Citrusy Wit
Stone Brewing

The beer pours out into a Duvel glass a lightly hazed golden yellow with a 1" fluffy white head that soon recedes to a thin layer of foam with several bubbles. Sipping creates scattered patches of lacing.

The aromas are dominated by the lime but the tangerine is noticeable along with some earthy and herbal character.

The flavors are much as expected from the nose with the herbal lime taking the lead and being supported by some fruity tangerine and a hint of sweetness from the malt. There's a touch of pepper and some earthy bitterness that show up as well.

The mouthfeel is on the light side of medium bodied with some light, prickly feel from the persistent carbonation. The finish begins as the touch of sweetness gives way to the earthy bitterness and the lime and fruity character begin to fade leaving the pepper and bitterness to finish out the show. There's also some slight dryness on the back of the palate.

This seems a well made beer from Stone and its worth having tried. That said I'm not particularly eager to have another since I'm not a fan of the lime leaf and touch of fruity tangerine used to replace the more traditional orange peel used with Wit beers.

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Bottled 5/14/16; drank 6/10/16 @ the Yarchives.

Cloudy light orange appearance.

A rough pour yielded a nice bright white head; a curtain of lace.

Wheat, lemon & dry iced tea notes in the nose.

Medium thin mouthfeel.

Tea leaves & faint lemon flavors up front; dry wheat notes on the finish.

Not much citrus & a whole lotta dryness; misnamed & not very good.

 

 

 

 

Cloudy pale yellow

Nice citrusy notes atop yeast

Heavily lime and bell pepper in the flavor, the wit part takes a back seat, with a hint of coriander and pepper

Dry finish

Don't know that this feels like a wit, but it does feel like a stone brew. Decent enough, but not remarkable.

Nice pale cloudy yellow colour, medium head, little sediment and relatively high carbonation.
Floral smell, dominated though by the yeast feel.
The initial impression is the one of an elderflower natural juice, with a bit of lemon on the background and the yeasty taste present. A bit sweet towards the end, when the flowery aromas are making once more their presence felt.
The general feeling is the one of a juicy drink, refreshing, but not a trademark from Stone brewery.

This was poured into a mug. The appearance was a hazy burnt yellow to orange color with a thin white foamy head quickly dissipates leaving some moderate messy lacing. The smell started off with some sweet fresh citrus pulp up front rolling over sweet and spicy witbier flavors. The flavor brings together all of the previously mentioned flavors and blends sweetly. Subtle dryness in the aftertaste and finish. On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body with a great sessionability about it. Carbonation rides underneath. Overall, really nice witbier with a Stone twist of the extra citrus. I would have again.

 

 

 

Hazy yellow color with off-white head. Aroma has really nice lemon and coriander. It's fresh but also spicy. Taste follows with floral yeast notes, coriander and sweet lemon. Finish is also a bit hoppy. Light body, carbonation is quite low for the style. Overall it's a really nice spicy wit.