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Whaleback White
Leelanau Brewing Company
- From:
- Leelanau Brewing Company
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- Witbier
- ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.05 | pDev: 13.83%
- Reviews:
- 53
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 17, 2019
- Added:
- Aug 11, 2005
- Wants:
- 32
- Gots:
- 6
No description / notes.
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Ratings by paco1029384756:
Reviewed by paco1029384756 from Illinois
3.95/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.95/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Pours a light gold color with a short off white head and a lot of carbonation.
Scent of citrus, orange peel, spices, yeast, some funk and a bit of sourness.
Taste of citrus, orange peel, funk, and some sourness. Strange for a Wit style, but I like it.
Mouthfeel is light bodied and heavily carbonated.
Feb 20, 2009Scent of citrus, orange peel, spices, yeast, some funk and a bit of sourness.
Taste of citrus, orange peel, funk, and some sourness. Strange for a Wit style, but I like it.
Mouthfeel is light bodied and heavily carbonated.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Beginner2 from Illinois
4.16/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.16/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Well-crafted. Clearly a passion for perfecting the tart.
Looks like a clear cider (no foam) and initially Smells like one, too. But then, the wood comes in along with some yeast-driven fruit adding a nice complexity. In the Tastes, I finally get the spices associated with the style, And then as promised, the finish is tart, but not too tart... apple/pear tart with just enough sweetness for balance.
Whaleback White was a good accompaniment to my lunch of soup and one of my favorite multi-seed baguettes. The tart cut through my generous use of olive oil for sautéing the vegetables and the tart dried out the sweetness of my broth. On a Sunday afternoon watching the ATP Finals, my week was complete.
Leelanau is a different brewer beating a different drum. Almost two decades old, they seem to have only a Facebook page as I found no website. So clearly, they have their beer do their talking. Interesting that Leelanau uses Jolly Pumpkin facilities.
Nov 17, 2019Looks like a clear cider (no foam) and initially Smells like one, too. But then, the wood comes in along with some yeast-driven fruit adding a nice complexity. In the Tastes, I finally get the spices associated with the style, And then as promised, the finish is tart, but not too tart... apple/pear tart with just enough sweetness for balance.
Whaleback White was a good accompaniment to my lunch of soup and one of my favorite multi-seed baguettes. The tart cut through my generous use of olive oil for sautéing the vegetables and the tart dried out the sweetness of my broth. On a Sunday afternoon watching the ATP Finals, my week was complete.
Leelanau is a different brewer beating a different drum. Almost two decades old, they seem to have only a Facebook page as I found no website. So clearly, they have their beer do their talking. Interesting that Leelanau uses Jolly Pumpkin facilities.
Whaleback White from Leelanau Brewing Company
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
100 ratings
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