Victory Moonglow Weizenbock
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(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
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Moonglow is a seasonal brew from Victory, and the warm fall colors on the label set the stage for a delicious beer tasting experience. The label shows what looks like a sunset scene, but those soft orange, ochre, and purples settling over the farm house and the waving wheat field are coming from a magical, glowing moon.
From the label:
“Haunting in its subtle complexity, this tempting wheat beer is alive with wild, fruity flavors and deep, spicy aromas. As bold and fleeting as a harvest moon, this dark bock beer makes for the perfect Autumnal elixir. Brewed in the tradition of great Bavarian weizenbocks, Moonglow shines with its own magical yeast strain intact, and exudes a radiance all its own!”
Big words, but this beer is able to back them up. I’ve been pleased with the Victory beers I’ve had this year, and I’m happy to say that Moonglow far surpassed even my high expectations.
The beer is a caramel amber color, unfiltered and cloudy from the bottle (and even more cloudy after I poured the sediment into the glass).
Moonglow has a yeasty, fruity top note with splashes of apricot, bitter orange, and bruised bananas — all sitting firmly on a warm, spicy, malty base. The taste is wheaty, malty, spicy (cloves), and rich with fruit — very robust and enjoyable. It reminded me of a Belgian tripel, but with a surfeit of caramel malt. I couldn’t pick up much of a hop presence, excluding some subtle herbal notes to the finish, but they weren’t missed.
It’s a strong beer, 8.7% ABV, but the alcohol doesn’t overly present itself in the aroma or the taste. Before you know it, that warm moonglow has slipped from the glass right into your belly, where it radiating with renewed vigor.
I liked this beer very much. My thanks go out to the Brewmasters of Victory.
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