale lager named after Outer ‘Banx’ of North Carolina. Citrus crispness and berry sweetness outline hop bitterness, re-enforcing dark malt extract and retaining appreciative Summer Ale luster.
WEEPING RADISH FEST AMBER LAGER
Mellow, satin-textured, soft-bodied, deep amber ‘festive’ lager with dainty spiced hops constricted by pallid roasted barleymalts. Short-lived caramel finish is casual acquaintance.
WEEPING RADISH COROLLA GOLD HELLES LAGER
Easily quaffed puffy eggshell-headed lager maintains hop-fizzed sour malting, settling into delicately toasted barley-cereal sweetness. Pleasant, but unassuming and thin-skinned.
WEEPING RADISH BLACK RADISH DARK LAGER
Dry roasted coffee entry anticipates heightened stout-like expectations for brewery’s staple, but lack of assertive black chocolate roast and nasty cocoa-soured earthen musk lessen resolve by semi-flat finish. Needs better mocha assertion and sturdier nut-shelled dried fruiting for distinction. A tentative cola-hued schwarzbier.