Blanche De Cambrai
Brasserie La Choulette

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From:
Brasserie La Choulette
 
France
Style:
Witbier
ABV:
5%
Score:
Needs more ratings
Avg:
3.62 | pDev: 11.88%
Reviews:
3
Ratings:
4
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 12, 2020
Added:
Dec 05, 2011
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  1
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Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England

3.6/5  rDev -0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
L- Presumably gold but notably cloudy which makes it look a form of pale ochre. Pours with a 5mm white head (holding well).
S- Typical wheat/Blanche, it has quite prominent spice notes.
T- Very in the style^. The spice notes are there but no shouty, they seem balanced by a dryness from the hopping, and also the...
F- ...dry zing on my palate of very good carbonation. It's 5% but the spice/hops+CO2 levels seem to conspire to make it seem a bit lighter, maybe 4.3>4.5%.
O- It's pleasant enough, but for an indirect import from abroad I'd wish for a bit more oomph here if I were to re-order it. Likely works better in high-summer, than the far colder weather presently.

Bought from BeersOfEurope/UK for home delivery. 330ml bottle. BB: 07/12/2020.
ps. The lable features the bell tower of Cambrai town hall, 'where Martin and Martine [fr] mark the hours'. See the Wikipedia entry for Cambrai for more and a photo of this^
Oct 12, 2020
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Reviewed by Jerseyislandbeer from Jersey

4.03/5  rDev +11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Picked up in Cassel, Northern France last year. 330ml bottle pours a very hazy, lemon yellow to light brown colour, with on top a thin fizzy, white collar full of carbon. Aromas of pale, bready malts with lightly tangy citrus. Tastes of wheat & malt as well as citrus and mild spices. Moderate sweet and light acetic flavour. Medium palate.
May 31, 2016
 
Rated: 2.93 by Yoann from France

May 27, 2016
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Reviewed by dirtyskunk from Colorado

3.92/5  rDev +8.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
75 CL bottle, corked and caged. Beneath an illustration of a woman driving a car in front of a giant clock with turbaned guards (?) it says Biere Artisanale Sur Lie (with sediment) and on the back it has a brief description and history of the beer.

Pale, cloudy straw colored, almost grey actually, somewhat strange looking. It's so opaque it's almost milky. Nice fluffy white head bubbles up as it's poured but disappears quickly leaving no lacing.

Very spicy nose with some coriander and pepper, almost too much. Also some lemon and tangerine citrus going on, and a brighter, almost berry-like fruitiness.

Big, juicy, bright fruit flavors are forward, followed by some spiciness which is more subdued than the nose thankfully. Lemongrass, coriander, cardamom. Definitely a wit in the finish, a little dry from the spice, with just a touch of hop bitterness that rounds things out nicely.

Nice little carbonated prick at first, but for a wheat beer it's a touch thin.

Overall a decent wit. Kind of like a spicier, fruitier Hoegaarden that still manages to be less sweet and filling.
Dec 05, 2011
Blanche De Cambrai from Brasserie La Choulette
Beer rating: 3.62 out of 5 with 4 ratings