12 oz bottle from bytemysis. Nose is banana, chocolate, vanilla, a light bourbon. Very dark clear brown with a medium, heavy lacing tan head. Flavor is lightly sweet, very fruity, woody vanilla, and a hint of bourbony alcohol warmth. Love it when I find a great barrel aged weizenbock.

Got in a trade with cyde. 12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 7/26/2013. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy very dark reddish brown color with a 2 finger dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of cocoa, chocolate, brown bread, caramel, raisin, light banana, clove, vanilla, toffee, bourbon, oak, brown sugar, and light yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with good balance and complexity of malt, barrel, and yeast ester notes; with good strength. Taste of big cocoa, chocolate, brown bread, caramel, raisin, vanilla, toffee, bourbon, oak, clove, brown sugar, light banana, and yeast earthiness. Lingering notes of cocoa, chocolate, brown bread, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, toffee, bourbon, oak, light clove and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Fantastic complexity and balance of malt, yeast, and bourbon barrel flavors; with a great malt/barrel flavor balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a creamy and lightly slick mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a light warming present after the finish. Overall this is an awesome Barrel aged weizenbock. All around great complexity and balance of malt, yeast, and bourbon barrel flavors; and very smooth to sip on. A highly enjoyable offering.

Bottle at the tasting room. The beer pours a dark mahogany-brown color with a medium foamy light beige head that diminishes gradually to a patchy film. Sticky rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of roasted malt, bourbon and bananas. Medium to full body with a Grand Marnier, chocolate and banana crêpe flavor. The finish is mildly boozy with a chocolate and banana aftertaste. Good beer all around.

Bottle at Luckys. Pours a dark brown with small beige head that quickly diminishes to nothing. The aroma is strong bourbon, oak, banana, and spice. Medium mouthfeel with sweet chocolate, banana, cocoa, and light boozey finish. Really enjoyed this one. Very impressive.

Location: Draft at Ginger Man (Houston), 8/20/13

Aroma: This one has a nose of bourbon, banana, some wheat, and chocolate malts (which, for the record, is exactly what I wrote down well before reading the description...)
Appearance: It pours a cloudy brown color, orange hue, small beige head, minimal lace
Flavor: The taste is more banana/wheat/chocolate, bourbon is more subtle than the nose
Palate: Fairly full body, light heat, some stickiness, and good drinkability considering the ABV
Overall Impression: This is some tasty stuff. It is almost worth the hefty price tag. I'm glad to see that St. Arnold is capable of a beer with this much going on.