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Clementine
Clown Shoes
- From:
- Clown Shoes
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Witbier
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.68 | pDev: 12.23%
- Reviews:
- 309
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 18, 2022
- Added:
- May 24, 2010
- Wants:
- 55
- Gots:
- 251
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Ratings by DIM:
Reviewed by DIM from Pennsylvania
4.39/5 rDev +19.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.39/5 rDev +19.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Made with clementine, orange peel, coriander, and summit hops.
a: The body was a cloudy, dark, straw colored yellow. It poured with a large, uneven white cap. Unfortunately the head quickly dissipated, making it difficult for me to form a relationship with this beer.
s: Perhaps this isn't the aroma of a traditional wit, but this is very appealing. More orange than I recall ever smelling with hints of coriander and a nice blanket of spot-on yeast. There is a surprisingly strong hop presence that I'm having difficulty finding an adjective for. The abundant citrus make me want to call it citric, but maybe that is actual citrus. Regardless, it noticeable.
t: Again, not traditional but it works. Sweet, gentle orange and yeasty phenols up front give way to a drier finish of orange rind and light coriander. I also noticed a fairly pronounced hop bite that I can't quite describe.
m: Chewy with spritzy carbonation.
o: I haven't enjoyed a wit this much in a long time. This was refreshing and tasty as hell even if it is a bit different. I'm very eager to try more from these guys.
May 04, 2011a: The body was a cloudy, dark, straw colored yellow. It poured with a large, uneven white cap. Unfortunately the head quickly dissipated, making it difficult for me to form a relationship with this beer.
s: Perhaps this isn't the aroma of a traditional wit, but this is very appealing. More orange than I recall ever smelling with hints of coriander and a nice blanket of spot-on yeast. There is a surprisingly strong hop presence that I'm having difficulty finding an adjective for. The abundant citrus make me want to call it citric, but maybe that is actual citrus. Regardless, it noticeable.
t: Again, not traditional but it works. Sweet, gentle orange and yeasty phenols up front give way to a drier finish of orange rind and light coriander. I also noticed a fairly pronounced hop bite that I can't quite describe.
m: Chewy with spritzy carbonation.
o: I haven't enjoyed a wit this much in a long time. This was refreshing and tasty as hell even if it is a bit different. I'm very eager to try more from these guys.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia
3.71/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From the can in the 2021 Clown Shoes Christmas pack, it pours a hazy amber color with a nice head that slowly reduces. The nose gets spices and light malt. The mouth gets a light malt flavor with spice. Smooth feeling and easy drinking.
Jan 10, 2022Reviewed by brewerburgundy from West Virginia
3.54/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
12oz can, tulip, best by 1/31/22.
Hazy gold with a medium head that’s faded quickly.
I’m immediately reminded of Shock Top. It’s got bitter orange peel and coriander, the usual stuff, and soft wheat.
Very similar in the mouth. Spiced orange peel and wheat. It finishes with a lingering bitterness.
It’s light, pretty spritzy, and finishes matte.
Good flavor, definitely reminds me of Shock Top as I think I mentioned.
Jan 08, 2022Hazy gold with a medium head that’s faded quickly.
I’m immediately reminded of Shock Top. It’s got bitter orange peel and coriander, the usual stuff, and soft wheat.
Very similar in the mouth. Spiced orange peel and wheat. It finishes with a lingering bitterness.
It’s light, pretty spritzy, and finishes matte.
Good flavor, definitely reminds me of Shock Top as I think I mentioned.
Reviewed by RedStickPhil from New Mexico
3.33/5 rDev -9.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.33/5 rDev -9.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
I didn’t think I would like this as much as I did. The clementine part is sublime. It is mostly a garden variety white ale, I’d say, but finishes nicely.
Dec 16, 2021
Clementine from Clown Shoes
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
1228 ratings
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