Whitecap Wheat Ale
Howe Sound Inn & Brewing Company

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From:
Howe Sound Inn & Brewing Company
 
British Columbia, Canada
Style:
Witbier
ABV:
4.7%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.63 | pDev: 12.12%
Reviews:
4
Ratings:
16
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 26, 2016
Added:
Sep 24, 2009
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  1
A refreshing Belgian-style wheat beer with hints of coriander and orange made with 50% wheat, 50% barley, hops, water, yeast, coriander and dried orange peel. It is named in recognition of "The Spit" - Squamish's world-class windsurfing and kiteboarding venue at the head of Howe Sound.

30 IBU
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Ratings by jrempel:
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Rated by jrempel from Canada (BC)

4.25/5  rDev +17.1%

Jul 31, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.79 by Erik-P from Canada (BC)

Feb 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.62 by imfinished from Canada (BC)

Dec 13, 2015
 
Rated: 4.1 by ZachT from Canada (BC)

Sep 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by KalanM from Canada (BC)

Sep 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by kjyost from Canada (MB)

Apr 27, 2014
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Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)

3.82/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
16oz pint, 4.5% ABV, at Beer Revolution, part of a Howe Sound tap takeover.

This beer appears a cloudy medium golden yellow hue, with one finger of thinly foamy, wispy off-white head, which leaves some severely elongated continental lace around the glass as things slip away.

It smells of semi-sweet grainy pale malt, unripe banana, cloves, mild black pepper, and a soft floral bitterness. The taste is sharp wheat grain, barely sweet in its maltiness, unsweetened orange juice, rich coriander, mild apple and banana chips, and a low-key musty floral essence.

The carbonation is quite peppy, and a bit too edgy at times, the body a decently hefty medium weight, and mostly smooth. It finishes off-dry, the fruitiness providing a sweet lingering flourish, and the graininess following suit.

A fairly enjoyable witbier, the spice and yeast esters pleasantly kept in check, and the wheat exhibiting a controlling crispness. More than worthy, if you're into the style.
Jun 07, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by bumchilly25 from Canada (BC)

May 18, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by NickThePyro from Washington

Dec 24, 2012
 
Rated: 4.5 by mdavidson from Washington

Oct 20, 2012
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Reviewed by wordemupg from Canada (AB)

3.95/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
1L swinging pop top poured into pint glass 7/9/12

A cloudy pale yellow with some sediment being moved around by just a few streams of big bubbles going up the side, a thumbs width of bone white head hangs around for a little while leaving lots of random lace

S the coriander and orange is strong, some lemon and faint clove smells like a Wit beer alright

T some other spice I can't quite place and even more citrus, pretty decent stuff just some faint herbal notes as it warms

M looks a little flat but its somehow a little foamy in the mouth? other then that no problems

O fairly refreshing and a decent summer swiller, yet again I'm way above the average

A liter bottle is a bit of a commitment but I think I'll be OK, I'm pretty stoked I have a few more Howe Sound bottles in the fridge I've yet too try
Sep 07, 2012
 
Rated: 3.25 by 4ster from Canada (ON)

Aug 19, 2012
 
Rated: 3.25 by chickenm from Canada (BC)

Nov 21, 2011
 
Rated: 3 by EskimoDave from Canada (BC)

Nov 21, 2011
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Reviewed by Sammy from Canada (ON)

3.63/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Enjoyed on tap at the brewub. A little yeasty, spritzy carbonation. Lighter mouthfeel for a whit. Bitterness not bad, so more of a North American take, not offset by corriander and orange and the like. Hazy unfiltered look.Wheat and yeast aromas.Worth a try.
Jul 30, 2011
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Reviewed by canucklehead from Canada (BC)

2.75/5  rDev -24.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
These guys make one of the best Hefes in BC so how come their Wit is lacking. Cloudy with a big head but almost no nose this beer drinks like an American Wheat with little coriander and orange flavour. The Hefe is very full in flavour and mouthfeel but the Wit is thin and uninspired. Sad, cause the two beer styles are both similar.
Sep 24, 2009
Whitecap Wheat Ale from Howe Sound Inn & Brewing Company
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 16 ratings