Wit's End Gone Wild
Bullfrog Brewery

The Kegs Gone Wild version of Wits End, a barrel aged wild witbier. Served at the brewpub on 3-Jul-09.

A: The witbier is appropriately hazy, so much so that it takes on a chalky look. The term 'pale straw color' doesn't do this beer justice, as the light hue is so pale, so white corn in color that it fits its name perfectly.

S: The nose is incredibly funky. The best aroma I could think of was a urine-soaked diaper that's been left out in the sun for a few days. The sharp rank nose, luckily, was fleeting. What followed were white beer aromas of orange peel and pepper. I wasn't expecting the soft witbier to make it through the barrel.

T: The barrel has left its mark on the ale but the witbier remarkably remains intacted. Sour tartness flecks at the tastebuds with each sip, lactobacillus and it cohorts spicing up the ale. Behind that first blast, the witbier flavors are able to emerge without issue, softening up the sourness with orange and coriander sweetness.

M: The combination of witbier and wild ale don't seem like they'd work but the results are quite impressive. A very approachable wild ale.

D: Another stunning low-alcohol ale. I'd spend a whole day enjoying the complexities that it has to offer.