Blanche De Grâce
Idle Hands Craft Ales

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From:
Idle Hands Craft Ales
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Witbier
Ranked #96
ABV:
5.2%
Score:
85
Ranked #20,080
Avg:
3.78 | pDev: 12.17%
Reviews:
8
Ratings:
47
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 02, 2023
Added:
Nov 02, 2011
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  8
Working name was Brevity before initial release.
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Ratings by CheekyBroad:
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Rated by CheekyBroad from Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +5.8%

Nov 30, 2012
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.25 by DBosco from Massachusetts

Jul 02, 2023
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Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts

4.12/5  rDev +9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Re reviewed from can, much fresher, canned 5/22/19
Pours a large fizzy bubbly head, medium lighter retention, little whispy lacing, cloudy orange pale color

Nose big Belgian wit fruits and spices, coriander, potpourri, citrusy esters with orange zest and lemon, doughy creamy wheat, juicy

Taste more Belgian wit, juicy fruity esters, citrusy, orange zest and lemony notes, citrus oil, more potpourri spices coriander, hint background bubblegum, doughy creamy wheat with vanilla and cracker, cereal as well, mild bitterness, dry finish with more bread dough wheat and more bubblegum as will as spicy hop bitterness

Mouth is med bod, medium high effervescent carb, a bit creamy thanks to the wheat

Overall pretty solid wit, much better than my first review, good for a summer beer
Jul 06, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by KMcGrath from Massachusetts

Nov 28, 2018
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Rated by LukeGude from Iowa

3.4/5  rDev -10.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
On tap at the brewery. Enjoyed the vibe on patio. Thought this one was lacking a bit though. Just a bit harsh/not nuanced, if that makes sense.
Jul 30, 2018
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Ended up pouring this into a tulip.
The appearance was a pale orange to paper yellow color. Just a small cap of a little white semi-foamy head that slid off delicately. Not much lace.
The aroma had some crushed coriander, earthy spice, grassy hops, white bread/Belgian yeastiness then some citrus peel.
The flavor yielded to the spicy content of the coriander and extra earthy spices. Citrus peel seemed fairly faint. Bready/yeastiness seemed even further back. Light aftertaste of coriander and orange peel.
The mouthfeel was about medium bodied with a fair in between ability to be somewhat sessionable and somewhat of a sipper. There's some distractible spicy harshness but also seemed refined enough by the citrus peel and the bready yeastiness. Carbonation seemed a bit under but I wasn't annoyed. ABV felt fine. Semi-spicy finish with some palatable citrusy smoothness along my tongue.
Overall, pretty nice witbier I could come back to.
Jul 21, 2018
 
Rated: 4.02 by smb71481 from Vermont

Jul 05, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by Prost76 from New Hampshire

Jun 23, 2018
 
Rated: 3.89 by PJCarnell from Massachusetts

Jun 12, 2018
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Reviewed by papposilenus from New Hampshire

4.16/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
From a 16oz can, dated 06/06/18. Note that the latest iteration is billed at 4.8% abv. Served in an imperial pint pub glass.

Pours a cloudy, near-opaque sunshiney-gold with a finger-and-a-half of soft, fluffy white head. Rapidly settles back to a fine wispy cap with a thin, slippery curtain of lacing, there and then gone.

Clean, sharp, crackery nose of cereal, citrus, tree leaves and a bit of brett funk.

First taste impression is of orange peel over oats, and a tart citrusy zing, quickly followed by earthy, peppery spice. The coriander, mystery spice and hops are imparting a sort of leafy herbal/cilantro character to the beer and there's a distinctive black pepper note, whether just from the wheat or because actual black pepper is the mystery spice, or both, I'm not sure. Nice oaty smoothness with a dry, spicy finish.

Feel is smooth, clean and quenching, medium bodied, a little heftier than I expect in the style owing, I think, to the oats, and brightly carbonated.

Overall, a very nice beer, highly suitable to drinking out under the sun on a freshly mowed lawn. Earthy, smooth, slightly tart and slightly more spicy. Not a style I normally seek out but that may have to change.
Jun 10, 2018
 
Rated: 4.05 by AGust82 from Connecticut

Aug 27, 2017
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Reviewed by brureview from Massachusetts

4.1/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a light cloudy orange color with a 1F head in a Pilsner glass.

Light citrus peel and coriander in the aroma.

Good puckering carbonation.

Taste: all the flavor comes through. Coriander, spice, citrus peel with a tart, slightly bitter finish.

Traditional, refreshing, and a pleasure to drink in the summer.
Aug 04, 2017
 
Rated: 4.38 by harsley from Massachusetts

Jul 30, 2017
 
Rated: 2.55 by Paoloboston from Massachusetts

Jul 09, 2017
 
Rated: 4.15 by liquorpig from Massachusetts

Jun 30, 2017
 
Rated: 4.09 by Gkruszewski from New York

Sep 17, 2016
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Reviewed by Davepoolesque from Massachusetts

3.74/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Golden Orange in color. Hazy in appearance. Dried Orange peel, banana, some clove and sweet wheat. Medium bodied. A wisp of bitterness on the back end. Solid wit beer.
Sep 01, 2016
 
Rated: 3.84 by costanzo_mike from Massachusetts

Jul 23, 2016
 
Rated: 4.23 by Severymusic from Massachusetts

Jul 18, 2016
 
Rated: 3.59 by MaineBeerDinner from Massachusetts

Jul 16, 2016
Blanche De Grâce from Idle Hands Craft Ales
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 47 ratings