The Abominable Snowbeer
The Defiant Brewing Company

 

 

Bright white head, less than a finger, average retention, very wispy lacing. Clear on the whole, yellow rust water in hue, the bubbles are microscopic and widely dispersed. Generous nose of wheat germ, bubblegum, banana candy, the kind of spices you’d toss into mulled cider, pear, yellow apple to apricot fruit scents, good persistence without being pushy. Medium-bodied, the lack of meaningful carbonation has it layering itself on the palate for a heavier mouth feel over time. Much spicier here and heavy on the clove. Orange citrus appears to bolster the same serious bubblegum aspect, less banana. The fruit inclines more towards peach, apricot. Stiffens some at the finish, reduces any potential cloying qualities. It’s not breaking any new ground but it is very pleasurable and the lack of intensity may make it more crowd pleasing. (Canned 1/7/20)

Canned on 12/3/2019. Poured into a pint glass. It pours a hazy, orange-amber color with a thin, snow-white cap and minimal lacing. On the nose there is yeast, banana, apple, anise, floral notes, and spice. The taste opens with lots of fruit: banana, apple, and spicy orange, along with the normal Belgian spicing of clove and coriander. It's tangy. The mouth feel is well-carbonated and the 7.5% ABV gives it good substance. Overall, it's not a bad Belgian Wit but it's not among the leaders of the style.

Got this in a can.
A: pours a hazy amber body with small white head with very minimal retention and lacing
S: sweet, yeasty notes with some subtle honey notes
T: slightly watered down with honey taste with a yeasty, lemongrass finish
M: a little thin, but ok
O: ok drinking beer; could use a little more body but taste is not too bad; it coming out a little watery/flat definitely takes away from it.

 

 

 

My favorite beer from them, all winter when i went i kept refilling my growler!!

The beer pours a crystal clear amber. The head quickly dissipates. The smell is very fruity with a faint spicy background. Notes of strawberry and apple intertwined with a vague yeasty scent. Slight hint of sulfur. The taste has a stronger impression of spices, perhaps corriander given the witbier style. Finishes with green apple and lingering sulfur taste similar to some pilsners. I'm a little bewildered as to how this fits the witbier style. Finishes too sweet with alcohol warmth. Mouthfeel is on the lighter side of medium with subdued carbonation that may have been impacted by the growler fill.