Wieninger Gmoastier Weisser Bock Beer Review

Gmoastier Weisser Bock

Review Date 1/17/2024 By John Staradumsky

For Christmas of 2015, my wife bought me a really cool present: BeerAdvent Calendar 2015 froman Kalea. In truth, my wife got me a lot of nice presents (she’s the best wife ever), but the nice thing about the Beer Advent Calendar is you get it early. You have to, since it’s comprised of 24 different imported Germbeers in a box with little doors that you open, one per day from December 1^st through December 24^th. All of the beers are listed on the side of the carton, however, so be careful not to look and spoil the daily surprises!

I love German beer more than beer from any other country on Earth, so this was definitely right up my alley. My one criticism of the calendar is there are not enough bocks and doppelbocks (not fair!), but otherwise it’s just an amazing way to sample 24 German beers I’ve never seen before. I get mine at Costco here in Georgia and pay on average $59.95 for the box. That might sound steep, but when you distribute that price over 24 different half liter cans, it only works out to $2.50 per can. Not a bad deal at all looked at that way.

First week of September 2023 arrived, and that means I am out there at Costco weekly looking for my beloved Kalea Advent calendars. I didn't see them (and of course buy one) until September 24th, but I gleefully placed one in my shopping cart when I did. The price this year was stable from last year at $69.99 and I think that is a bargain honestly. $2.92 per can is still a bargain for beers from small German brewers I might never otherwise get to enjoy, that includes new beers and one I have had before and get to enjoy again.

On December 10th, I opened my Day Ten door to reveal a can of Gmoastier Weisser Bock from the Wieninger Brauerei of Teisendorf, Bavaria. This is the second different beer from this brewery featured in the calendars since I started buying them in 2015. Both have been wheat beers, the first being Hoamat Weissbier. Interestingly, the can of Gmoastier included in the 2023 calendars sites an alcohol content of 7.1% by volume rather than the 9% given on the Wieninger website. There, they call the beer "Kaltgehopft" (cold hopped). Wieninger lists another Weisse Bock at 7% ABV. I think what we are seeing as Gmoastier is actually that beer. Still and all, this is one of the strongest beers ever in the calendar, though the crown still belongs to Ladenburger Weizenbock Hell at 7.4%.

Time to update on the distribution of styles received in the calendars over the years, including this Weisser Bock:

Dortmunder 8 4%
Munich Helles 51 24%
Oktoberfest 35 17%
Munich Dunkles 11 5%
Hefeweizen 12 6%
Dunkelweizen 14 7%
Zwickl/Kellerbier 12 6%
Kristalweizen 3 1%
Pilsner 21 10%
Bock 2 1%
IPA 5 2%
Doppelbock 5 2%
Maibock 3 1%
Pale Ale 7 3%
Weizenbock 5 2%
Vienna Lager 3 1%
Imperial Pilsner 4 2%
Steinbier 1 1%
Stout 4 2%
Rauchbier 4 2%

Ingredients on the can are listed as water, barley malt, wheat malt, yeast, and hops. My can is stamped EXP 2025/05. Interestingly, Gmoastier Weisser Bock has its own song, and you can hear and see it here.

Gmoastier Weisser Bock pours to a hazy orange color with a moderate head of fluffy white foam and a nose of powerful bubble gum, banana and clove. Taking a sip, the beer is medium in body, just right for the style. It’s bursting with a cornucopia of flavors: ripe apple, banana, clove, bubble gum, and vanilla. Finishes tart with wheat and warm with alcohol. Can conditioned, I swirled the yeast and got sediment at the bottom of my glass.

I’m greatly enjoying my 9th annual Beer Advent Calendar with the day 10 beer. Here’s looking forward to the remaining 14, and another assortment of 24 in 2024. We’ll be on the lookout next year at Costco, and following the beers on their Facebook page.

The beers of the 2023 Beer Advent Calendar:

Day 1 Falter Export Hell

Day 2 Kauzle Helles Lager

Day 3 Kurpfalz Brau Kellerbier

Day 4 Graminger Kirta Dunkles Weissbier

Day 5 Erl Brau Erlkönig Hell

Day 6 Hösl Märzenbier

Day 7 Bambule Pilsner

Day 8 Landgang Helle Aufregnung

Day 9 Propeller Bier Turbo Prop Pilsner

Day 10 Gmoastier Weisser Bock

Day 11 Flötzinger Hell