Turbidly golden pearly-headed oak-aged white ale maintains lively peppery hop zest, tart lemon pith sourness, and floating yeast particles. Dry orange spritz rushes through center where unripe banana snip picks up spicy dalliance.
Tag Archives: white ale
VOODOO WHITE MAGICK OF THE SUN ALE
Unique juniper-influenced Belgian-styled white ale maintains spicy citric liveliness. Advertised coriander, orange peel, juniper, and peppercorn illusions align lemon peeled bitterness that overtakes gin martini reminiscence. Cotton-candied orange cream soda midst and wispy floral snip sweeten the honeyed wheat spine.
ALLAGASH WHITE BEER
Deliciously appealing flagship ale conquered the Eastern seaboard by 2010. Sourdough yeast sinew clouds this otherwise clear-hued wheat-fortified ‘interpretation’ of light Belgian-styled witbier. Zesty lemon-juiced tangerine tang entangles floral-hopped coriander-clove-chamomile-peppermint tingle and white-peppered lemongrass herbage. Tempting for open-minded drinkers or fans of Hoegaarden White Beer.
(JOLLY PUMPKIN) LEELANAU WHALEBACK WHITE ALE
(ANHEUSER-BUSCH) SHOCK-TOP BELGIAN WHITE
Summery light-bodied golden-clouded Belgian-styled wheat ale brings easygoing ‘orange-lemon-lime peeled’ tartness to daintily coriander-spiced sour-candied malts. Its watered-down fizzy-hopped orange soda flow softens astringent raspberry-strawberry-soured backend. On tap, cloy sugar-candied finish prompted 7-Up comparisons when herbaceous notion flittered away.
LA BARBERIE BLANCHE AUX MURES ALE
(BAVIK) WITTEKERKE ROSE
Skinny 8-ounce bottle featuring sexy fluorescent green girl silhouette contains snippy hop-bitten framboise-styled white beer. Raspberry frontage picks up sticky lemonade tartness, cherry-kiwi-mango-grapefruit medley, and cranberry pucker aloft corn syrupy fructose wane. Sour candied finish gains musty dry floral funk.
LAKEFRONT IMMIGRANT BELGIAN WHITE ALE
(BEAVER ISLAND) BEAVER T’ALE ALE
Sumptuous dry-bodied white ale benefits from up-front orange tang, mid-range apricot splurge, and distant yellow grape esters. Milky sinew hovers near cavernous puffy ivory head, leaving clumps of lace along glass. Arising Belgian-styled tendencies include oaken herbal spicing and flower bud nosing.
LAKEFRONT WHITE BEER
BELL’S WINTER WHITE ALE
(LE CHEVAL BLANC) DEATH VALLEY WHITE BEER
In an all-too-frequent-for-Canada chintzy 11.5 ounce (‘stead of 12 oz.) bottle, typecast light-bodied yellow-hazed white ale reminiscent of finer European wheat beer. Lemony banana-clove-coriander setting and crystal-watered freshness remain subtle. Easygoing splendor will leave you craving for at least another .5 ounces.