961 Witbier
961 Beer

 

 

A: Pours a lightly hazy pale yellow in color with moderate amounts of active visible carbonation rising slowly from the bottom of the glass and very faint golden yellow highlights. The beer has a finger tall sudsy white head that quickly reduces to a small to medium sized patch of very thin film and a medium thick ring at the edges of the glass. Light amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Light to moderate aromas of wheat malts with light aromas of lemon citrus and spices (coriander and just a hint of clove).

T: Upfront there is a light to moderate flavor of wheat malts with extremely minimal amounts of sweetness. That is followed by slightly stronger than light flavors of lemon citrus and light flavors of spices (coriander and a hint of clove). Minimal amounts of bitterness and just a hint of lingering witbier yeast present in the finish.

M: Slightly heavier than light bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation.

O: Easy to drink but not very exciting. I could have a couple of these but I'm not sure I would go out of my way to purchase this one again (as it is a touch pricey when compared with comparable beers in the style).

330 ml bottle into pint glass, no bottle dating. Pours fairly hazy/cloudy golden straw color with a 1 finger dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Minimal spotty lacing on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Good appearance. Aromas of lemon, orange peel, pear, apple, coriander, light pepper/clove, wheat, cracker, light honey, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Pleasant aromas with good balance of fruity/earthy yeast, pale malt, spices, and light earthy hop notes; with decent strength. Taste of lemon, orange peel, pear, apple, coriander, light pepper/clove, wheat, cracker, light honey, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Minimal herbal bitterness and yeast spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, orange peel, pear, apple, coriander, wheat, cracker, light honey, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a short bit. Good robustness and balance of fruity/earthy yeast, pale malt, spices, and light earthy hop flavors; with a good malt/spiciness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and light body; with a watery and lightly grainy/bready mouthfeel that is okay. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish as expected of 5.3%. Overall this is a decent witbier. All around solid robustness and balance of fruity/earthy yeast, pale malt, spices, and light earthy hop flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A fairly enjoyable offering.

 

 

Look: It pours golden with some orange and with a white head. The head vanished abruptly.

Smell: It has aromas of grass, musk, hints of orange, hints of spice, and a sweetness.

Taste: It has a musky flavor to it it has some sweetness, grass, hints of orange, and spices. The flavor also tastes a bit watered down.

Feel: This is light bodied and has a sweet finish. The carbonation is moderate.

Overall: This did not remind me of a Witbier, it actually reminded me more of a lager with musk and hints of orange.

Not anywhere near a witbier. Very malty, oily slick. No head. No aroma. Main reason for trying this was to tick Lebanon off of the list. Weak, sweet and malty, ugly beer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12oz bottle poured into a pint glass.

A: Pours a good "white" golden color. Hazy but not cloudy. Head formation and retention is awful. No lacing.

S: Slight wheaty nose, but crisp grain character comes through too. Traces of musty yeast. Coriander comes through with a peppery but dusty smell. Muted orange peel. Slightly metallic, and some oily and floral hops.

T: Doughy wheat character up front. Peppery coriander and oily orange peel. Papery. Spicy hops. Wheaty on the finish with lingering orange peel and coriander spice.

M: Light. Slightly frothy, but a firm malt texture dominates. Little in the way of carbonation.

O: lacking in character. This feels like a pretty half-assed wit to begin with, but it sure didn't travel well either.