True North Wunder Weisse

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7

Now under Magnotta Wunder Weisse, pouring a hazy golden-yellow colour with a frothy warm cap, good stay and some foamy lacing. Malty nose with the banana notes and cloves. Silky smooth mouthfeel with enough hops to have a dryer finish for the style, and not syrupy. Flavours have the spices, hints of bananas and some mineral base. Maybe some mild rustiness. A fairly drinkable Hefeweizen.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

I was under the impression that Magnotta was a winery, but they apparently brew beer as well. Having tried 6 of their offerings, they are certainly passable as a brewer. This beer pours a hazy golden orange with a thick white bubbly head. The aroma is spicy, with wheat undertones. The flavour isn't as sweet as a lot of German hefeweizens.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Sampling the bottled product under the name "True North" Wunderweiss The pour puts a decent enough clouded straw ale in my glass with a 2 finger cap...but this does not stack out of the glass as we are used to seeing with German hefeweizen or stay as long as it shoud so we know there is a lack of wheat protiens in this bottled version...the carbonation is not natural although it is spritzy. It picks up points in the nose department where the banana-clove-tangerine aromas are there ( with a slight mustiness) but subdued compared with the same product on draft. Has only a portion of the peppery tongue the draft version has....smooth, light fruit ( banana-vanilla) and clove tastes over barley malt spine, hopping puts a light citrus twang to it mid gulp,....finishes fast and not so dry as it should be....light fruit aftertastes. Not a bad stab at a bottled hefeweiss for the local ontario beer market...they are the only one in the field until Denison gets his Hefeweizen out...this is easy to take...definately not as good as the draft version but will do in a pinch on a hot weekend if there are no imports around.....Hint to the Brewer: more unmalted wheat would dry out the finish.

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 10

I tried this side-by-side with paulaner and boy am I ever glad I did. This beer is exceptional. I'm glad I did not hesitate on this one. Very similar to Paulaner, though a little watery. Not much, but a little. and you'll want to let this one sit in the glass for a while before quaffing. All in all, a very good Canadian interpretation from a country that usually brews the horrid bland American sytle, such as Grasshopper and U.C. Wheat. Final grade: A/ Update: Recently had on tap and it's fantastic. So much better on tap. You can really taste the clovy-banana. The new ratings reflect this.