Friday, January 17, 2014

Muksoka Winter Weiss

January is bloody cold in Canada, and it is always a nice gesture by breweries to make some sort of brew to help warm you up in the far too long and cold winter nights.  Muskoka are the latest brewers to give it a go with their seasonal Winter Weiss, a German style dark wheat beer.  I was quite optimistic for this beer, Muskoka are one of the top craft breweries in Ontario and I am very rarely disappointed by their beers.

As advertised, this beer is a cloudy dark brown colour.  It's decidedly malty, much maltier than most weiss beers but it is not overly thick.  I was expecting a much heartier and full bodied and wheatier flavoured brew, especially for the winter months, however the lack of thickness makes it a surprisingly good session beer.  It goes down very smooth and tastes very nice, but it didn't really satisfy that thick warming desire I was looking for.   I also found that in order to satisfy the smoothness requirement it ended up being a bit too watery.  Muskoka make some fantastic beers, but sadly I was a bit let down by their winter weiss, at least as a winter beer.  In the summer it would be much better.

It's available at pubs and restaurants around Ontario, I had it at Stoneface Dolly's in Ottawa, but I have seen it at other places.

Rating:  In the winter: 3 steins
              In the summer: 4 steins
What you need to know
Brewery
1964 Muskoka Beach Road
Bracebridge, ON
P1L1V4

Website
http://www.muskokabrewery.com

Twitter
@MuskokaBrewery

Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/muskokabrewery?fref=ts

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