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Gneiss is a German-inspired weizen-brauerei striving for a balance between the characteristics of the old world layered upon the nuances and eccentricity of the modern era of brewing. Work Hard. Play Hard. Be Gneiss!
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CLW (17538) reviewed
Tweiss from Gneiss Brewing Company
10 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500 ml bottle. It pours a darker copper / brown color with a big and fluffy off-white head and lacing. The aroma is banana, clove, earthy malts and caramel.

The taste is banana, chocolate, dark bread, and earthy malts. The yeast is here with a bigger malt profile with traces of roasted grain and nuts. Body is medium with a normal level of carbonation. This used to be one of my favorite styles of beer. I am starting to really lean away from this style of beer but as far as this is concerned, it’s pretty well made. Perhaps just a tad on the sweeter side.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Apr 2016 at 21:07
CLW (17538) reviewed
Tectonic Tomahawk from Gneiss Brewing Company
10 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
500 ml bottle. The color is hazy Amber / orange with fast fading white head. Aroma is mostly German yeast, giving the traditional phenols of banana, bubble gum and a light clove.

The flavor starts with the yeast and transitions into a very mild, herbal hope profile. Body is light with a subtle chewy yeast texture. The label reads 75 IBU’s yet, the bitterness seems really restrained. I can only think of two other Brewers that have attempted a "hoppy" hefeweizen. One being Peak Organic Weiss Principle. Very different beers but having the same concept. This has a more earthy/ herbal hops rather then the pine that I found in Weiss Principle. This seems like it turned out the way the Brewer intended.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Apr 2016 at 20:51
Clarkvv (17430) reviewed
Cenozoic from Gneiss Brewing Company
10 years ago
4.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Draught at King’s Head Pub, 3/6/16.
I let the bartender pick a beer for me since she was really friendly and wanted me to try something crazy.....Crazy indeed. Not a lot of detail needed here. It’s not fresh ginger, or at least it can’t be all fresh ginger, because it’s just so intense. Gotta be a good deal of powder. Actually even more problematic than that, the beer is very, very sweet, nearly syrupy. And I also LOVE ginger, so I usually like these novelties. Dark black body with a tan head showing low retention and a vegetal, spice and almost soy-like aroma. Treacle, tar, intense ginger and sweet brown sugar in the flavor. Whew. No thanks.
Tried from Can on 10 Mar 2016 at 19:58
CLW (17538) reviewed
Flow Stone from Gneiss Brewing Company
10 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500 ml bottle thanks to Willrunforbeer on this one. Aroma is lager yeast, grain, mild oak. Cloudy golden thin white head that sustained.

Flavor is really interesting, bitterness is upfront then transitions into malt and lager yeast. Oak barrel is very mild. Body is medium with a slightly chewy yeast texture. I think this maybe the favorite brew I have had from this Brewer.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Nov 2015 at 23:34
CLW (17538) reviewed
Obsius from Gneiss Brewing Company
10 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Sampled at Great Lost Bear. No head at all on a pitch black liquid. Aroma is oats, coffee grounds and roast. The flavor is about normal for a regular stout but this keg did not carb up at all. Flat mouthfeel. It’s like a Guinness clone without the nitro pour. Meh.
Tried on 11 Nov 2015 at 13:58
CLW (17538) reviewed
Weiss from Gneiss Brewing Company
12 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 4
Draft Great Lost Bear. Hazy gold with active carbonation. Good head retention. Nose is slightly sour banana and wheat. Flavor is no deviant from the aroma. Pale malt backbone with the wheat hitting the palate first and sour banana in the finish. A light tartness that is here. Did the brewer intend this sourness?

In general I love this style but this one doesn’t go over very well. The sourness isn’t what I what in a "German" wheat beer.

Perhaps the tap line was dirty??
Tried from Draft on 14 Mar 2014 at 13:25