Revelatory hazy golden Belgian-styled witbier mingles lemony mandarin orange souring with herbaceous mint-eucalyptus piquancy and floral daisy-dandelion-jasmine blush up-front. Musty cherry cove secures fresh mineral-grained water bed.
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BACK ROAD BELGIAN STYLE WITBIER
NEW BELGIUM MOTHERSHIP WIT
Lilting light-bodied straw-hazed Belgian-styled witbier retains delicate sweet-sour banana-coriander frontage, resilient orange peel bittering and fluttered sourdough backdrop. Softly peppered floral hops spice up Granny Smith apple, lemon meringue and curacao orange fruiting plus scurried chamomile, heather and lavender illusions.
BERGHOFF SOLSTICE WIT
OAKEN BARREL ALABASTER BELGIAN-STYLE WITBIER
(CARACOLE) TROUBLETTE ARTISANAL WHITE ALE
Subtle yellow-clouded white-headed witbier stays moderate-bodied and less explosively carbolic than most pale Belgians. Spunky candi-sugared malting, lemony peach-orange-apple tartness and white-peppered clove-coriander spicing soften corky barnyard-hay dryness to medicinal finish. A bit askew for its class, as wheat influence neutralized by pungent alcohol-stricken sharpness.
BRECKENRIDGE MOUNTAIN WHEAT
OMMEGANG WITTE
Fizzy white-headed, cloudy yellow-glowed medium body may lack true distinction, but likable lemony clove tartness, light orange-dried honeysuckle herbage and clean Seltzer spritz cannot be denied. Slim banana-coriander cadence gains vanilla-bubblegum snippet lost amongst soft white grape souring, tingling off-dry herbal restraint and narrow wheat margin. On tap at Seven Lakes Station ’23, mild sourdough creaming mellows out dry citrus spicing.
BOULEVARD ZON WITBIER
PAX LIMBURGS WIT
CAPTAIN LAWRENCE SUNBLOCK WITTE
Summery pale straw witbier combines lean Belgian-like white peppered coriander-clove spicing with robust German-styled graining. A bit of a chameleon, its initial overripe banana sweetness recedes as lemon-soured orange peel bittering increases above carbolic soda-like fizz. When metallic alcohol burn subsides, plentiful floral accents affect wood-chipped sawdust respite; finishing sturdily with yellow-fruited abundance.