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Miami Weiss?

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TheSevenDuffs wrote: There are similarities to Gumballhead, but Gumballhead is the superior beer.
Agreed. The Gumballhead has a stronger/more intense aroma and, in comparison to the Weiss, focuses more on hop flavour than astringent bitterness, but both beers are exemplary takes on the Wheat Ale style. From my perspective, Miami's bolder bitterness and lower ABV (4.5% vs. 5.5%) distinguish it from Gumball in a positive way i.e. they constitute Great Lakes' own unique interpretation of an APWA. If the Weiss was an exact carbon copy of the GBH, I'm not sure that would be a good thing (originality should count for something, right?).
Weebay wrote: If I could buy a beer that tasted like Dreadnaught, was made in Ontario, and had a label in large pink letters that said "I make love to small animals" I would happily buy it.
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cratez wrote:
Weebay wrote: If I could buy a beer that tasted like Dreadnaught, was made in Ontario, and had a label in large pink letters that said "I make love to small animals" I would happily buy it.
+1

And, I might add, Bar Towel comment of the year.
Especially if it was sold IN small animals.

Funny I was thinking (of the Miami Weiss): "I'd like to blend Adventinus with this to see if I get more body and flavor complexity." (Speaking of Schneider Hopfen-Weisse.)

So my go-to wheat beers ales for the moment are Quebec's Dominus Vobiscum Blanche and the brilliant Georg Schneider Wiesen Edel-Weisse.
In Beerum Veritas
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Belgian wrote:
cratez wrote:
Weebay wrote: If I could buy a beer that tasted like Dreadnaught, was made in Ontario, and had a label in large pink letters that said "I make love to small animals" I would happily buy it.
+1

And, I might add, Bar Towel comment of the year.
Especially if it was sold IN small animals.
You've seen this, right? http://www.brewdog.com/blog-article/341
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cmadd wrote:
Belgian wrote:
cratez wrote: +1

And, I might add, Bar Towel comment of the year.
Especially if it was sold IN small animals.
You've seen this, right? http://www.brewdog.com/blog-article/341

That's amazing! Would have been great to try the beer, but that video kinda makes up for the fact that I missed it.

RIP Mr. Stoat
I don't always drink beer ... because sometimes my friends win and we have to go to macro-only establishments.
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