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.
WATNEY’S RED BARREL LAGER
Extremely versatile medium-bodied English lager miles beyond simply obvious malted grain-enamored competition (presently brewed by Canada’s Sleeman). In original ’60s British incarnation, much-benigned brew gained popularity via controversial sloganeering. But bittersweet sherry sweetness rules! Rich mocha malt extract and persistent hop pop firm up grainy bottom end. Faint fruitiness fades in and out. Easily one of the most enjoyable lagers available, despite underserved negativity.
WATNEY’S CREAM STOUT
Polite maple sap scent, rich burgundy palate, brown-sugared cocoa chalking, oncoming prune sourness, and roasted barley thickness consume savory lactose-aided deep brown-hued sipping stout. Some addictive characteristics reminiscent of Watney’s Red Barrel persist: blood-thickened mouthfeel; exquisite hop bouquet; and lusty caramel malts. Sweet milk chocolate creaminess soothes rather than dominates for an exceptional stout so heavily yeast-fermented and viscously full-bodied only the keg version could beat.
WASATCH SPECIAL RESERVE PALE ALE
Wintry pine-spruce pliancy, spicy fruited hops, and biscuit-y tease engage subtle grain foundation, but indistinct finish lowers score.