Moa Brewery Blanc
Style: Kristallweizen
Alcohol Content: 5%
From: Marlborough, New Zealand
The name “Moa” (New Zealand’s giant dinosaur bird) also derives from the region, as in the early days Josh hand delivered brews to archaeologists working a Moa bone dig near the brewery. Even half-cut they found some Moa bones, so archaeology can’t be that hard. In case your interested this is what a Moa actually looks like.
What a big boy hey? Lets see if there beer can match the bird. For this review we will be looking at the Moa Blanc which i came across in Brighton, tucked away at the back of a wine shop. Thanks to the beautiful Emma for helping pick this one out.
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| Beautifully simple label |
Aroma: As with most Kristallweizen beers, the filtering has slightly dulled down the aromas of this beer. Taking a deep sniff I can smell faint hints of grass and oranges, lemons and limes. Hop aromas are very minimal from this beer.
Body: Rather light for a wheat beer. The mouth feel is very smooth and not sticky at all. The minimal hopping of this beer helps to create a very crisp finish which is very strange for a Weiss beer. All credit to Moa for trying something a bit different when creating a Weiss beer.
Taste: I took my beer out of the fridge for a 15 minutes before drinking it. On hindsight, I would of kept it out of the fridge for a lot longer before sampling this brew. To be honest, this is not the flavorsome Weiss beer I have ever had. In the mouth you can pick out hints of wheat and very faint hints of bananas. Really trying to pick out flavors I drank very slowly swilling the beer from taste bud to taste bud. Luckily, I could also pick out notes of lemon and limes which is complimented by hints of grass. There is a slight phenolic finish which helps to clean your mouth out after every sip.
Something Similar: http://beefsbrewery.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/duvel.html
Something Different: http://beefsbrewery.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/flying-dog-doggie-style-pale-ale.html
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Body: Rather light for a wheat beer. The mouth feel is very smooth and not sticky at all. The minimal hopping of this beer helps to create a very crisp finish which is very strange for a Weiss beer. All credit to Moa for trying something a bit different when creating a Weiss beer.
Taste: I took my beer out of the fridge for a 15 minutes before drinking it. On hindsight, I would of kept it out of the fridge for a lot longer before sampling this brew. To be honest, this is not the flavorsome Weiss beer I have ever had. In the mouth you can pick out hints of wheat and very faint hints of bananas. Really trying to pick out flavors I drank very slowly swilling the beer from taste bud to taste bud. Luckily, I could also pick out notes of lemon and limes which is complimented by hints of grass. There is a slight phenolic finish which helps to clean your mouth out after every sip.
Something Similar: http://beefsbrewery.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/duvel.html
Something Different: http://beefsbrewery.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/flying-dog-doggie-style-pale-ale.html
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