Orchard White
The Bruery

Orchard WhiteOrchard White
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From:
The Bruery
 
California, United States
Style:
Witbier
ABV:
5.7%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.89 | pDev: 13.62%
Reviews:
316
Ratings:
456
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Sep 17, 2018
Added:
May 01, 2008
Wants:
  24
Gots:
  33
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Ratings by ccrida:
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Reviewed by ccrida from Oregon

3.6/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
Recently acquired 750 ml bottle served at 50F into my large Gulden Draak tulip, the first pour is 90% foam, very dense. As I sit down, I notice the bottle is slowly over-foaming, and have to quickly fill my large St. Feuillien goblet as well, which finally contained the surplus gas. Orchard white is a cloudy gold with the aforementioned massiv head that leaves scattered lace.

Smell is big fruity esters, lavender, a touch musty, with a strong punch of spritzy quinine.

Taste is also very tonic like, heavy of quinine. While I like my wit's made with harder water, this is too much, with the baking soda effect amplified by tannins from the lavender.

Mouthfeel is mineral-laden and spritzy, medium light bodied.

Drinkability is okay, at first I was pretty turned off by it and disappointed, but it grew on me some as I worked though it. Still, not my cup of tea from a style I enjoy very much, and a bit foreboding as my first brew from this brewery that I had high hopes for based on our shared affinity to Belgian Styles. It also cost more then the imported benchmarks of the style, even though it's made in the US.
Nov 24, 2008
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.89 by heddar33 from Pennsylvania

Sep 17, 2018
 
Rated: 4.4 by datpingao from California

Jun 07, 2016
 
Rated: 3.59 by Kramerwtmf from California

May 19, 2016
 
Rated: 3.87 by Stillyman11 from California

May 16, 2016
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.39/5  rDev -12.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Golden pour, lots of haze, looks similar to Allagash white. Massive soft, pillowy white head over an inch. Aroma hit with spice rack, pepper, coriander, citrus rind and flower shop.

Taste popped with all the spice rack stuff, plenty of wheat grist. Sometimes a less fresh (now that it is retired especially) bottle seems to be the better play for me because the spice rack isn't so prominent, allows the soft wheat to netflix and chill in my mouth. Plenty bready that way, like a wheat and rye blend of bread.

A well made beer, but I can see why they discontinued it, its just not a sexy seller in the land of sours and -bals.
Jan 29, 2016
 
Rated: 4.16 by Hohnbaum from Kansas

Jan 23, 2016
 
Rated: 4.03 by jaydoc from Kansas

Jan 22, 2016
 
Rated: 3.25 by Eziel from Ohio

Jun 13, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by MisterKilderkin from California

May 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.85 by wethorseblanket from California

Dec 14, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by olradetbalder from Sweden

Nov 20, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by DeadeyeOTDO from Arizona

Oct 15, 2014
 
Rated: 2.68 by shoegueuze from California

Sep 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Hellpop65 from Kansas

Sep 01, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by allenson21 from New York

Jul 18, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by BigV from California

Jul 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by wrightst from Maryland

Jun 20, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by tommyguz from Pennsylvania

May 14, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by markgugs from New Jersey

Apr 20, 2014
Orchard White from The Bruery
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 456 ratings