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Double White Ale
Southampton Publick House
- From:
- Southampton Publick House
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Witbier
- ABV:
- 6.6%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.95 | pDev: 11.14%
- Reviews:
- 634
- Ratings:
- 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 nhindian:
Reviewed by nhindian from Pennsylvania
3.23/5 rDev -18.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.23/5 rDev -18.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
12oz bottle poured into a Weizen glass.
A - Pours a light straw color, a bit darker than some other common Wits, but still just as hazy. Not much sediment floating around. Head builds a huge 4-fingers high thanks to the Weizen glass, but it's pretty active, constantly bubbling and surging until it finally settles as a thin ring several minutes later. Some sporadic lacing, but nothing to intricate. I can see a bunch of bubbles hanging out at the bottom of the glass, but only sparingly do they detach and make the travel up the glass.
S - In the smell, this beer definitely stands out to me as being more fruity and not as dry as some of my previous Wits, and there's a stronger focus on the lemon especially. Not getting much of the wheat or coriander smell, and the lemon zest is almost pungent to the point of being artificial, like Lemon Pledge.
T - Taste certainly takes the nose and runs with it. The lemon here is just way more than I've ever experienced in a Wit so far, overbearing the spices and dryness and replacing it with a tart zestiness that lasts throughout the finish. I feel the lemon comes across better here, being more moist and juicy which helps it feel more genuine. It is like drinking a lemonade with a heaping serving of wheat to help cut the sour a bit.
M - Mouthfeel is light-bodied with moderately low carbonation. Sweet, sour, but overall lemony.
D - Drinkability is moderate. At first the lemon is a deterrent, then refreshing, but as I near the end of the glass it kind of becomes a bit much. Some more spices and dryness to cut the lemon a bit would help, but it certainly is different.
Jan 20, 2011A - Pours a light straw color, a bit darker than some other common Wits, but still just as hazy. Not much sediment floating around. Head builds a huge 4-fingers high thanks to the Weizen glass, but it's pretty active, constantly bubbling and surging until it finally settles as a thin ring several minutes later. Some sporadic lacing, but nothing to intricate. I can see a bunch of bubbles hanging out at the bottom of the glass, but only sparingly do they detach and make the travel up the glass.
S - In the smell, this beer definitely stands out to me as being more fruity and not as dry as some of my previous Wits, and there's a stronger focus on the lemon especially. Not getting much of the wheat or coriander smell, and the lemon zest is almost pungent to the point of being artificial, like Lemon Pledge.
T - Taste certainly takes the nose and runs with it. The lemon here is just way more than I've ever experienced in a Wit so far, overbearing the spices and dryness and replacing it with a tart zestiness that lasts throughout the finish. I feel the lemon comes across better here, being more moist and juicy which helps it feel more genuine. It is like drinking a lemonade with a heaping serving of wheat to help cut the sour a bit.
M - Mouthfeel is light-bodied with moderately low carbonation. Sweet, sour, but overall lemony.
D - Drinkability is moderate. At first the lemon is a deterrent, then refreshing, but as I near the end of the glass it kind of becomes a bit much. Some more spices and dryness to cut the lemon a bit would help, but it certainly is different.
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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
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
Oct 03, 2018L: 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
Double White Ale from Southampton Publick House
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
1132 ratings
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