Ayinger Weizenbock
Another May two four has come and gone, the weather was gorgeous, perhaps the nicest long weekend in many years. Now that we have discussed the weather (in truly stereotypically Canadian style) lets discus beer!
After enjoying a wide variety of beers this past weekend I would like to focus on a surprisingly tasty German Weizenbock that I had on the holiday Monday. Now I know you may baulk at the fact that I would have a German beer on the most Colonial holidays of holidays, if not a Canadian brew then why not an English brew, but before you have me tarred and feathered let me explain.
First point: there’s the fact the it is becoming increasingly difficult to find beer from anywhere other than Ontario at the LCBO these days (this is a point that requires a much longer rant, but that’s for another posting). Second point: I am not a royalist and do not have the slightest interest in a family that as wealth and “power” simply for being born, under the delusional notion that a monarchy has a “divine right”, (sorry, another rant for another day and before you say anything, yes, I know the royal family has connections to Germany).
Alright, lets get on with the review.
Brewed according to the Reinheitsgebot purity law of 1516, German brewer, Ayinger, describes this Weizenbock as, “pale (helles), robust, spicy wheat ale, unfiltered”. 
The pale colour was a bit surprising to me because typicaly when I think of Bock beers they tend to be Traditional Bock, Dopplebock and Eisbock that tend to be dark in colour. I would describe this beer’s colour as medium to medium-dark golden, also hazy and unfiltered. It pored with a lovely fluffy, bright white head which gave the hazy golden beer below an overall “creamy” and appealing appearance once in the large pilsner glass. The malt aroma was quite light and had the scent of cereal and cloves, however, the sweet scent of ripe banana was very present. A moderate to heavy hop bouquet of flowers round out the scent profile. The taste is moderately sweet throughout with a light acidic and bitter. The body is medium to full. The mouth feel was lovely, thick and creamy, most enjoyable (and surprising).
I found this to be a wonderfully satsifying beer, perfect for the summer and I will be looking for more Weizenbock beers. ♦♦♦♦◊
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