Blanche
Le Cheval Blanc

 

Working on cleaning up the backlog of notes I have. Sample from the Brewery.

Hazy, light gold color with medium head. Aroma/flavors basically: Yeast, citrus and faint hint (to me anyway) of coriander. No spicy kick if you like that in a witbier. Mildly carbonated little to no bitterness. Nice, smooth finish. Strong overall tasting witbier.

I think this is what I had on tap at Maison Publique. Gold color. Pretty solid wheaty flavor.

 

 

 

 

Again, would have rated it 5 when it was on tap and still made at the Cheval Blanc, but still excellent bottled.

 

 

Reviewed from a taster cup at the Hamilton Beer Festival - August 23, 2014

Appearance - A fine hazy rich golden / yellow color capped by a decent amount of head for a small glass. Lots of carbonated bubbles are visible.

Smell - Nice aromatics a powdery wheatiness mixed with some banana and clove. The clove picks up in intensity upon repeated whiffs.

Taste - Quite a bit of a sweet banana that is powedery like a banana bread before the clove kicks in and the Belgian yeastiness rears its head. An interesting beer that kind of reminded me of almost a hybrid between a hefe and a wit, due to the amount of banana and clove.

Mouthfeel - Well carbonated, rich feeling but not overdone. Medium-light bodied

Overall - A damn fine wit, that I wish was more accessible as this was marketed as these guys appear to have some deal for distro through St. Ambroise. Nonetheless, It was of such a quality that St Ambroise should be proud to have this beer under their umbrella. Two thumbs up.

 

 

 

 

 

A:
Pours a cloudy light honey color (looks like chamomile tea) with a creamy, ambitious, white head that holds its own, finally settling at about a quarter inch. Decent retention; not much lacing.

S:
Yeasty and wheatey. Nothing too spectacular, some spices and dough, but other than that pretty mellow.

T:
Crisp, warm and smooth. Drinks nice, with tea flavors and very light floral and citrus notes. Definitely on the mellow side of other wits as far as being citrus-flavor-forward.

M:
Smooth, light bodied and refreshing, not much carbonation but a bit creamy.

O:
Not the best beer in the world but it certainly isn't bad and for what it is it is great. Tastes a bit more like a German Wheat than a Belgian one, but it doesn't really matter. I kind of like that it tastes more bread-like than some wits. On the whole, though, it would benefit from getting beefed up a little bit. It is kinda watery.
Wouldn't seek it out or anything, but if you have to go get something quick at the dépanneur it is a good bet.