Bittersweet orange-peeled coriander lilt picks up sugar-spiced banana ripeness, zesty lemon lime tingle and tangy peach-pineapple-mango-tangerine niche to contrast sour yellow grape esters. Light white-peppered mint-leafed herbage and distant hay-strawed astringency provide dry side to sassy summertime spritzer.
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BROOKLYN RED SUMAC WIT
On tap at Doherty’s, heady 7.1% ABV heightens traditional witbier styling while foraged red sumac dryness drapes the usual Belgian yeast spicing, dainty orange peel tang and salty coriander-like spicing. Unmalted wheat graining adds light acridity to lemony gooseberry tartness, vinous green grape slake, green apple mist and cranberry pucker.
FARGO WIND SWEPT BELGIAN-STYLE WITBIER
SPENCER DEVON SOLEIL LEVANT WITBIER
In homage to the rising sun, satisfactory summertime wit places sweet orange peel briskness atop lemony banana tartness, sugared coriander respite and light mineral graining.
RIVERTOWN BELGIAN STYLE WIT
Indefinite amber-cleared moderation goes on a sour saison spree with its orange-desiccated lemondrop tartness and musty earthen herbage. Dry cardboard malting depletes coriander spicing and orange peel zesting.
AVERY LILIKO’I KEPOLO WITBIER
On tap at Eddie’s Roadhouse, soft-toned witbier benefits from elegant lemony passionfruit tartness of exotic liliko’i tropicalia. Dry lemon-limed grapefruit tang gains brisk limestoned citric pucker. Mildly creamed crystal malting provides latent white-sugared contrast. Tertiary pineapple, peach, papaya, grains of paradise and mango undertones tingle the sleek citric-hopped bittering. In the can, “spices and passionfruit” bring ‘tropical island flare’ to lemon-juiced mandarin orange, tangerine and gooseberry illusions.
BREW KETTLE SUMMER RAYS ALE (BREWED WITH SPICES)
Herb-spiced Belgian witbier brings dry oats-flaked raw wheat rusticity to spry citrus juicing and cellar-mildewed sourdough yeast dankness. Sunshiny lemon zest and tangy yellow grapefruit brighten light peppercorn, basil, rosemary and thyme seasoning as well as subsidiary green grape-soured gooseberry tartness.
PEEKSKILL SHARE THE RAINBOW WITBIER
On tap at Ambulance, polite light-bodied Belgian wit collaboration with Allagash and Bluejacket blends stylish citric-spiced hop briskness with tempered pink peppercorn bittering and wispy brettanomyces musk to its soft straw wheat spine. Lemony yellow grapefruit, mandarin orange and blood orange illusions complemented by fragrant orange blossom perfuming.
KELSO CARROLLGAARDEN WIT
On tap at Growler & Gill, soft-toned Belgian witbier’s lightly soured citric entry and grassy hop freshness receive dried orange peel tang. Latent coriander-spiced banana tartness, reluctant plantain wisp and wispy chamomile-ginger accents delicately insulate lemony mandarin orange finish. On tap at Standings, discovered orange juice-powdered tangerine glaze.
NEBRASKA INFINITE WIT
FORGOTTEN BOARDWALK WHAT THE BUTLER SAW
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead, soft-toned witbier plies hefeweiss-influenced banana, clove, bubblegum and vanilla sweetness to mild candi-sugared Belgian yeast. Crisp lemon seltzer fizz, ancillary orange tartness and delicate lemongrass herbage waver above frail white wheat backbone.