Plank Bavarian Dunkler Weizenbock Reviewed

From Laaber, Germany

I'd usually cut-and-paste some information from the brewery here, but the website for this brewery looks like it was made in 1996 by a drunk 8th grader in a computer class. Oh, it was also in german. 

In any regard, here is my review. 

Stats: 7.5% ABV

Appearance: Pours a rosewood brown with cloudy light brown highlights. The head is pancake batter off-white and bubbles accordingly. Vigorous carbonation buzzes. 7.5/10

 

Nose: Banana bread, plum, raisin, clove hints, brown sugar--molasses after inhaling deeply. 8.4/10

 

Body: You have to let the carbonation simmer. After the soda-pop intensity fades the body becomes pleasantly creamy with the carbonation concentrating at the tip of the tongue. 8.1

 

Taste: Immediate banana fruit followed by apple and plum, which are slightly tart. The flavor rounds out with hops rolling on through until the finish. 8.3

Overall: 8/10

Comment: A great beer for an autumn evening. These beers just hit the Chicago market but in a large capacity. Regardless, it is still a beer to seek out.