Double White Ale
Southampton Publick House

Double White AleDouble White Ale
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From:
Southampton Publick House
 
New York, United States
Style:
Witbier
ABV:
6.6%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.95 | pDev: 11.14%
Reviews:
634
Ratings:
1,132
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 03, 2019
Added:
May 07, 2003
Wants:
  69
Gots:
  98
What do brewmasters do in their free time? If you're Phil Markowski, the obsessive brewmaster of Southampton, you brew at home, of course! Phil turned his fascination with Belgian-style White ales into a quest to master one of the most challenging beers to brew. Using rustic ingredients like un-malted wheat, Phil experimented over his stove until he felt it was perfect. Take one taste and you'll agree, Phil got it "white."
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Ratings by kkipple:
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Reviewed by kkipple from South Carolina

3.38/5  rDev -14.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.5
Got this in Asheville on the recommendation of Adam Avery, no less, who claims to love Southampton beers. Alright Adam, here's to ya...
into my cylinder it goes! This one is a cloudy, hazy, pale watery yellow. Big foamy bright white head. Lacy. Lots of suspended particles.
Looks good.

I nose it. Yep... a big celery / coriander wallop. Spicy, yeasty, green apples and citrus. Some sweet tangerine perhaps? This is typical for a wit, but smells fruity and sweet and less vegetal than some. I dig that.

A sip. Woah... this is a lot more tart and sour than I anticipated. Yikes. I'm hit with an eye-opening sour lemon bite, followed quickly by that bizarre spicy celery and grassy, parsley flavor. A bit of orange is present, and some alcohol... I'd guess 7% due to the warmth in my throat (and was proved correct, oddly.) The flavor is just kind of a wallop... think Allagash Wit but "more". It's real lively and hits you fast, but fades to a semi-dry, spicy finish reminiscent of white wine. Can't say I'm loving it, but it's very... unique.

The mouthfeel on this one is finely carbonated, and puffs up in your mouth if you leave it there a moment. Tingles the throat as it goes down. Not bad, good for the style.

Ultimately I just couldn't get past the wild, in your face flavor on this one. I'm not a huge fan of Wit beers (although I admit to liking Hoegaarden) but I do enjoy the refreshing aspect to 'em. Southampton's offering is too big and alcoholic to refresh, and too sharp tasting to be a session beer for me. A good exercise, but if I think Bell's did this style better with their unusual Batch 8,000. Still, worth a try if you like Wits, or want something novel.
Nov 03, 2007
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Reviewed by Bouleboubier from New Jersey

4.04/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
(12 oz bottle, no bottle code or dating, purchased cold... poured into an Innis & Gunn fluted goblet)

L: curiously very-clear, yellow-amber liquid; tall, rather loose crackly-sudsy head... does have a mild haze... initial head prevented full pour, but last 1-2 oz carries a big messy load of speckled, swirly sediment

S: big whiff of what seems like lightly-toasted coriander seed; floral, grassy; wheat malt seems to poke through a good bit as well... coriander overtone dominant even after sediment added; lemon peel maybe next most apparent

T: lots spicy, pungent coriander up front, big malty middle, spicy/oily citrus peel looming large in the aftertaste - bold flavors all around... subsequent sips reveal the underlying malt and yeast to be merely a carrying mechanism for the 3-D coriander swarm - it's like you're chewing on fresh seeds, its definition is brilliant

F: light-bodied, but packed with dense fluff... blanket soft and rather dry, with the spice and alcohol combining to ignite some enlivening warmth at the back of the jaw... spice tickles the backs of the nostrils... could use a lil more bounce to its body

O: haven't had this in awhile, initially trying it more than a decade ago, but it feels like its taste hasn't changed, which is great... do NOT like the new label, however, and it's a wonder I was able to quickly identify the beer while scanning the fridges at the bottle shop - rebranding gone wrong
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Double White Ale from Southampton Publick House
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 1132 ratings