Beer5000 (11421) reviewed Kanon from Grolsche Bierbrouwerij Nederland 4 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
Backlog June 2009. Clear golden body under a white head. Aroma is perfumed with acetone and alcohol. Taste is harsh, sweet, sugar and alcohol. Pretty rough and unbalanced, not very nice at all
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle. Clear dark brown with shades of red sporting a big but short-lived white head. Aroma of malts, red berries and hints of herbal hops. Taste of caramel, red fruits, malts, raisins, cherries, malt lozenges, sugar and some herbs. Low to moderate bitterness. Medium carbonation. Ok. Feels more balanced than the regular version.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Bottle. Clear brown/red with a small white head. Aroma of herbal hops, grains and malts. Taste of caramel, cough syrup, herbs, malt lozenges, raisins, sugar and hints of liquorice. Low to moderate bitterness. Medium carbonation. Ok-ish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Blik 50cl thuis. Yeasty, fruitig, steenfruit, kruidig, wat abrikoos, wat banaan, bittertonen, wheaty. (18-12-2025).
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
300ml bottle [simply as "Grolsch Dunkel Weizenbock"]. Hazy, dark amber colour with small to average, frothy to creamy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, off-white head. Sweet-ish, caramel and wheaty malty as well as slightly phenolic, yeasty fruity aroma, notes of banana, baked banana, some honey. Taste is sweet, wheaty and caramel malty, yeasty fruity and minimally hoppy, notes of banana, baked banana, pear, a touch of red apple, some honey, caramel, a touch of milk chocolate; minimally leafy, hoppy finish.
Dissolved sugar enriched, watery texture, smooth, minimally cloying, simultaneously minimally dry palate, medium, mildly prickly carbonation.
Very sweet, quite monotonous, complete lack of spicy aspects - still OK.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Backlog June 2009. Unclear orange body under a big off-white head. Fruity aroma with banana, caramel and hint of citric fruit. Taste is sweet with caramel, butterscotch, oranges and hint of licorices. Medium body and average aftertaste. Decent.
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Backlog June 2009. Slightly unclear orange body under a small, dense white head. Aroma is fruity, yeast and banana. Taste is quite refreshing with citric fruits, banana and low bitterness. A bit short in aftertaste.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
30cl bottle from Valkenburg (Jumbo supermarket). Last beer of six in a mini tasting with myself and no one else at my place on 10th December 2025. Poured into a La Chouffe stemmed tulip it looked good, bright, clean and clear copper/amber body, off white crust on top. Caramel nose and sweet taste from start to finish. My sweet tooth liked it, but it's a bit one dimensional and artificial in nature, slightly disappointed to be honest. Wanted more depth and 'oomph'.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
30cl bottle from the Jumbo supermarket in Valkenburg. Poured into a La Chouffe stemmed tulip glass at home on 7th December 2025. Copper bronze body, off white crust. Very sweet with a winter spice aroma/taste, cinnamon being a major player, too sweet for it's own good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Murky and sludgy brown with a massive beige head. Ugly for real. Aroma of overripe bananas, wheat and clove. Taste of bananas, caramel, clove, bubblegum, bread and wheat. Low to moderate bitterness. Medium carbonation. Almost creamy mouthfeel. I have to admit that Grolsch quite surprised me with this one.